For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 39 students in Independence Comm School District.
Public Preschools in Independence Comm School District have a diversity score of 0.19, which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 0.43.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 26% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
4 Schools
475 Schools
# Students
1,419 Students
151,884 Students
# Teachers
107 Teachers
11,017 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Independence Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#143 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
63%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
515 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
2,937 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
54 Students
17,627 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
12%
# Black Students
5 Students
9,309 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,296 Students
113,047 Students
% White Students
91%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
925 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
61 Students
7,512 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
39
22,872
# Students in K Grade:
104
26,442
# Students in 1st Grade:
88
23,218
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
21,819
# Students in 3rd Grade:
83
19,871
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
18,086
# Students in 5th Grade:
96
13,722
# Students in 6th Grade:
108
5,436
# Students in 7th Grade:
87
80
# Students in 8th Grade:
115
84
# Students in 9th Grade:
127
26
# Students in 10th Grade:
128
52
# Students in 11th Grade:
121
77
# Students in 12th Grade:
123
99
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,143 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,361. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,139 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,143
$16,361
Spending / Student
$15,139
$15,938
Best Independence Comm School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
Early Childhood Center
Magnet School
1011 1st St W
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-4780
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-4780
Grades: PK
| 39 students
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