INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY

Regular School · WINTER GARDEN, FL

INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, serving grades KG–05 with 889 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

889

Teachers (FTE)

54.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	393	44%
Hispanic/Latino	343	39%
Asian	87	10%
Two or more races	38	4%
Black or African American	27	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	889	450M / 439F

English Language Learners: 127 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	83.0% +34.2pp	48.8%	355
Reading Proficiency	82.0% +29.8pp	52.2%	354
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	125

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.70 grade levels

Math

+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

28 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	889	100%

Contact & Location

6255 NEW INDEPENDENCE PKWY

WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787

Phone: (407)217-7727

http://independencees.ocps.net/

District

ORANGE

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,392

District enrollment: 208,444

Other Schools in District

ALOMA ELEMENTARY Elementary
ANDOVER ELEMENTARY Elementary
APOPKA ELEMENTARY Elementary
ARBOR RIDGE K-8 Elementary
ASPIRE ACADEMY CHARTER Elementary
ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY Elementary
AUDUBON PARK SCHOOL Elementary
AVALON ELEMENTARY Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 34787) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120144008330

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD