Summary:
Independence is an alternative public school located in Lodi, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 192 students. The school is part of the Lodi Unified School District, which is ranked 951 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Independence appears to be struggling in several key areas. The school has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rates, dropping from 73.8% in 2019-2020 to 57.4% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average of 55.73% for 11th-grade students in 2023-2024. Independence also has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 8.9% to 19.7% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 70.6% in 2020-2021, significantly above the state average. Academically, Independence students generally perform below the Lodi Unified School District and the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and CAST Science assessments.
Interestingly, the nearby Valley Robotics Academy, which is also part of the Lodi Unified School District, generally outperforms Independence in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores. This suggests that the challenges faced by Independence may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the entire district. Additionally, Independence has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.97% to 68.75% over the past few years, indicating that the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which may contribute to the challenges it faces.
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Detail:
Public, Alternative K-12
District:
Lodi Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1697th of 2,777 California Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,476
Student/teacher ratio: 19.6
Number of students: 253
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
46.6%
White:
21.3%
Asian:
16.2%
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African American:
8.3%
Two or more races:
6.3%
American Indian:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Not Specified:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.8%
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