Independence Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4001 Greenway Dr

Jupiter FL, 33458, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-799-7500

Ranking:

(231 out of 2,614, top 9%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Palm Beach County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	72		71		73		71		71		83		65
Total Students:	1,330		1,322		1,308		1,286		1,290		1,283		1,206
Grade 6:	434	32.6%	425	32.1%	465	35.6%	437	34.0%	383	29.7%	456	35.5%	415	34.4%
Grade 7:	442	33.2%	459	34.7%	446	34.1%	386	30.0%	470	36.4%	435	33.9%	399	33.1%
Grade 8:	454	34.1%	438	33.1%	397	30.4%	463	36.0%	437	33.9%	392	30.6%	392	32.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	638	48.0%	648	49.0%	668	51.1%	656	51.0%	621	48.1%	611	47.6%	600	49.8%
Female:	692	52.0%	674	51.0%	640	48.9%	630	49.0%	627	48.6%	601	46.8%	537	44.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.5%	10	0.8%	15	1.1%	14	1.1%	16	1.2%	11	0.9%	5	0.4%
Asian:	38	2.9%	31	2.3%	22	1.7%	33	2.6%	39	3.0%	38	3.0%	31	2.6%
Hispanic:	216	16.2%	198	15.0%	201	15.4%	182	14.2%	154	11.9%	134	10.4%	113	9.4%
Black:	54	4.1%	64	4.8%	90	6.9%	93	7.2%	109	8.4%	121	9.4%	80	6.6%
White:	979	73.6%	986	74.6%	950	72.6%	933	72.6%	938	72.7%	916	71.4%	912	75.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	2.7%	33	2.5%	30	2.3%	28	2.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	301	22.6%	274	20.7%	292	22.3%	266	20.7%	204	15.8%	184	14.3%	135	11.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	43	3.2%	61	4.6%	52	4.0%	66	5.1%	79	6.1%	71	5.5%	48	4.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.47		18.62		17.92		18.11		18.17		18.10		18.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	434	403	N/A
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	439	409	N/A
FCAT
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	308	N/A
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	310	N/A
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	316	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	312	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	317	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	324	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	328	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	327	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	228	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	227	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	297	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	299	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	311	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	308	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	312	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	316	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	318	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	318	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	225	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	225	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	317	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	318	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	320	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	325	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	322	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	238	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	237	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	315	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	314	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	319	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	326	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	325	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	232	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	232	N/A
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	314	N/A
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	317	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	317	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	322	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	329	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	327	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	331	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	335	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	252	248	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	245	N/A
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	294	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	296	N/A
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	298	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	303	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	311	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	314	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	315	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	317	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	246	239	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	247	239	N/A
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	292	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	301	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	309	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	310	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	321	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	329	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	322	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	201	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	62.1%	57.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.9%	42.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.8%	17.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	66.2%	82.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,738.0	$45,970.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,414.0	$33,415.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$58,412.0	$48,641.0

* Independence Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.