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Independence Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

230 S Orchard Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 759-7282 · Part of Valley View Community Unit School District 365U

Du Page Township’s School Grade B better than 59% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
617
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Independence Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Du Page Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Du Page Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Independence Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

230 S Orchard Dr, Bolingbrook

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten98
Grade 193
Grade 2100
Grade 3109
Grade 4113
Grade 5104
Enrollment over time
642’20
610’21
620’22
602’23
617’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 22%White 9%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Independence Elem School from Du Page Township families.

Other schools in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U

The district →
Irene King Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Romeoville
C
533 students20:1
Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Romeoville
515 students14:1
John R Tibbott Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bolingbrook
C+
330 students9:1
Oak View Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bolingbrook
C
636 students15:1
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bolingbrook
B
561 students12:1
Robert C Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Romeoville
B−
547 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Du Page Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.