1
Enrollment
1,272
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174002370
Freedom Middle School
505 S Hairston Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30088 · (678) 874-8702 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,272 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 394 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 445 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 433 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Freedom Middle School→Clarkston High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
24.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | 22.8% | 12.5% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 14.2% |
% 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 (25.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Middle School this school | 1,272 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Stone Mountain Middle School Stone Mountain | 986 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Tucker Middle School Tucker | 1,173 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Morrow Middle School Morrow | 794 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
| Richards Middle School Columbus | 799 | 85.2% | 51.6% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School Decatur | 655 | 100.0% | 15.1% |
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 DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #354 of 470 | #12 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #362 of 474 ▲ 43 | #11 of 23 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #391 of 474 ▼ 14 | #13 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #263 of 465 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #43 of 487 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #410 of 471 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #117 of 471 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #53 of 479 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #94 of 144 | #7 of 9 |
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
1,272
+137 (+12%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 1,320
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,272 | 78 | 16.3:1 | 100% (1,272) |
| 2023-24 | 1,224 | 79 | 15.5:1 | 100% (1,224) |
| 2022-23 | 1,131 | 74 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,131) |
| 2020-21 | 1,135 | 82 | 13.8:1 | 99% (1,124) |
| 2017-18 | 1,209 | 83 | 14.6:1 | 96% (1,159) |
| 2015-16 | 1,201 | 80 | 15.0:1 | 96% (1,152) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 92% (847) |
| 2000-01 | 1,320 | 68 | 19.4:1 | 68% (903) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,209 to 1,272); teachers down 6% (83 to 78).
About Freedom Middle School
As a high-enrollment middle school, Freedom Middle School serves students in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The school enrolls 1,272 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
DeKalb County serves 92,088 students across 131 schools.
At Freedom Middle School, the largest share of students is Black, at 49%. The school is also 32% Asian, 9% White, and 8% Hispanic. For comparison, DeKalb County is about 51% Black. Freedom Middle School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 16.3:1 comes from the school's 78 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Freedom Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Freedom Middle School is -0.7 points: 25.0% actual, 25.7% predicted.
Within DeKalb County, the median household income is $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, DeKalb County has 154 public schools and roughly 102,960 students.
Nearby, Rockbridge Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Freedom Middle School at 4th of 7.
Freedom Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,272, a 12% rise from 1,135 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 13.8:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Stone Mountain
- Stephenson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Stone Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Redan High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Stone Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Rockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
- Stephenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 788 students
Other Freedom Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Freedom Middle. Freedom Middle School is the largest of the 8.
- Freedom Middle SchoolCanton, GA · 929 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
- Rockbridge Elementary School0.5 mi · 900
- Allgood Elementary School0.9 mi · 614
- DeKalb Alternative School1.1 mi · 171
- East DeKalb Special Education Center1.2 mi · 165
- Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School1.3 mi · 450
- Dunaire Elementary School1.9 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom Middle School?
Freedom Middle School enrolls approximately 1,272 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Freedom Middle School serve?
Freedom Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freedom Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Freedom Middle School?
At Freedom Middle School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 49% Black, 32% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Freedom Middle School public or private?
Freedom Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.