Enrollment
305
High
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE LOCAL·NCES 390465602589
Independence High School
6001 Archwood Rd, Independence, OH 44131 · (216) 642-5860 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
37 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 31% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Independence Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.1pp since 2021
Math
82.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 91.3% | 73.7% |
| 2022-23 | 79.5% | 68.1% |
| 2021-22 | 87.1% | 66.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Independence High School
Independence High School's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence High School this school | 305 | 12.1% | 85.1% |
| Grandview Heights High School Columbus | 338 | 7.1% | 92.1% |
| Minster Jr/Sr High School Minster | 392 | 12.0% | 92.4% |
| Kirtland High School Kirtland | 335 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
| Bluffton High School Bluffton | 420 | 12.4% | 81.8% |
| Hiland High School Millersburg | 395 | 13.7% | 78.1% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Independence High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #42 of 403 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #45 of 776 ▲ 33 | #7 of 71 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #112 of 774 ▼ 94 | #15 of 71 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #314 of 742 | #46 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #605 of 888 | #53 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #118 of 739 | #9 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #389 of 749 | #50 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.1% | #413 of 435 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #205 of 484 | #23 of 42 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
305
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 12% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 22.1 | 14.0:1 | 13% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 23.9 | 14.0:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 23.5 | 15.1:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (355 to 305); teachers down 2% (23.5 to 23).
About Independence High School
Independence High School is a small high school with its address in Independence, Ohio. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 305 students. That is 46% below the average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Independence Local runs Independence High School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,044 students in total.
Roughly 88% of students at Independence High School are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Cuyahoga County residents are about 58% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Independence High School scores 22%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is 4.4 students per teacher. In all, 12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County is 15 points higher.
Independence High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Ohio public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Independence High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 85.1% actual, 84.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
In Cuyahoga County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 155,924, Independence High School among them.
Independence High School's nearest public school is Independence Middle School (about 0.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Independence High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 323 (2020-21) to 305 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Independence High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Independence Local
- Independence Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Independence Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
Other schools in Independence
- Alternative Education AcademyCombined · 6,276 students
- Gateway Online Academy of OhioHigh · 1,255 students
- Pathfinder Career Academy of OhioHigh · 442 students
- Independence Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Independence Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
Other Independence High schools
19 other US public schools in 15 states are named Independence High. Independence High School is the 11th largest of the 20.
- Independence High SchoolColumbus, OH · 852 students
- Independence HighBakersfield, CA · 2,324 students
- Independence HighSan Jose, CA · 2,289 students
- Independence HighAshburn, VA · 2,166 students
- Independence High SchoolThompson's Station, TN · 2,091 students
Nearby schools
- Independence Middle School0.1 mi · 299
- Independence Primary School0.9 mi · 440
- Alternative Education Academy1.3 mi · 6,276
- Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio1.3 mi · 442
- Gateway Online Academy of Ohio1.3 mi · 1,255
- Hillside Middle School1.5 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Independence High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Independence High School?
Independence High School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Independence High School serve?
Independence High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Independence High School have?
Independence High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Independence High School?
At Independence High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Independence High School?
Independence High School is overseen by Independence Local in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.