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What's one thing Freedom Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTIAN COUNTY·NCES 210115002415
Freedom Elementary School
831 North Dr, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 · (270) 887-7150 · Christian County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
418 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
21.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Elementary School
Freedom Elementary School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Elementary School this school | 504 | 82.9% | 21.4% |
| Morgan Elementary School Paducah | 369 | 85.1% | 40.4% |
| Jacob Elementary Louisville | 519 | 82.7% | 13.1% |
| Cochran Elementary Louisville | 419 | 79.2% | 18.9% |
| Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary Louisville | 399 | 78.4% | 25.4% |
| Wellington Elementary Louisville | 418 | 78.5% | 20.0% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #624 of 669 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #626 of 668 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #610 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #235 of 744 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #142 of 674 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #115 of 674 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #85 of 721 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #54 of 437 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
504
-87 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 504 | 37.6 | 13.4:1 | 83% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 83% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 84% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 88% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 87% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 41 | 18.0:1 | 86% (635) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (677 to 504); teachers down 8% (41 to 37.6).
About Freedom Elementary School
Freedom Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A total of 504 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Christian County has 18 schools; together they serve 8,682 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Freedom Elementary School is Black (49%). Other students are 30% White, 12% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Christian County residents. Freedom Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Freedom Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 83%. It compares with 69% for public schools in Christian County.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Freedom Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.3% for Freedom Elementary School. The school posts 21.4%, 12.8 points below the prediction.
In the county around the school, Christian County, median household income is about $55,494, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 20 public schools operate in Christian County, serving about 8,682 students.
The shortest distance from Freedom Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Christian County High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Freedom Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 504 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 591. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.4:1, from 15.6:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Freedom Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Christian County
- Christian County High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Hopkinsville High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Christian County Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Millbrooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
Other schools in Hopkinsville
- Christian County High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Hopkinsville High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Christian County Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Millbrooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
Other Freedom Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 15 states are named Freedom Elementary. Freedom Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 26.
- Freedom Elementary SchoolShepherdsville, KY · 606 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolLawton, OK · 1,251 students
- FREEDOM ELEM.ST ROBERT, MO · 954 students
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELAND, FL · 786 students
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRADENTON, FL · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Christian County High School0.9 mi · 1,153
- Christian County Public Schools VLA1.0 mi · 283
- Christian County Home/Hospital1.0 mi · 51
- Christian County Middle School1.0 mi · 845
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ELC3.0 mi · 132
- Indian Hills Elementary School3.6 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom Elementary School?
Freedom Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Freedom Elementary School serve?
Freedom Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freedom Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Freedom Elementary School?
At Freedom Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 8% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Freedom Elementary School?
Freedom Elementary School is overseen by Christian County in Christian County.
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