Freedom Park K-8 School

Freedom Park K-8 School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fort Gordon, Georgia, overseen by Richmond County. The school caters to 608 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Richmond County, which oversees 52 schools and 30,573 students, Freedom Park K-8 School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Freedom Park K-8 School records that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Richmond County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Freedom Park K-8 School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Richmond County's rate of about 93%.

After controlling for student poverty, Freedom Park K-8 School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 66.5%; Freedom Park K-8 School posts 48.6%, -18.0 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Richmond County shows median household income runs about $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Richmond County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students), Freedom Park K-8 School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jamestown Elementary School, around 2.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom Park K-8 School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom Park K-8 School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 12.6%.

Freedom Park K-8 School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 732 students in 2018 compared to 608 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 33% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Freedom Park K-8 School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.