Independence High (Alternative) School in Alhambra, CA
(09-12 • Public • Alternative School)
- Address
- 20 S. Marengo Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801
- Telephone
- (626) 943-6681
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- Website
- http://www.ausd.us
- City-data.com school rating
- 31
- Students
- 68
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 3.0
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 34
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 3
- School district
- Alhambra Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Not a Title I school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Park Elementary (0.3 miles): | 73 |
Alhambra High (0.8 miles): | 71 |
Garfield Elementary (0.9 miles): | 70 |
Marguerita Elementary (1.1 miles): | 66 |
Emery Park Elementary (0.8 miles): | 61 |
William Northrup Elementary (0.5 miles): | 57 |
Sierra Vista Elementary (1.0 miles): | 42 |
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 31 |
Century High (0.0 miles): | 16 |
California: | 46 |
Los Angeles County: | 44 |
Alhambra: | 60 |
Independence High (Alternative): | 31 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 87
Enrollment in 2014: 82
Enrollment in 2013: 62
Enrollment in 2012: 71
Enrollment in 2011: 94
Enrollment in 2010: 129
Enrollment in 2009: 126
Enrollment in 2008: 136
Enrollment in 2007: 166
Enrollment in 2006: 174
Enrollment in 2005: 275
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 2 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 68 |
Female students | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 32 |
Male students | - | 5 | 4 | 27 | 36 |
Asian students | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Hispanic students | 1 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 56 |
White students | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Two or More Races students | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 10
11th grade enrollment: 17
12th grade enrollment: 39
Independence High (Alternative) School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 47.1% |
California: | 49.4% |
School: | 52.9% |
California: | 49.6% |
Independence High (Alternative) School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 13.2% |
California: | 9.4% |
Here: | 82.4% |
California: | 46.0% |
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 2.9% |
State: | 28.3% |
School: | 1.5% |
California: | 4.5% |
Independence High (Alternative) School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 54.4% |
State: | 61.2% |
School: | 50.0% |
State: | 52.8% |
School: | 4.4% |
California: | 8.6% |
Independence High (Alternative) School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE nurses: 0.2
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 22.7 |
State: | 22.8 |
Independence High (Alternative) School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $255,140)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1.4 (Salary Expenditures: $45,713)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $255,140
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1.4 (Salary Expenditures: $45,713)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities:
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Retention:
(State average from 709 schools)
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Percent of 12th grade students retained
Here: | 25.6% |
State: | 16.7% |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All43%
- Males37%
- Hispanic42%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 28
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 43% |
State: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 28.6%
Standard Nearly Met: 28.6%
Standard Met: 21.4%
Standard Exceeded: 21.4%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2566.6, Students tested: 28, Standard Not Met: 28.6%, Nearly Met: 28.6%, Met: 21.4%, Exceeded: 21.4%)
Independence High (Alternative) School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Math students tested: 25
Math students with scores: 25
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 12% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 76.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 12.0%
Standard Met: 8.0%
Standard Exceeded: 4.0%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2480.5, Students tested: 25, Standard Not Met: 76.0%, Nearly Met: 12.0%, Met: 8.0%, Exceeded: 4.0%)
Independence High (Alternative) School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
Paper-based CAASPP:
(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.
CST Science students with scores: 21
Percentage At Or Above Proficient: | 29% |
State: | 54% |
Percentage Far Below Basic: 14.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 33.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 24.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 14.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 14.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
10th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 318.7, Students tested: 26, Far Below Basic: 14.0%, Below Basic: 33.0%, Basic: 24.0%, Proficient: 14.0%, Advanced: 14.0%)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,357 schools)
Independence High (Alternative) School - California High School Exit Exam results
Math Mean Scale Score: | 259 |
California: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 35% |
California: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 13
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 42% State: 69% Number Sense: 42% California: 65% Algebra & Functions: 44% California: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 39% California: 64% Algebra 1: 28% California: 58%
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 262 |
California: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 42% |
State: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 15
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 52% California: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 49% State: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 53% California: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 45% California: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 46% California: 69%
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Independence High (Alternative) School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 12
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 7
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 58.0% |
California: | 34.0% |
Grade 12:
Student Count: 10
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 6
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 60.0% |
State: | 44.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 582.3 |
State: | 564.9 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 596.9 |
California: | 567.0 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 580.2 |
California: | 544.2 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 599.3 |
State: | 532.5 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Independence High (Alternative) School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 74.0% |
State: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic76
- Asian58
- Black100
- White100
- Multirace50
- SED69
- LEP64
- With Disabilities100
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 76% (tested 25 out of 33 enrolled)
- Asian: 58% (tested 4 out of 7 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 50% (tested 1 out of 2 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 69% (tested 22 out of 32 enrolled)
- English Learners: 64% (tested 7 out of 11 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 64.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic64
- Asian63
- Black100
- White50
- Multirace50
- SED67
- LEP50
- With Disabilities100
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 64% (tested 21 out of 33 enrolled)
- Asian: 63% (tested 5 out of 8 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- White: 50% (tested 1 out of 2 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 50% (tested 1 out of 2 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 67% (tested 22 out of 33 enrolled)
- English Learners: 50% (tested 6 out of 12 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
- Hispanic: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Advanced Placement:
Is enrollment via self-selection by students permittedfor all AP courses offered by the school?: Yes
Students Enrolled in at least one AP Course: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2
Students Enrollment in Other Advanced Placement (AP) Subjects: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2
Health & Safety
Expulsions:
(State average from 1,805 schools)
- Hispanic: 2
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion with educational services per 1,000 students
Independence High (Alternative) School: | 29.4 |
California: | 11.3 |
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,182 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic7
- Asian4
- White2
- LEP2
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
School: | 0.0% |
State: | 72.5% |
- Hispanic37
- Asian2
- Multirace2
- LEP16
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 37 (male: 23, female: 14)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
- Hispanic: 17 (male: 13, female: 4)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (all male)
School: | 41.5% |
California: | 62.0% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 3
- Hispanic5
- Asian5
- White2
- LEP4
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 5 (all female)
- Asian: 5 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 3
Student Enrollment in Geometry: 35 (male: 16, female: 19)
- Hispanic: 31 (male: 14, female: 17)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 1
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic28
- Asian5
- White2
- LEP8
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 28 (male: 14, female: 14)
- Asian: 5 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 8 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Chemistry:
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 1
Student Enrollment in Chemistry: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2
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