INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY (BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SCH DIST.), Minnesota - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY is a Elementary in BIG LAKE, MN. It currently serves 694 students (grades 03-05). The school is part of the BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in BIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT School District and all schools in Minnesota.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:694
Number of Teachers: 45
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.50

Location Info

Location: 701 MINNESOTA AVE, BIG LAKE, MN 55309
Mailing Address: 701 MINNESOTA AVE, BIG LAKE, MN 55309-8888
Phone: (763)262-2537
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 3 238
Grade 4 236
Grade 5 220
Gender/Sex of INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 352 50.72
Female 342 49.28
Race/Ethnicity Demography of INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.43
Asian 19 2.74
Black or African American 38 5.48
Hispanic/Latino 58 8.36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.14
Two or more races 43 6.20
White 532 76.66
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Asian 7 1.99
Black or African American 18 5.11
Hispanic/Latino 32 9.09
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.28
Two or more races 18 5.11
White 275 78.13
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.59
Asian 12 3.51
Black or African American 20 5.85
Hispanic/Latino 26 7.60
Two or more races 25 7.31
White 257 75.15

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.42
Asian 9 3.78
Black or African American 12 5.04
Hispanic/Latino 21 8.82
Two or more races 15 6.30
White 180 75.63
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.85
Asian 5 2.12
Black or African American 11 4.66
Hispanic/Latino 19 8.05
Two or more races 14 5.93
White 185 78.39
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 2.27
Black or African American 15 6.82
Hispanic/Latino 18 8.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.46
Two or more races 14 6.36
White 167 75.91