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Independence Elementary

(323) 249-9559

Physical Address:
8435 Victoria Ave
South Gate, CA  90280
Mailing Address:
8435 Victoria Ave.
South Gate, CA  90280

School Information

District:
Los Angeles Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
787

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Independence Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 99.11% 62.96% 48.34%
White 0.25% 16.67% 31.61%
Others 0.25% 2.98% 5.47%
American Indian 0.13% 0.48% 2.10%
Black 0.13% 10.80% 8.03%
Asian/Pacific 0.13% 10.27% 10.31%

Genders in Independence Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.97% 48.19% 46.97%
Male 48.03% 51.81% 53.03%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 824 813 780
White 3 3 2
Others 0 1 2
American Indian 0 0 1
Black 0 2 1
Asian/Pacific 1 1 1
Total 828 820 787

Enrollment by Gender for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 414 434 409
Male 414 386 378
Total 828 820 787

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 828 820 787
# Eligible for free lunch 667 (81%) 697 (85%) 687 (87%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 100 (12%) 64 (8%) 46 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 767 (93%) 761 (93%) 733 (93%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 828 820 787
Fulltime teachers 48.5 43.0 40.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.10 17.80 19.68
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75