School Profile
Independence High School is an alternative high school in the Alhambra Unified School District. The classroom facilities are located at Century High School. The Century location is a new facility that opened in September 2011, offering technologically updated classrooms. With the appointment of a new principal, Mr. Phuong Nguyen, a focus on Common Core instruction, and the needs of twenty-first century learners, Independence High School has entered a new era.
The school serves approximately 80 to 150 students annually, ages 14 thru 19. Students come from four different cities in the San Gabriel Valley: Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead and South San Gabriel. Independence has a predominantly Hispanic student body, with approximately 27% English Learners. Almost all of those identified fall in the intermediate to advanced California English Language Development Test (CELDT) range. We have occasionally had special education students.
The school serves approximately 80 to 150 students annually, ages 14 thru 19. Students come from four different cities in the San Gabriel Valley: Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead and South San Gabriel. Independence has a predominantly Hispanic student body, with approximately 27% English Learners. Almost all of those identified fall in the intermediate to advanced California English Language Development Test (CELDT) range. We have occasionally had special education students.