Independence Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Bolingbrook, Illinois

Independence Elementary School in Bolingbrook, Illinois enrolled 617 students in 2024-25 with 47.5 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

620 students in 2022-23, 602 students in 2023-24, 617 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 47.5.

Students enrolled at Independence Elementary School by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 602, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236202023-246022024-25617
Students enrolled at Independence Elementary School by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 602, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236202023-246022024-25617
Students enrolled at Independence Elementary School by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 602, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236202023-246022024-25617
Students enrolled at Independence Elementary School by school year2022-23: 620, 2023-24: 602, 2024-25: 61702004006008002022-236202023-246022024-25617
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362043.514.3
2023-2460246.512.9
2024-2561747.513.0

13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Independence Elementary School enrolled 557 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.1% of students were Hispanic, 22.4% Black, 8.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic60.1%
  2. Black22.4%
  3. White8.6%
  4. Asian4.7%
  5. Two or more races3.9%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Independence Elementary School scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2228%31%29.9%
Math, 2022-2322%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bolingbrook

10 public elementary schools in Bolingbrook report 2024-25 enrollment; Independence Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oak View Elementary School63614.6not reported
Independence Elementary School61713.0not reported
Pioneer Elementary School56112.3not reported
Liberty Elementary School52213.2not reported
Jamie McGee Elementary School48715.8not reported
Wood View Elementary School44314.8not reported
Jonas E Salk Elementary School39110.1not reported
Bernard J Ward Elementary School36311.8not reported

All public schools in Bolingbrook →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Independence Elementary School

  1. Oak View Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 636 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Jamie McGee Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 487 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Independence Elementary School with Oak View Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Valley View Community School District 365-U spends per student$22,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,208
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisIndependence Elementary School is the number 246 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#246 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Independence Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Independence Elementary School?
    617 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 620 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bolingbrook, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Independence Elementary School?
    13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Independence Elementary School a Title I school?
    Independence Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Independence Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Independence Elementary School scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Independence Elementary School in?
    Valley View Community School District 365-U, NCES district ID 1740070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174007004028 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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