Independence H S

Frisco Isd · Collin County · High school

Independence H S enrolled 1,697 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 99% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 23% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~12 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Independence H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24+10.2 vs TX
Independence H S 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+19.6 vs TX
Independence H S 94.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 48% in TX-0.3 vs TX
Independence H S 44.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+18.9 vs TX
Independence H S 100.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+11.8 vs TX
Independence H S 26.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25+12.9 vs TX
Independence H S 38.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 40% in TX-3.0 vs TX
Independence H S 52.1%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course52 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 48 · White: 63
Take an AP/IB exam25 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 49 · White: 36
Pass an AP/IB exam75 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 12 · White: 81

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

8590951002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320249575

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

203040506070201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

607080901002012201520182021202410081

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

204060201220152018202120242615

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark503434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark537457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1618202224201320162019202220242516

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

18202224201320162019202220242217

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

204060201720192022202420253926

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080201720192022202420258149

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420258744

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

30405060702014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060802015201720192021202320246335

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10203040201220152018202120242517

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120247536

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33694

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202499%100%95.8%98.6%93.3%
College/career/military ready202497.4%94.7%92%98.6%88.9%
Algebra I proficiency202565.5%38.9%58.8%63.6%42.9%
Biology proficiency202595.4%81.3%90.9%91.2%77.8%
English II proficiency202593.9%86.7%90.5%90.5%85.7%
Advanced course completion202481%52.1%54.2%62.8%50%
Took an AP/IB course202482.6%63.2%56%68.9%61.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202463%24.5%33.3%36.2%26.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202485.3%75%70.6%81.4%78.6%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).