For the 2025 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 0.45.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
4 Schools
474 Schools
# Students
1,415 Students
151,894 Students
# Teachers
102 Teachers
11,053 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Independence Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 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
0.18
0.45
# American Indian Students
n/a
532 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
2,925 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
57 Students
18,818 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
13%
# Black Students
8 Students
9,688 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
1,281 Students
111,231 Students
% White Students
90%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,189 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
67 Students
7,501 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
39
23,036
# Students in K Grade:
104
25,738
# Students in 1st Grade:
89
22,613
# Students in 2nd Grade:
88
21,812
# Students in 3rd Grade:
104
20,001
# Students in 4th Grade:
80
18,600
# Students in 5th Grade:
91
14,277
# Students in 6th Grade:
96
5,389
# Students in 7th Grade:
114
67
# Students in 8th Grade:
92
108
# Students in 9th Grade:
133
31
# Students in 10th Grade:
131
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
122
71
# Students in 12th Grade:
132
97
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,189 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,182 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,189
$16,468
Spending / Student
$15,182
$16,042
Best Independence Comm School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
1011 1st St W
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-4780
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-4780
Grades: PK
| 39 students
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