Independence Elementary

8435 Victoria Ave., South Gate, 90280

A more effective than average school, according to The Times “value-added” analysis.

Each school’s rating was based on the performance of all students who took the California Standards Tests in math and English between 2003-04 to 2009-10. Value-added measures the difference between the expected progress of the student body and its actual performance. It is designed to estimate what the school contributes to students’ learning. By contrast, the state’s Academic Performance Index measures students’ achievement level, which is tied closely to students’ socio-economic background.

Overall effectiveness

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Math effectiveness

English effectiveness

API: 733/1000

Learn more about test scores and demographics at Independence Elementary using the The Times’ California Schools Guide ».

Faculty

This faculty list includes nearly all third-through fifth-grade classroom instructors who have taught at the school at some point during the 2004-05 to 2009-10 school years. Some teachers have retired or left the school.

School years / Grade taught
Teacher 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Banda, Marco
3rd
3rd
Berg, Rebecca
3rd
Bernal, Adriana
5th
Canham, Randall
5th
3/5
5th
4/5
4th
Conroy, Jennifer
5th
5th
5th
4/5
4/5
Dominguez, Lorena
2/3
3rd
Espinosa, Ana
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
5th
Ferguson, Tansy
3rd
Flores, Miguel
4th
4th
4th
Galvan, Hector
5th
5th
5th
2/3
Gonzales, Paul
4th
3/4
4th
4th
3rd
4th
Hepler, Sarah
4th
Ji, Larry
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Kelley, Alina
3rd
2/3
4/5
Khong, Joanne
4/5
Lopez, Esperanza
4th
4/5
Mercado, Jimmy
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Montano, Martin
4th
4th
4th
4th
4th
4/5
4th
Ochoa, Lucia
4/5
3rd
4/5
4/5
3rd
Padilla, Alicia
5th
4th
5th
Pena, Santiago
5th
5th
Rafols, Carmencita
3rd
3rd
3rd
Rendon, Ruth
3rd
Ruiz, Kristi
3rd
4th
3rd
3rd
Schimel, Cassandra
5th
Topete, Luz
2/3
3rd
Twisdale, Michelle
3rd
3rd
3rd
5th
Udeagha, Kingsley
5th
Vargas, Rosalina
4th
4th
4th
4th
4/5
4/5
4/5
Vasquez, Manuel
5th
3rd
5th
4/5
4th
Yates, Denise
4th
4th
3rd
3rd
3rd
Yonke, Paula
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Zalenski, Joan
4th
4th
4th
4th
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