Independence Elementary School
Rr 1
Aliquippa PA, 15001, Beaver County
Phone: 724-375-3201
Ranking: (541 out of 2,311, top 23%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Hopewell Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 266 | 267 | 286 | 309 | 292 | 316 | 213 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 58 | 21.8% | 52 | 19.5% | 50 | 17.5% | 48 | 15.5% | 43 | 14.7% | 64 | 20.3% | 51 | 23.9% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 21.1% | 47 | 17.6% | 51 | 17.8% | 46 | 14.9% | 64 | 21.9% | 67 | 21.2% | 46 | 21.6% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 19.2% | 51 | 19.1% | 48 | 16.8% | 74 | 23.9% | 70 | 24.0% | 65 | 20.6% | 30 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 19.2% | 48 | 18.0% | 71 | 24.8% | 72 | 23.3% | 63 | 21.6% | 50 | 15.8% | 38 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 18.8% | 69 | 25.8% | 66 | 23.1% | 68 | 22.0% | 52 | 17.8% | 70 | 22.2% | 48 | 22.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 145 | 54.5% | 139 | 52.1% | 149 | 52.1% | 167 | 54.0% | 158 | 54.1% | 167 | 52.8% | 120 | 56.3% |
Female: | 121 | 45.5% | 128 | 47.9% | 137 | 47.9% | 142 | 46.0% | 125 | 42.8% | 141 | 44.6% | 86 | 40.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.8% | 5 | 2.3% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
White: | 261 | 98.1% | 261 | 97.8% | 276 | 96.5% | 300 | 97.1% | 287 | 98.3% | 307 | 97.2% | 204 | 95.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 23.3% | 64 | 24.0% | 79 | 27.6% | 91 | 29.4% | 70 | 24.0% | 60 | 19.0% | 40 | 18.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 7.5% | 20 | 7.5% | 11 | 3.8% | 21 | 6.8% | 20 | 6.8% | 21 | 6.6% | 10 | 4.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.92 | 14.83 | 13.62 | 16.26 | 17.18 | 16.60 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 88.7% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.8% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.4% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 92.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.1% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 75.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 81% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.6% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 89.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.6% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.2% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83.1% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.4% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 78.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84.1% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 76.2% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74.7% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 90.8% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.1% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 92.6% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.7% | 82.3% |
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* Independence Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.