Independence High School
6602 North 75th Ave
Glendale AZ, 85303, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-435-6000
Ranking: (138 out of 409, top 34%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Glendale Union High 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: | 90 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,983 | 1,934 | 1,926 | 1,897 | 1,863 | 1,848 | 1,750 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 559 | 28.2% | 584 | 30.2% | 515 | 26.7% | 519 | 27.4% | 495 | 26.6% | 558 | 30.2% | 504 | 28.8% |
Grade 10: | 565 | 28.5% | 495 | 25.6% | 508 | 26.4% | 471 | 24.8% | 509 | 27.3% | 483 | 26.1% | 482 | 27.5% |
Grade 11: | 452 | 22.8% | 435 | 22.5% | 425 | 22.1% | 465 | 24.5% | 443 | 23.8% | 439 | 23.8% | 374 | 21.4% |
Grade 12: | 407 | 20.5% | 420 | 21.7% | 478 | 24.8% | 442 | 23.3% | 416 | 22.3% | 368 | 19.9% | 390 | 22.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 989 | 49.9% | 981 | 50.7% | 945 | 49.1% | 954 | 50.3% | 952 | 51.1% | 925 | 50.1% | 885 | 50.6% |
Female: | 994 | 50.1% | 953 | 49.3% | 981 | 50.9% | 943 | 49.7% | 903 | 48.5% | 915 | 49.5% | 861 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 42 | 2.1% | 37 | 1.9% | 31 | 1.6% | 30 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.2% | 26 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 80 | 4.0% | 87 | 4.5% | 75 | 3.9% | 73 | 3.8% | 68 | 3.7% | 63 | 3.4% | 59 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 1,412 | 71.2% | 1,338 | 69.2% | 1,312 | 68.1% | 1,263 | 66.6% | 1,240 | 66.6% | 1,199 | 64.9% | 1,108 | 63.3% |
Black: | 173 | 8.7% | 208 | 10.8% | 211 | 11.0% | 230 | 12.1% | 216 | 11.6% | 225 | 12.2% | 227 | 13.0% |
White: | 242 | 12.2% | 251 | 13.0% | 285 | 14.8% | 299 | 15.8% | 316 | 17.0% | 335 | 18.1% | 333 | 19.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 1.5% | 10 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,285 | 64.8% | 1,288 | 66.6% | 996 | 51.7% | 1,107 | 58.4% | 1,065 | 57.2% | 730 | 39.5% | 700 | 40.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 215 | 10.8% | 196 | 10.1% | 118 | 6.1% | 135 | 7.1% | 175 | 9.4% | 165 | 8.9% | 210 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.03 | 22.70 | 22.71 | 22.01 | 22.78 | 22.40 | 19.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 712 | 717 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 504 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 505.53 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 497 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 497 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 699 | 705 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 704 | 711 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 701 | 708.23 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 693 | 701 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 691 | 702 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 490 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 495 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 499.96 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 495 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 491 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 704 | 708 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 711 | 711 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 506.29 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 502 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 502 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.4% | 75.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.5% | 24.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.4% | 42.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.6% | 57.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,548.0 | $47,092.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,826.0 | $37,507.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,151.0 | $54,081.0 |
* Independence 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.