Freedom Middle School

Freedom Middle School is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in Canton, Georgia, one of the schools within Cherokee County, caters to 929 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 763.

Cherokee County runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 42,031 students. Freedom Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Freedom Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Freedom Middle School logs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Freedom Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household income runs about $108,115, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Freedom Middle School is one of 38 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 42,642 students).

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 1,172 students in 2018 compared to 929 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 74% to 69% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.