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Independence Middle School
4001 Greenway Dr Jupiter FL, 33458, Palm Beach County Phone: 561-799-7500 Ranking: ![]() 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 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 439 | 409 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 308 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 310 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 316 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 312 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 317 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 324 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 328 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 327 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 228 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 227 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 297 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 299 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 311 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 308 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 316 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 318 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 318 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 225 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 225 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 317 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 318 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 320 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 325 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 322 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 238 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 237 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 315 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 314 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 319 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 326 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 325 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 232 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239 | 232 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 314 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 317 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 317 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 322 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 329 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 327 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 331 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 335 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 252 | 248 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 253 | 245 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 294 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 296 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 298 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 303 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 311 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 314 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 315 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 317 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 246 | 239 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247 | 239 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 292 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 301 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 309 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 310 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 321 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 329 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 322 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 201 | 200 |
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.