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Independence Continuation

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
119 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
76%
Teachers
6 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
48.9%
AP Exam Prepared
20.0%
A-G Completion
30.4%
College-Going Rate
15.6%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+72.7 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+40.6 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
6.3%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 16 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic87.4%
White8.4%
Black4.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Independence Continuation
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard0.0%
Met Standard14.9%
Below Standard85.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Independence Continuation and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

0.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 18.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.0% exceeded — 7.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 48.9%. 30.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 15.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 75.2%, above the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
0.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
14.9%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
75.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
73
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th370.0%24.3%43.2%32.4%24.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th360.0%5.6%2.8%91.7%5.6%
Estimated K-12 PathEstimate
High
Independence Continuation
23.5
This school

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score