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Independence Elementary

(763) 262-2537

Physical Address:
701 Minnesota Ave
Big Lake, MN  55309
Mailing Address:
701 Minnesota Avenue
Big Lake, MN  55309

School Information

District:
Big Lake Public School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Sherburne County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
997

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Independence Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 89.77% 87.36% 74.35%
Black 4.11% 6.81% 13.30%
Hispanic 3.61% 3.44% 8.17%
Asian/Pacific 1.91% 2.10% 6.67%
American Indian 0.60% 2.17% 5.71%

Genders in Independence Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.35% 65.59% 57.11%
Male 49.65% 34.41% 42.89%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 887 867 895
Black 45 47 41
Hispanic 39 41 36
Asian/Pacific 15 15 19
American Indian 13 8 6
Others 0 0 0
Total 999 978 997

Enrollment by Gender for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 508 495 502
Male 491 483 495
Total 999 978 997

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 999 978 997
# Eligible for free lunch 160 (16%) 159 (16%) 220 (22%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 57 (6%) 89 (9%) 78 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 217 (22%) 248 (25%) 298 (30%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Independence Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 999 978 997
Fulltime teachers 50.2 48.4 48.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.90 20.20 20.56
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 21.54 19.57 20.40