Independence High High School
1967 Patriot Dr Charlotte NC, 28227, Mecklenburg County Phone: 980-343-6900 Ranking:  (85 out of 287, top 30%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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: | 125 | 118 | 117 | 123 | 161 | 184 | 187 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,247 | 2,205 | 2,026 | 2,036 | 2,577 | 2,641 | 2,665 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 675 | 30.0% | 657 | 29.8% | 652 | 32.2% | 674 | 33.1% | 897 | 34.8% | 890 | 33.7% | 917 | 34.4% |
| Grade 10: | 603 | 26.8% | 623 | 28.3% | 552 | 27.2% | 494 | 24.3% | 696 | 27.0% | 677 | 25.6% | 704 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 488 | 21.7% | 470 | 21.3% | 436 | 21.5% | 404 | 19.8% | 458 | 17.8% | 598 | 22.6% | 641 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 481 | 21.4% | 455 | 20.6% | 386 | 19.1% | 464 | 22.8% | 526 | 20.4% | 476 | 18.0% | 403 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,199 | 53.4% | 1,188 | 53.9% | 1,060 | 52.3% | 1,074 | 52.8% | 1,337 | 51.9% | 1,374 | 52.0% | 1,374 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 1,048 | 46.6% | 1,017 | 46.1% | 966 | 47.7% | 962 | 47.2% | 1,232 | 47.8% | 1,259 | 47.7% | 1,229 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 128 | 5.7% | 124 | 5.6% | 123 | 6.1% | 97 | 4.8% | 95 | 3.7% | 81 | 3.1% | 79 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 497 | 22.1% | 453 | 20.5% | 375 | 18.5% | 375 | 18.4% | 535 | 20.8% | 513 | 19.4% | 470 | 17.6% |
| Black: | 731 | 32.5% | 745 | 33.8% | 694 | 34.3% | 810 | 39.8% | 1,521 | 59.0% | 1,601 | 60.6% | 1,608 | 60.3% |
| White: | 825 | 36.7% | 817 | 37.1% | 792 | 39.1% | 695 | 34.1% | 421 | 16.3% | 439 | 16.6% | 439 | 16.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 2.4% | 54 | 2.4% | 34 | 1.7% | 48 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,081 | 48.1% | 1,105 | 50.1% | 1,011 | 49.9% | 997 | 49.0% | 1,326 | 51.5% | 1,092 | 41.3% | 1,050 | 39.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 162 | 7.2% | 161 | 7.3% | 134 | 6.6% | 123 | 6.0% | 229 | 8.9% | 278 | 10.5% | 266 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.93 | 18.67 | 17.26 | 16.62 | 16.05 | 14.30 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 76.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 71.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.4% | 70.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 74.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 84.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 79.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 75.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 30.4% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 72.2% | 69.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 61.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.8% | 67.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 75.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 79.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.6% | 60.9% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81% | 62.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 72% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 78.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 84.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 83.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 84.2% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 49.3% | 47.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 54.4% | 58.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 59.3% | 64% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 75.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 57.2% | 56.9% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.6% | 66.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 70.8% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 77.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 83.1% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 81.9% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 79.8% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 71.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 69.9% | 74.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 72.9% | 76.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 91.1% | 85.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.8% | 81.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 82.6% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 50.1% | 53.4% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48.5% | 55.5% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 57.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 65.5% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90.3% | 73% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 55% | 52.1% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 53.1% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 52.8% | 61% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 66.4% | 71.3% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 74.1% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 42.6% | 76.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 87.2% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 58.9% | 60.2% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 70.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 74.3% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 80% | 78.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 88.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.3% | 85.8% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 27.8% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 30.7% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 28% | 25.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 51.4% | 52.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.7% | 56.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 28.5% | 18.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 91.8% | 84.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 50% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75% | 59.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.7% | 64.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 64.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 77.7% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.5% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 74.4% | 69.9% |
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* Independence High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.