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Independence High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1776 Edal Park Dr.
San Jose, CA 95133
Phone
(408) 928-9500
District
East Side Union High
County
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2517
Classroom Teachers
115

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Independence High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
51%
41%
68%
55%
34%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 601 23.9%
Grade 10 625 24.8%
Grade 11 645 25.6%
Grade 12 646 25.7%
Total 2517 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.8% 5.1% 23.2%
Black 2.0% 1.8% 5.1%
Hispanic 38.3% 47.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 55.5% 44.5% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.2% 32.4% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 35.1% 31.1% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 1.3% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 540,293 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,874.3 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.6% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 156,097 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.9% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.9% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.2% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.4% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.6% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,040 $170,036,000 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,575 $33,318,000 8.6%
Staff $971 $20,541,000 5.3%
General Administration $211 $4,472,000 1.2%
School Administration $701 $14,816,000 3.8%
Operation $1,065 $22,519,000 5.8%
Transportation $167 $3,523,000 0.9%
Other $487 $10,307,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,178 $109,496,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,044 $106,668,000 27.6%
Total Expenditures $18,262 $386,200,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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