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Schools in Independence Township

Independence Township’s public schools

Frontier Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 9% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
537 students on the public path
In brief

Independence Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Independence Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Frontier High/Middle School places highest (better than 51%); Matamoras Elementary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Independence Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Frontier High/Middle School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Independence Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
7–12Frontier High/Middle Schoolin New MatamorasB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Frontier Local School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Frontier Local School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 540 students · 13.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,098OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 59.5% · 296 students tested
Math47%
State average 52.2% · 296 students tested

Independence Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Independence Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Independence Township—Frontier Local
Lawrence—Frontier Local
GrandviewB−Frontier Local
Ludlow—Frontier Local
NewportB−Frontier Local

All 4 neighbors share Frontier Local with Independence Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Independence Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Independence Townshipin other towns
Newport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Newport
B−
217 students17:1Rate it →
Matamoras Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · New Matamoras
C+
102 students13:1Rate it →
Frontier High/Middle School
High · Grades 7–12 · New Matamoras
B−
218 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Independence Township’s schools

Are Independence Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Independence Township. Frontier Local School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Independence Township in?

Frontier Local School District.

Where do Independence Township kids go to high school?

Frontier High/Middle School.

Parents talk

What Independence Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.