Independence Alternate High
155 East Francis St
Blackfoot ID, 83221, Bingham County
Phone: 208-785-8825
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Blackfoot School District 55
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
Total Students: | 230 | 84 | 170 | 219 | 98 | 87 | 93 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 37 | 16.1% | 5 | 6.0% | 24 | 14.1% | 52 | 23.7% | 34 | 34.7% | 20 | 23.0% | 16 | 17.2% |
Grade 10: | 60 | 26.1% | 11 | 13.1% | 25 | 14.7% | 26 | 11.9% | 24 | 24.5% | 23 | 26.4% | 27 | 29.0% |
Grade 11: | 51 | 22.2% | 24 | 28.6% | 60 | 35.3% | 81 | 37.0% | 29 | 29.6% | 22 | 25.3% | 25 | 26.9% |
Grade 12: | 82 | 35.7% | 44 | 52.4% | 61 | 35.9% | 60 | 27.4% | 11 | 11.2% | 22 | 25.3% | 25 | 26.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 111 | 48.3% | 43 | 51.2% | 79 | 46.5% | 113 | 51.6% | 40 | 40.8% | 47 | 54.0% | 49 | 52.7% |
Female: | 119 | 51.7% | 41 | 48.8% | 91 | 53.5% | 106 | 48.4% | 50 | 51.0% | 32 | 36.8% | 40 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 29 | 12.6% | 7 | 8.3% | 24 | 14.1% | 27 | 12.3% | 15 | 15.3% | 6 | 6.9% | 16 | 17.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 85 | 37.0% | 35 | 41.7% | 51 | 30.0% | 72 | 32.9% | 31 | 31.6% | 30 | 34.5% | 27 | 29.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 106 | 46.1% | 40 | 47.6% | 87 | 51.2% | 113 | 51.6% | 52 | 53.1% | 51 | 58.6% | 50 | 53.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 3.5% | 1 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 46.1% | 29 | 34.5% | 75 | 44.1% | 77 | 35.2% | 72 | 73.5% | 63 | 72.4% | 71 | 76.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.6% | 13 | 13.3% | 16 | 18.4% | 9 | 9.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 30.67 | 11.26 | 21.25 | 23.05 | 11.53 | 9.40 | 9.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2008 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 54.7% | 68.8% |
2009 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 27.5% | 40.7% |
2010 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 57.3% | 71.5% |
2011 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 68% | 72.6% |
2012 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 73.4% | 76.6% |
2013 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 62.9% | 72.3% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 61.5% | 76.7% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25.7% | 44% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 60.4% | 76.8% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 67.6% | 78.5% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 62.7% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.9% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 73.4% | 85.7% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 31% | 58.5% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 74.3% | 86.4% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 79% | 87.2% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 81.4% | 87.6% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 81.4% | 89.2% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 46.8% | 68.6% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 53.7% | 67.9% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 49.3% | 69.3% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 50.7% | 72.5% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 59.7% | 72.7% |
2008 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 4.8% | 21.8% |
2009 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 14.3% | 26% |
2010 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 19.5% | 31.3% |
2011 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 25% | 26.4% |
2012 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 22.1% | 32.9% |
2013 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 13.2% | 23.5% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 16.9% | 25.2% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 7.9% | 23% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 17.9% | 31.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 25% | 28.6% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 19% | 26.4% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 6.5% | 25% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 11.1% | 38.4% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 18% | 38.4% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 35.5% | 37.9% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 37% | 40.8% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 22% | 38% |
2008 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 14.3% | 25.6% |
2009 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 10.7% | 24.6% |
2010 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 40% | 36.4% | 31.2% |
2011 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.7% | 23.8% |
2012 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 24.2% | 21.5% |
2013 | Language Usage | 12th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 12.5% | 18.9% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 31.3% | 27.7% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 15.8% | 24.7% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 25% | 22.7% | 27.8% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 42.3% | 23.1% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 25% | 17.5% |
2013 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 11.1% | 18.9% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 25% | 40.5% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.4% | 36.9% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 26.7% | 29.9% |
2013 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 15.4% | 28.5% |
2010 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 48.7% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 51% | 62.8% |
2012 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 25% | 60.8% | 66.1% |
2013 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 48% | 69.9% |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 49.4% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 58.6% | 68.8% |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 48.3% | 66.6% |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67.1% | 80.8% |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 66.3% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 74.3% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 68.8% | 82.3% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,532.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,000.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,298.0 |