Freedom Elementary School

Freedom Elementary School is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in West Chester, Ohio, run under Lakota Local, with 682 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 69% larger than typical.

Within Lakota Local, which oversees 25 schools and 18,806 students, Freedom Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Freedom Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Freedom Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at Freedom Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Freedom Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.7%, the actual is 72.4%, a residual of -1.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Butler County shows median household earnings sit near $81,590, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Butler County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), of which Freedom Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakota Ridge Junior School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 75.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Freedom Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 563 (now 682). Class-load math has rose: from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.