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What's something INDEPENDENCE INTERMEDIATE SCHL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
794
Middle
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUKON·NCES 403348001851
Independence Intermediate Schl
500 East Vandament Avenue, Yukon, OK 73099 · (405) 265-1352 · Canadian County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
511 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 233 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 280 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 281 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 73% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within YUKON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
33.3%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Intermediate Schl
Independence Intermediate Schl's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Intermediate Schl this school | 794 | 64.4% | 29.3% |
| Lakeview Intermediate School Yukon | 604 | 62.3% | 33.8% |
| Duncan Middle School Duncan | 696 | 68.8% | 27.2% |
| Dewitt Waller Middle School Enid | 735 | 67.5% | 25.8% |
| Madison Middle School Bartlesville | 682 | 68.9% | 25.7% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Broken Arrow | 642 | 63.4% | 18.2% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Intermediate Schl ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Canadian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #125 of 222 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #66 of 223 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #112 of 211 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 794 | #41 of 356 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #194 of 237 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #126 of 237 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #176 of 308 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #54 of 89 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
794
+191 (+32%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 794 | 43.5 | 18.3:1 | 64% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 44.6 | 17.4:1 | 66% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 37.9 | 19.8:1 | 71% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 58% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 49% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 46% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 44% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 23% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 937 | 48 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Intermediate Schl.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (731 to 794); teachers up 14% (38 to 43.5).
About Independence Intermediate Schl
Independence Intermediate Schl is the name of a large middle school in Yukon, Oklahoma. A total of 794 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 6. The average for middle schools in Oklahoma is about 388 students, so this school is 105% above average.
Independence Intermediate Schl belongs to YUKON, a district of 12 schools and 9,597 students.
By race and ethnicity, Independence Intermediate Schl is 53% White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Canadian County's population at about 73%. The chance that two students picked at random at Independence Intermediate Schl belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school employs the equivalent of 43.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.3:1. Among middle schools in Oklahoma, the typical ratio is 15.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. The rate at public schools in Canadian County averages 49%, lower than here.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Independence Intermediate Schl is 4.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.3% actual, 33.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oklahoma.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Canadian County show that median household income is about $87,751, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Independence Intermediate Schl is one of 49 public schools in Canadian County, which together enroll about 32,883 students.
Yukon High School is the public school closest to Independence Intermediate Schl, about 0.5 miles away. Independence Intermediate Schl has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Independence Intermediate Schl ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 29.3% versus a 40.2% average.
Independence Intermediate Schl has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 794 was 32% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 603. Students per teacher rose from 16.8 in 2020-21 to 18.3 in 2024-25.
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Canadian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,985
Census ACS
Median income
$87,751
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
32,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YUKON
- Yukon High SchoolHigh · 2,984 students
- Yukon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,410 students
- Redstone Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Surrey Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Lakeview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Ranchwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in Yukon
- Yukon High SchoolHigh · 2,984 students
- Yukon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,410 students
- Mustang Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 757 students
- Surrey Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Mustang North Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Mustang Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
Nearby schools
- Yukon High School0.5 mi · 2,984
- Parkland Elementary School0.6 mi · 288
- Myers Elementary School0.6 mi · 397
- Lakeview Intermediate School0.9 mi · 604
- Skyview Elementary School0.9 mi · 449
- Shedeck Elementary School1.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Independence Intermediate SchlWhat is the total enrollment at Independence Intermediate Schl?
Independence Intermediate Schl enrolls approximately 794 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Independence Intermediate Schl serve?
Independence Intermediate Schl serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Independence Intermediate Schl?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Independence Intermediate Schl.
What is the student diversity at Independence Intermediate Schl?
Student demographics at Independence Intermediate Schl are roughly 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Independence Intermediate Schl public or private?
Independence Intermediate Schl is a public K-12 school, overseen by YUKON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.