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Enrollment
929
Middle
DISTRICT 1,398 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111003310
Freedom Middle School
10550 Bells Ferry Rd, Canton, GA 30114 · (770) 704-1100 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
276 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
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 | 313 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 320 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
62.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 49.3% | 54.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.2% | 52.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 School
Freedom Middle School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Middle School this school | 929 | 29.7% | 56.8% |
| Blake Bass Middle School Sharpsburg | 887 | 30.3% | 60.1% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 1,009 | 30.0% | 69.6% |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas | 834 | 24.8% | 60.4% |
| West Jackson Middle School Jefferson | 951 | 34.1% | 53.6% |
| Central Middle School Carrollton | 1,009 | 37.9% | 56.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #76 of 470 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #72 of 474 ▲ 5 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #95 of 474 ▲ 6 | #4 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #214 of 465 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #129 of 487 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #448 of 471 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #305 of 471 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #437 of 479 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #54 of 305 | N/A |
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
929
-120 (-11%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 1,075
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 929 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 30% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 28% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 922 | 65 | 14.2:1 | 19% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 1,049 | 68 | 15.4:1 | 19% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 1,172 | 69.6 | 16.8:1 | 19% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 1,163 | 70 | 16.6:1 | 15% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 1,075 | 70 | 15.4:1 | 20% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,172 to 929); teachers down 22% (69.6 to 54).
About Freedom Middle School
Freedom Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Canton, Georgia, under Cherokee County. It reports enrollment of 929 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 22% larger than that mark.
Cherokee County has 42,031 students spread across 37 schools.
Of every 100 students at Freedom Middle School, about 69 are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
On staff are 54 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Freedom Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 30%.
The model predicts 62.0% for a school in Georgia with Freedom Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Freedom Middle School posts 56.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cherokee County show that median household income comes to about $108,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Cherokee County counts 38 public schools with about 42,642 students.
Liberty Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Freedom Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Freedom Middle School's average proficiency of 56.8% compares with 52.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Freedom Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. The ratio was 15.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Freedom Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
Other Freedom Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Freedom Middle. Freedom Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Freedom Middle SchoolStone Mountain, GA · 1,272 students
- FREEDOM MIDDLEORLANDO, FL · 1,150 students
- Freedom MiddleFredericksburg, VA · 763 students
- Freedom MiddleBakersfield, CA · 712 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolFranklin, TN · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School0.2 mi · 977
- J. Knox Elementary1.6 mi · 909
- iGrad Virtual Academy School1.7 mi · 210
- Sixes Elementary School1.8 mi · 741
- Cherokee Charter Academy2.2 mi · 611
- Cherokee High School3.3 mi · 3,012
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom Middle SchoolHow many students attend Freedom Middle School?
Freedom Middle School enrolls approximately 929 students in grades 06-08.
Is Freedom Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Freedom Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Freedom Middle School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Freedom Middle School.
How diverse is Freedom Middle School?
Freedom Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Freedom Middle School public or private?
Freedom Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.