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If you had an hour of school board time for FREEDOM HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,504
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144004117
FREEDOM HIGH
2500 TAFT VINELAND RD, ORLANDO, FL 32837 · (407) 816-5600 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
661 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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What's one community event at FREEDOM HIGH more people should show up to?
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,504
-1,358 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.0:1
% White
16%
was 20%
% Hispanic
67%
was 59%
% Black
8%
was 11%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FREEDOM HIGH
FREEDOM HIGH operates as a sizable high school in ORLANDO, Florida, overseen by ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 2,504 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 142% above the state mean of about 1,035.
ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; FREEDOM HIGH is among them.
On the student-mix side, FREEDOM HIGH reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest reads as 16% White, 8% Black, 6% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
Looking at school resources, FREEDOM HIGH records 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 26% of students at FREEDOM HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FREEDOM HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.
Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which FREEDOM HIGH is one.
FREEDOM MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FREEDOM HIGH. On composite proficiency, FREEDOM HIGH comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. FREEDOM HIGH's enrollment has contracted 35% since 2018, when it stood at 3,862 (now 2,504). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 59% to 67% over that span.
On allk12, members of the FREEDOM HIGH community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- FREEDOM MIDDLE0.3 mi · 1,150
- WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 644
- JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 617
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY2.9 mi · 481
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH3.1 mi · 3,127
- WINEGARD ELEMENTARY3.2 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About FREEDOM HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at FREEDOM HIGH?
FREEDOM HIGH enrolls approximately 2,504 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FREEDOM HIGH serve?
FREEDOM HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does FREEDOM HIGH have?
FREEDOM HIGH employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FREEDOM HIGH?
At FREEDOM HIGH, the student body is approximately 16% White, 67% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FREEDOM HIGH public or private?
FREEDOM HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.