Schools in Independence · Osborne County Unified School District 392
Independence’s public schools beat 98% of Kansas districts
The public schools Independence’s kids attend outperform 98% of Kansas’s districts on state tests.
Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 17 pts vs KS 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 24 pts vs KS 28%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
▼ 19 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 7% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Independence compares
A+ Test scores
Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 98%
Lower resultsHigher results
Towns in Osborne County (23)Better than 57%
Good confidence. Built on 155 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Kansas’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Kansas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Independence.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Osborne Elemin Osborne
6–12Osborne Junior/Senior Highin Osborne
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading52%
State average 35.5%
Math52%
State average 27.9%
Independence vs. its neighbors
Independence’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Kansas districts.
Every school in Independence
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.