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Enrollment
1,150
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144005637
FREEDOM MIDDLE
2850 TAFT VINELAND RD, ORLANDO, FL 32837 · (407) 858-6130 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,150 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
409 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 348 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 371 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 431 | 37% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 39.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FREEDOM MIDDLE
FREEDOM MIDDLE's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEDOM MIDDLE this school | 1,150 | 35.6% | 44.0% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 1,056 | 31.2% | 75.7% |
| SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMETTO BAY | 1,063 | 31.2% | 74.5% |
| HERBERT A. AMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 999 | 33.1% | 89.4% |
| ODYSSEY MIDDLE ORLANDO | 897 | 42.1% | 54.7% |
| MIAMI BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI BEACH | 893 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FREEDOM MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #420 of 560 | #30 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #377 of 560 ▲ 67 | #29 of 41 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #373 of 560 ▲ 73 | #27 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,150 | #74 of 584 | #8 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #295 of 547 | #20 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #385 of 553 | #33 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #436 of 565 | #26 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #359 of 379 | #33 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,150
+52 (+5%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 1,014
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,150 | 59 | 19.5:1 | 36% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 1,151 | 56 | 20.6:1 | 42% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 1,159 | 59 | 19.6:1 | 44% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 1,098 | 61 | 18.0:1 | 42% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 1,162 | 58 | 20.0:1 | 100% (1,159) |
| 2015-16 | 1,034 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 100% (1,031) |
| 2010-11 | 1,014 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 69% (701) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEDOM MIDDLE.
About FREEDOM MIDDLE
ORLANDO, Florida, is home to FREEDOM MIDDLE, a mid-sized middle school. There are 1,150 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 794.
ORANGE has 272 schools and 207,778 students, and FREEDOM MIDDLE is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 69% of those enrolled at FREEDOM MIDDLE. The next largest groups are 13% White, 11% Black, and 5% Asian. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at FREEDOM MIDDLE are from different groups.
There are 59 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.5:1. The 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is close to this figure. On the income side, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
FREEDOM MIDDLE holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Florida public middle schools.
FREEDOM MIDDLE ranks in the bottom 10% of Florida schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 44.0%. Predicted: 63.4%. Difference: 19.3 points.
The school is in Orange County, where median household income comes to about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Orange County counts 286 public schools with about 216,813 students.
FREEDOM HIGH, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, FREEDOM MIDDLE ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 5% over 4 years, reaching 1,150 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 18.0:1 in 2020-21 to 19.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for FREEDOM MIDDLE lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
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- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
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- 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
Other Freedom Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Freedom Middle. FREEDOM MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Freedom Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GA · 1,272 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolCanton, GA · 929 students
- Freedom MiddleFredericksburg, VA · 763 students
- Freedom MiddleBakersfield, CA · 712 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolFranklin, TN · 511 students
Nearby schools
- FREEDOM HIGH0.3 mi · 2,504
- WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 644
- JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 617
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY3.1 mi · 481
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH3.3 mi · 3,127
- WINEGARD ELEMENTARY3.4 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About FREEDOM MIDDLEHow many students attend FREEDOM MIDDLE?
FREEDOM MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,150 students in grades 06-08.
Is FREEDOM MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
FREEDOM MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does FREEDOM MIDDLE have?
FREEDOM MIDDLE employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at FREEDOM MIDDLE?
Student demographics at FREEDOM MIDDLE are roughly 13% White, 69% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees FREEDOM MIDDLE?
FREEDOM MIDDLE is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.