Independence High School
3184 Hwy 305
Coldwater MS, 38618, Tate County
Phone: 662-233-4691
Ranking: 
(540 out of 672, bottom 20%)*
(540 out of 672, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Tate County School District
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: | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 634 | 643 | 616 | 530 | 446 | 458 | 473 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 108 | 17.0% | 145 | 22.6% | 102 | 16.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 142 | 22.4% | 109 | 17.0% | 106 | 17.2% | 125 | 23.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 110 | 17.4% | 98 | 15.2% | 112 | 18.2% | 107 | 20.2% | 119 | 26.7% | 118 | 25.8% | 133 | 28.1% |
| Grade 10: | 87 | 13.7% | 111 | 17.3% | 93 | 15.1% | 100 | 18.9% | 106 | 23.8% | 124 | 27.1% | 122 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 17.4% | 91 | 14.2% | 113 | 18.3% | 93 | 17.5% | 105 | 23.5% | 108 | 23.6% | 101 | 21.4% |
| Grade 12: | 70 | 11.0% | 76 | 11.8% | 77 | 12.5% | 97 | 18.3% | 106 | 23.8% | 98 | 21.4% | 117 | 24.7% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 1.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 333 | 52.5% | 322 | 50.1% | 307 | 49.8% | 267 | 50.4% | 229 | 51.3% | 245 | 53.5% | 242 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 301 | 47.5% | 321 | 49.9% | 309 | 50.2% | 263 | 49.6% | 217 | 48.7% | 213 | 46.5% | 227 | 48.0% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 4.1% | 21 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.6% | 21 | 4.0% | 9 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 233 | 36.8% | 234 | 36.4% | 234 | 38.0% | 215 | 40.6% | 177 | 39.7% | 183 | 40.0% | 206 | 43.6% |
| White: | 372 | 58.7% | 386 | 60.0% | 360 | 58.4% | 294 | 55.5% | 260 | 58.3% | 266 | 58.1% | 260 | 55.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 394 | 62.1% | 394 | 61.3% | 368 | 59.7% | 321 | 60.6% | 255 | 57.2% | 239 | 52.2% | 238 | 50.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 10.1% | 71 | 11.0% | 68 | 11.0% | 57 | 10.8% | 38 | 8.5% | 53 | 11.6% | 41 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.53 | 19.26 | 19.66 | 18.33 | 17.58 | 19.20 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCT2 | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.3 | 149.3 | 150.7 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.7 | 150.6 | 151.4 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.4 | 152 | 152.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 151.3 | 153.1 |
| 2011 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.1 | 146.3 | 149.1 |
| 2012 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.6 | 148 | 149.9 |
| 2013 | Language Arts | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 148.7 | 150 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.8 | 151.8 | 153.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.8 | 152.1 | 153.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 154.9 | 154.6 |
| MST | ||||||
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 55.5% | 56.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 61.4% | 64.0% |
| SATP2 | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.2% | 65.6% | 90.7% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.2% | 75.7% | 91.6% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 80.4% | 91% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.6% | 85% | 90.8% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 61.1% | 71% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44% | 45.1% | 72% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 83% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.3% | 88.1% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 92.9% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 89.9% | 85.2% |
| 2004 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 81.8% | 89.2% |
| 2005 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 84.7% | 80.1% | 91.8% |
| 2006 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 94.1% | 88.7% | 93.3% |
| 2007 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 95.1% | 88% | 92.2% |
| 2008 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 88.7% | 86.6% | 87.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.6% | 90.5% | 87.6% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 89.9% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 84.3% | 78.5% |
| 2004 | English II | End of course | % met std | 69% | 68.4% | 83.1% |
| 2005 | English II | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 69.7% | 82.8% |
| 2006 | English II | End of course | % met std | 58.1% | 56.5% | 78.1% |
| 2007 | English II | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 68.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English II | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 70.8% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 54.3% | 59.2% | 69% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 63.7% | 66.8% | 68% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 74.7% | 71.8% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 79.1% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 76.9% | 78.3% | 73% |
| 2004 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 91% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | US History | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 89.5% | 96.4% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86.8% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 81.2% | 93.9% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 89.6% | 94.3% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 99.1% | 97.6% | 96.9% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 94.7% | 93% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 92.6% | 93% |
| 2013 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 81.4% | 81.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,434.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,664.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,800.0 |
* Independence High 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.