Index | Independence | Iowa | National |
Average Test Scores | 69% | 69% | 48% |
Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
Total public schools | 4 | 1,101 | 79,221 |
Total private schools | 2 | 208 | 24,874 |
Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
Index | Independence | Iowa | National |
Completed 8th grade | 89.0% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
Completed high school | 86.0% | 87.7% | 83.0% |
Completed some college | 51.9% | 59.8% | 59.4% |
Completed associate degree | 33.5% | 38.4% | 38.5% |
Completed bachelors | 19.4% | 27.2% | 30.3% |
Completed masters | 5.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% |
Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
Completed doctorate | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 4 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Independence. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Independence, IA schools is 69%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Independence, IA, an average of 89.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.0% have completed high school.
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
La Porte City, IA | 2,556 | 77% | 60.4% |
Jesup, IA | 2,725 | 71% | 47.6% |
Dunkerton, IA | 983 | 66% | 37.0% |
Winthrop, IA | 1,025 | 62% | 29.5% |
Fairbank, IA | 1,406 | 59% | 23.2% |
Independence, IA | 6,085 | 69% | 43.8% |
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Violet, LA | 6,086 | 67% | 39.6% |
Princeton, KY | 6,087 | 55% | 13.5% |
Newberry, FL | 6,081 | 63% | 31.5% |
Bridgewater, VA | 6,090 | 85% | 77.1% |
Munford, TN | 6,090 | 46% | 4.9% |
Independence, IA | 6,085 | 69% | 43.8% |