FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary school in BRADENTON, Florida, run under MANATEE. The school teaches 736 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 604.

Within MANATEE, which oversees 80 schools and 54,215 students, FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.2%, the actual is 70.8%, a residual of +11.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Manatee County) records that median household income runs about $78,457, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).

Nearest neighbor: CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 815 students in 2018 compared to 736 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 32% to 22%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.