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Independence Academy 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
600 W Mechanic Ave
Independence, MO 64050
Phone
(816) 521-5505
District
INDEPENDENCE 30
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.1% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
41%
No Data
43%
10%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
0
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 54.3% 72.4%
Black Unreported 16.1% 16.0%
Hispanic Unreported 27.3% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.8% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 1.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 68.4% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 55.3% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 13.1% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 98,445 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,323.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,297 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.7% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,772 $83,152,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $865 $12,463,000 7.0%
Staff $507 $7,308,000 4.1%
General Administration $471 $6,783,000 3.8%
School Administration $680 $9,799,000 5.5%
Operation $1,390 $20,028,000 11.2%
Transportation $492 $7,081,000 4.0%
Other $380 $5,480,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,786 $68,942,000 38.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,823 $26,259,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $12,380 $178,353,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
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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