Independence High School
Elko · NV · Correctional School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Elko High School → Spring Creek High School → Spring Creek Christian Academy → Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy → Carlin High School → Wells High School → Battle Mountain High School → Owyhee High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 25% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 10% (Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Independence High School compares for families
What families should know about Independence High School.
- ▸ LocallyNV trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Elko High School, Spring Creek High School, Spring Creek Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 25% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +11.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 40 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elko High School Elko |
Public | 3.4 | 1,402 | +5.9% |
| Spring Creek High School Spring Creek |
Public | 8.6 | 876 | +2.8% |
| Spring Creek Christian Academy Spring Creek |
Private | 11.4 | 94 | +64.9% |
| Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy Carlin |
Public | 19.1 | 47 | — |
| Carlin High School Carlin |
Public | 23.0 | 105 | +22.1% |
| Wells High School Wells |
Public | 42.5 | 100 | -2.0% |
| Battle Mountain High School Battle Mountain |
Public | 65.8 | 308 | +8.8% |
| Owyhee High School Owyhee |
Public | 75.9 | 87 | -7.4% |