Independence High School in San Francisco, CA
(09-12 • Public • Alternative School)
- Address
- 1350 7th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122
- Telephone
- (415) 242-2528
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- City-data.com school rating
- 61
- Students
- 201
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 15.0
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 111
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 9
- School district
- San Francisco Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Not a Title I school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary (0.4 miles): | 97 |
Clarendon Alternative Elementary (0.8 miles): | 94 |
Grattan Elementary (0.7 miles): | 93 |
Jefferson Elementary (0.7 miles): | 83 |
McCoppin (Frank) Elementary (0.9 miles): | 83 |
New Traditions Elementary (1.1 miles): | 82 |
Argonne Elementary (1.1 miles): | 81 |
Independence High School: | 61 |
San Francisco Flex Academy (0.0 miles): | 34 |
California: | 46 |
San Francisco County: | 56 |
San Francisco: | 56 |
Independence High School: | 61 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 234
Enrollment in 2014: 228
Enrollment in 2013: 295
Enrollment in 2012: 274
Enrollment in 2011: 286
Enrollment in 2010: 368
Enrollment in 2009: 349
Enrollment in 2008: 341
Enrollment in 2007: 341
Enrollment in 2006: 356
Enrollment in 2005: 333
Enrollment in 2004: 382
Enrollment in 2003: 390
Enrollment in 2002: 321
Enrollment in 2001: 261
Enrollment in 2000: 366
Enrollment in 1999: 398
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 12 | 40 | 65 | 84 | 201 |
Female students | 3 | 22 | 40 | 39 | 104 |
Male students | 9 | 18 | 25 | 45 | 97 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Asian students | - | 6 | 13 | 26 | 45 |
Hispanic students | 2 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 67 |
Black students | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
White students | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Two or More Races students | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 40
11th grade enrollment: 65
12th grade enrollment: 84
Independence High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Independence High School: | 51.7% |
State: | 49.4% |
Independence High School: | 48.3% |
State: | 49.6% |
Independence High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Independence High School: | 1.5% |
California: | 1.0% |
Independence High School: | 22.4% |
California: | 9.4% |
School: | 33.3% |
State: | 46.0% |
School: | 17.4% |
State: | 6.1% |
Here: | 19.4% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 1.5% |
State: | 0.6% |
Independence High School: | 4.5% |
State: | 4.5% |
Independence High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
School: | 59.7% |
State: | 61.2% |
School: | 55.2% |
California: | 52.8% |
School: | 4.5% |
California: | 8.6% |
Independence High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 2
Number of FTE security guards: 0.9
Number of FTE social workers: 1
Student/Teacher Ratio
Independence High School: | 13.4 |
California: | 22.8 |
Independence High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 15 (Salary Expenditures: $1,076,426)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1.5 (Salary Expenditures: $59,599)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $184,567)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $61,769
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic: 8 (all male)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic8
- Asian4
- Black4
- White8
Students with disabilities served under IDEA
- Hispanic: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- Asian: 4 (all male)
- Black: 4 (all female)
- White: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
Retention:
(State average from 709 schools)
- Hispanic2
- Black2
- White7
- IDEA2
Total number of students retained in 9th grade
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Percent of 9th grade students retained
Independence High School: | 91.7% |
State: | 24.2% |
- Hispanic7
- Asian4
- Black2
- White2
- Multirace2
- IDEA4
Total number of students retained in 10th grade
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Percent of 10th grade students retained
Here: | 42.5% |
California: | 24.4% |
- Hispanic7
- Asian2
- Black2
- White2
Total number of students retained in 11th grade
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all male)
Percent of 11th grade students retained
Here: | 20.0% |
California: | 15.5% |
- Hispanic4
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- Black4
- IDEA2
Total number of students retained in 12th grade
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)
Percent of 12th grade students retained
School: | 14.3% |
State: | 16.7% |
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- Hispanic10
- American Indian2
- Asian13
- Black4
- White7
- IDEA4
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School: | 179.1 |
State: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All58%
- Males55%
- Females60%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 26
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 58% |
California: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 15.4%
Standard Nearly Met: 26.9%
Standard Met: 26.9%
Standard Exceeded: 30.8%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2607.7, Students tested: 26, Standard Not Met: 15.4%, Nearly Met: 26.9%, Met: 26.9%, Exceeded: 30.8%)
Independence High School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Math students tested: 14
Math students with scores: 14
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 14% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 57.1%
Standard Nearly Met: 28.6%
Standard Met: 7.1%
Standard Exceeded: 7.1%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2512.1, Students tested: 14, Standard Not Met: 57.1%, Nearly Met: 28.6%, Met: 7.1%, Exceeded: 7.1%)
Independence High School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
CST Science students with scores: 29
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 28% |
California: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 3.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 17.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 52.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 14.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 14.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 331.4, Students tested: 29, Far Below Basic: 3.0%, Below Basic: 17.0%, Basic: 52.0%, Proficient: 14.0%, Advanced: 14.0%)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,357 schools)
Independence High School - California High School Exit Exam results
- All322
- Hispanic356
- White366
Math Mean Scale Score
Math Mean Scale Score: | 322 |
California: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 53% |
California: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 48
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 59% State: 69% Number Sense: 53% State: 65% Algebra & Functions: 55% State: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 50% California: 64% Algebra 1: 38% State: 58%
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 359 |
California: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 54% |
State: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 57
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 73% California: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 69% State: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 70% State: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 59% State: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 65% California: 69%
The Physical Fitness Test:
9th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 81.8%, Needs Improvement: 18.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Body Composition:
9th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.5%, Needs Improvement: 9.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 36.4%)
Abdominal Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 54.5%, Needs Improvement: 45.5%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Trunk Extension Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 90.9%, Needs Improvement: 9.1%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Upper Body Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 36.4%, Needs Improvement: 63.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
Flexibility:
9th grade: (Students tested: 11, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 81.8%, Needs Improvement: 18.2%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Independence High School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 5
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 80.0% |
State: | 34.0% |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Independence High School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Independence High School: | 30.0% |
California: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic24
- Asian45
- Native Hawaiian100
- Black29
- White46
- SED39
- LEP25
- With Disabilities20
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 24% (tested 6 out of 25 enrolled)
- Asian: 45% (tested 4 out of 9 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 29% (tested 2 out of 7 enrolled)
- White: 46% (tested 5 out of 11 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 39% (tested 13 out of 34 enrolled)
- English Learners: 25% (tested 1 out of 4 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 20% (tested 1 out of 5 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
School: | 23.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic20
- Asian45
- Native Hawaiian100
- White28
- SED25
- With Disabilities20
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 20% (tested 5 out of 25 enrolled)
- Asian: 45% (tested 4 out of 9 enrolled)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- White: 28% (tested 3 out of 11 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 25% (tested 8 out of 32 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 20% (tested 1 out of 5 enrolled)
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Independence High School - ACT/SAT scores
Percent of graduates taking the SAT: | 15.5% |
California: | 54.4% |
SAT scores greater or equal to 1500: | 0.0% |
State: | 36.3% |
Number of graduates taking the SAT: 13
- Hispanic2
- American Indian2
- Asian7
- Black2
- White2
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Hispanic: 2 (all female)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,182 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 8
- Hispanic13
- American Indian2
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black4
- White7
- LEP2
- IDEA4
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Independence High School: | 0.0% |
California: | 72.5% |
- Hispanic4
- American Indian2
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black4
- White2
- IDEA2
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Independence High School: | 0.0% |
California: | 62.0% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 9
- Hispanic22
- American Indian2
- Asian13
- Black13
- White16
- Multirace2
- LEP4
- IDEA7
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 22 (male: 11, female: 11)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
- Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- White: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 10
- Hispanic19
- Asian10
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black10
- White13
- Multirace4
- IDEA10
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- Asian: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- White: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 1
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics: 2 (all female)
- Black: 2
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 8
- Hispanic19
- American Indian2
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black7
- White7
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA13
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
Chemistry:
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic2
- Asian2
- Black2
- White4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)
Physics:
Number of Physics classes taught by certified teachers: 8
- Hispanic19
- Asian10
- Native Hawaiian2
- Black10
- White7
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Physics
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 5, female: 14)
- Asian: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- Black: 10 (male: 2, female: 8)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
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