For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 389 students in Freedom Area SD School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Freedom Area SD School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
925 Schools
# Students
1,227 Students
591,655 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Freedom Area SD School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#466 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
55%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.63
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,106 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
23,643 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
88,415 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
15%
# Black Students
6 Students
120,547 Students
% Black Students
n/a
20%
# White Students
1,136 Students
328,252 Students
% White Students
93%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
549 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
62 Students
28,555 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,089
# Students in K Grade:
95
16,200
# Students in 1st Grade:
95
17,503
# Students in 2nd Grade:
89
18,157
# Students in 3rd Grade:
74
19,003
# Students in 4th Grade:
84
19,602
# Students in 5th Grade:
97
34,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
92,064
# Students in 7th Grade:
94
131,413
# Students in 8th Grade:
106
134,888
# Students in 9th Grade:
100
33,832
# Students in 10th Grade:
97
25,652
# Students in 11th Grade:
98
24,039
# Students in 12th Grade:
106
23,911
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,697 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,386 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,697
$23,665
Spending / Student
$19,386
$23,089
Best Freedom Area SD School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Freedom Area MiddleSchool
(Math: 19% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1702 School Street
Freedom, PA 15042
(724) 775-7641
Freedom, PA 15042
(724) 775-7641
Grades: 5-8
| 389 students
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