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Independence Middle

Summary:

Independence Middle School is a public middle school in Independence, Kansas, serving 433 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Independence School District, which is ranked 98 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Independence Middle School outperforms the nearby Roosevelt Middle School in Coffeyville, its academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is generally lower than the state average across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (24.27%) and Mathematics (21.86%) were significantly below the state averages of 33.55% and 31.6%, respectively. The school's performance in Science (19.57%) was also lower than the state average of 32.28%.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, likely contributes to its academic challenges. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing significantly lower than White students. The school's ranking has also declined in recent years, dropping from 130 out of 367 Kansas middle schools in 2020-2021 to 228 out of 362 Kansas middle schools in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 300 W. Locust St.
       Independence, KS  67301

(620) 332-1836

District: Independence

SchoolDigger Rank:
228th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,952 Help


Students who attend Independence Middle usually attend:

High:    Independence Senior High

Feeder schools for Independence Middle:

Elementary:    Eisenhower Elementary
    Jefferson School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  389

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.5%
Hispanic:
13.4%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Independence Middle ranks worse than 63% of middle schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.64. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.5%), Hispanic (13.4%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Independence Middle is 13.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Independence Middle is $7,952.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Independence Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Independence Middle 228th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Independence Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Independence:

SchoolDigger ranks Independence 98th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Independence Middle

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Rank History for all students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 59.89 109th 277 60.6%
2007 51.03 162nd 286 43.4%
2008 39.33 208th 296 29.7%
2009 30.98 253rd 307 17.6%
2010 45.69 210th 316 33.5%
2011 45.56 217th 320 32.2%
2012 62.62 145th 342 57.6%
2013 48.08 232nd 355 34.6%
2015 49.03 167th 368 54.6%
2016 56.57 119th 343 65.3%
2017 60.79 105th 358 70.7%
2018 46.76 175th 350 50.0%
2019 57.86 123rd 368 66.6%
2021 54.59 130th 367 64.6%
2022 51.14 141st 368 61.7%
2023 43.05 192nd 362 47.0%
2024 36.64 228th 362 37.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.83 28th 64 56.3%
2019 34.31 53rd 70 24.3%
2021 38.43 45th 79 43.0%
2022 24.03 70th 83 15.7%
2023 33.83 61st 90 32.2%
2024 32.88 63rd 88 28.4%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.35 54th 132 59.1%
2019 48.67 66th 157 58.0%
2021 58.16 39th 160 75.6%
2022 47.16 70th 171 59.1%
2023 23.38 149th 178 16.3%
2024 50.70 66th 164 59.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.45 114th 255 55.3%
2019 64.83 59th 270 78.1%
2021 64.06 61st 275 77.8%
2022 61.73 60th 270 77.8%
2023 49.49 126th 300 58.0%
2024 39.12 179th 296 39.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.95 128th 275 53.5%
2019 60.31 92nd 294 68.7%
2021 49.20 138th 313 55.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.35 54th 132 59.1%
2019 48.67 66th 157 58.0%
2021 58.16 39th 160 75.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.05 135th 280 51.8%
2019 52.78 119th 301 60.5%
2021 59.09 93rd 308 69.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.85 27th 73 63.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.67 43rd 114 62.3%
2019 52.80 51st 128 60.2%
2021 33.87 90th 135 33.3%
2022 50.91 46th 138 66.7%
2023 41.19 73rd 140 47.9%
2024 26.91 115th 144 20.1%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Independence Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.22 158th 333 52.6%
2019 60.87 98th 344 71.5%
2021 61.76 91st 349 73.9%
2022 51.39 134th 349 61.6%
2023 44.99 172nd 349 50.7%
2024 36.18 215th 347 38.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Independence Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 464 35 5 18 1 n/a n/a 0 523
1989 464 32 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1990 468 46 1 19 1 n/a n/a 0 535
1991 469 52 3 13 1 n/a n/a 0 538
1992 524 57 3 16 1 n/a n/a 0 601
1993 508 55 3 17 5 n/a n/a 0 588
1994 537 55 4 14 3 n/a n/a 0 613
1995 498 61 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 580
1996 498 61 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 580
1997 506 51 4 16 2 n/a n/a 0 579
1998 485 53 4 12 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1999 484 49 2 7 4 n/a n/a 0 546
2000 455 50 6 19 5 n/a n/a 0 535
2001 421 46 6 18 7 n/a n/a 0 498
2002 386 50 4 20 6 n/a n/a 0 466
2003 386 50 4 20 6 n/a n/a 0 466
2004 385 41 5 24 4 n/a n/a 0 459
2005 369 42 2 16 7 n/a n/a 0 436
2006 384 53 2 14 8 n/a n/a 0 461
2007 369 49 1 13 8 n/a n/a 1 441
2008 352 55 2 14 5 n/a n/a 0 428
2009 313 45 5 12 8 n/a n/a 0 383
2010 318 36 1 26 9 0 27 0 417
2011 300 37 3 23 12 0 22 0 397
2012 312 28 3 33 13 1 19 0 409
2013 322 27 3 24 13 0 22 0 411
2014 327 25 4 24 15 0 30 0 425
2015 338 33 4 21 17 1 33 0 447
2016 327 34 4 25 11 1 27 0 429
2017 335 26 4 35 6 0 30 0 436
2018 371 34 4 47 9 0 35 0 500
2019 355 33 5 45 9 0 38 0 485
2020 364 34 8 48 6 0 31 0 491
2021 321 23 5 44 10 0 42 0 445
2022 349 19 6 51 11 0 39 0 475
2023 310 24 5 46 7 1 40 0 433
2024 278 10 6 52 5 1 37 0 389

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Independence Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 523 31.0 16.8 0
1989 515 31.0 16.6 n/a
1990 535 31.2 17.1 0
1991 538 31.2 17.2 n/a
1992 601 31.3 19.2 34.6
1993 588 31.7 18.5 27.7
1994 613 31.7 19.3 30.3
1995 580 32.0 18.1 40.5
1996 580 32.0 18.1 40.5
1997 579 38.0 15.2 40.2
1998 555 35.0 15.9 39.8
1999 546 37.9 14.4 41.9
2000 535 37.9 14.1 43.6
2001 498 38.1 13.1 42
2002 466 37.9 12.3 50.2
2003 466 37.9 12.3 50.2
2004 459 35.8 12.8 53.6
2005 436 36.8 11.8 52.3
2006 461 36.8 12.5 50.5
2007 441 36.3 12.1 49.3
2008 428 32.8 13.0 49.3
2009 383 34.8 11.0 54.8
2010 417 35.8 11.6 59
2011 397 35.8 11.0 65
2012 409 40.8 10.0 65.5
2013 411 35.8 11.4 62.3
2014 425 36.8 11.5 61.4
2015 447 36.0 12.4 62.6
2016 429 36.0 11.9 62.9
2017 436 35.9 12.1 65.1
2018 500 36.9 13.5 66.8
2019 485 37.3 13.0 68.5
2020 491 39.6 12.3 70.3
2021 445 37.6 11.8 70.1
2022 475 34.6 13.7 64.4
2023 433 33.6 12.8 72.3
2024 389 28.6 13.6 70.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Independence Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 523 31.0 16.8 0
1989 515 31.0 16.6 n/a
1990 535 31.2 17.1 0
1991 538 31.2 17.2 n/a
1992 601 31.3 19.2 34.6
1993 588 31.7 18.5 27.7
1994 613 31.7 19.3 30.3
1995 580 32.0 18.1 40.5
1996 580 32.0 18.1 40.5
1997 579 38.0 15.2 40.2
1998 555 35.0 15.9 39.8
1999 546 37.9 14.4 41.9
2000 535 37.9 14.1 43.6
2001 498 38.1 13.1 42
2002 466 37.9 12.3 50.2
2003 466 37.9 12.3 50.2
2004 459 35.8 12.8 53.6
2005 436 36.8 11.8 52.3
2006 461 36.8 12.5 50.5
2007 441 36.3 12.1 49.3
2008 428 32.8 13.0 49.3
2009 383 34.8 11.0 54.8
2010 417 35.8 11.6 59
2011 397 35.8 11.0 65
2012 409 40.8 10.0 65.5
2013 411 35.8 11.4 62.3
2014 425 36.8 11.5 61.4
2015 447 36.0 12.4 62.6
2016 429 36.0 11.9 62.9
2017 436 35.9 12.1 65.1
2018 500 36.9 13.5 66.8
2019 485 37.3 13.0 68.5
2020 491 39.6 12.3 70.3
2021 445 37.6 11.8 70.1
2022 475 34.6 13.7 64.4
2023 433 33.6 12.8 72.3
2024 389 28.6 13.6 70.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Independence Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $788 (9.9%) $7,163 (90.1%) $7,952

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Independence Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 123rd of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 192nd of 362 Middle schools
 19.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Independence Middle)2927.3
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Independence)2927.3
 1.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Independence Middle)32.325
 7.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Independence)32.325
 7.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Independence Middle)32.826.2
 6.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Independence)32.826.2
 6.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Independence Middle)26.324.2
 2.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Independence)26.324.2
 2.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Independence Middle)3227
 4.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Independence)3227
 4.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Independence Middle)33.820.5
 13.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Independence)33.820.5
 13.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Independence Middle)41.220.5
 20.7%
   8th Grade Science (Independence)41.220.5
 20.7%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students485433
 10.7%
African American3324
 27.3%
American Indian97
 22.2%
Asian55
Hispanic4546
 2.2%
Pacific Islander01
White355310
 12.7%
Two or More Races3840
 5.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.5%72.3%
 3.8%

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Students who attend Independence Middle usually go on to attend Independence Senior High

Independence Middle ranks 228th of 362 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Independence Middle are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 389 students attended Independence Middle.


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