Independence Elementary Primary School
915 East Main St
Independence VA, 24348, Grayson County
Phone: 276-773-2722
Ranking:
(1,242 out of 1,459, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Grayson County Public Schools
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: | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 250 | 276 | 269 | 258 | 268 | 285 | 277 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 42 | 16.8% | 46 | 16.7% | 42 | 15.6% | 40 | 15.5% | 42 | 15.7% | 49 | 17.2% | 46 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 17.6% | 43 | 15.6% | 43 | 16.0% | 42 | 16.3% | 42 | 15.7% | 46 | 16.1% | 44 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 13.6% | 44 | 15.9% | 41 | 15.2% | 42 | 16.3% | 47 | 17.5% | 46 | 16.1% | 41 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 43 | 17.2% | 41 | 14.9% | 46 | 17.1% | 49 | 19.0% | 46 | 17.2% | 46 | 16.1% | 51 | 18.4% |
Grade 4: | 38 | 15.2% | 49 | 17.8% | 49 | 18.2% | 43 | 16.7% | 43 | 16.0% | 47 | 16.5% | 53 | 19.1% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 19.6% | 53 | 19.2% | 48 | 17.8% | 42 | 16.3% | 48 | 17.9% | 51 | 17.9% | 42 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 116 | 46.4% | 141 | 51.1% | 137 | 50.9% | 138 | 53.5% | 145 | 54.1% | 148 | 51.9% | 154 | 55.6% |
Female: | 134 | 53.6% | 135 | 48.9% | 132 | 49.1% | 120 | 46.5% | 115 | 42.9% | 129 | 45.3% | 119 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 31 | 12.4% | 37 | 13.4% | 29 | 10.8% | 26 | 10.1% | 18 | 6.7% | 16 | 5.6% | 14 | 5.1% |
Black: | 8 | 3.2% | 12 | 4.3% | 10 | 3.7% | 13 | 5.0% | 16 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.6% | 9 | 3.2% |
White: | 207 | 82.8% | 223 | 80.8% | 225 | 83.6% | 211 | 81.8% | 234 | 87.3% | 256 | 89.8% | 254 | 91.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 139 | 55.6% | 153 | 55.4% | 136 | 50.6% | 136 | 52.7% | 115 | 42.9% | 114 | 40.0% | 107 | 38.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 11.6% | 34 | 12.3% | 31 | 11.5% | 24 | 9.3% | 40 | 14.9% | 38 | 13.3% | 23 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.56 | 19.66 | 17.84 | 13.72 | 15.08 | 15.00 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 68% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 69.9% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 45% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 47.9% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 87% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.3% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.6% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 54.5% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66.2% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 56% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 48.9% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69.1% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 63.2% | 70.6% |
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* Independence Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.