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Independence High Magnet School

Serves grades 7 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
270 Tiger Avenue
Independence, LA 70443
Phone
(985) 878-9436
District
Tangipahoa Parish
County
TANGIPAHOA PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
515
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.5% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
37%
17%
46%
6%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
35%
9%
46%
16%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
40%
15%
42%
7%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
17%
48%
2%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 62 12.0%
Grade 8 67 13.0%
Grade 9 120 23.3%
Grade 10 87 16.9%
Grade 11 98 19.0%
Grade 12 81 15.7%
Total 515 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 23.2% 38.8% 43.1%
Black 57.1% 49.3% 42.8%
Hispanic 19.2% 11.0% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.0% 67.1% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 74.2% 60.5% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 6.6% 4.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 135,218 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 170.9 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 50,191 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.9% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.2% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.0% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 13.2% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,191 $147,515,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $744 $15,258,000 5.8%
Staff $565 $11,584,000 4.4%
General Administration $110 $2,266,000 0.9%
School Administration $650 $13,343,000 5.0%
Operation $842 $17,262,000 6.5%
Transportation $778 $15,955,000 6.0%
Other $278 $5,708,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,967 $81,376,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,761 $36,125,000 13.6%
Total Expenditures $12,919 $265,016,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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