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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
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKOTA LOCAL·NCES 390461104343
Freedom Elementary School
6035 Beckett Ridge Blvd, West Chester, OH 45069 · (513) 777-9787 · Butler County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
272 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 168 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 162 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
67.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 71.9% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 74.7% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 74.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Elementary School this school | 682 | 39.9% | 72.4% |
| Union Elementary School West Chester | 682 | 41.9% | 75.7% |
| Heritage Early Childhood School Liberty Twp | 598 | 33.9% | N/A |
| Woodland Elementary School Liberty Township | 605 | 44.0% | 77.2% |
| Hopewell Early Childhood School West Chester | 727 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Shawnee Early Childhood School Cincinnati | 630 | 47.6% | N/A |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #413 of 673 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #722 of 1,569 ▼ 149 | #18 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #546 of 1,569 ▼ 64 | #14 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #124 of 1,514 | #4 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #161 of 1,808 | #15 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,528 of 1,582 | #46 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #212 of 1,590 | #15 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #403 of 767 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #178 of 561 | #7 of 21 |
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
682
+59 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 682 | 28.5 | 23.9:1 | 40% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 26 | 27.4:1 | 38% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 25.5 | 26.6:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 25 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 29% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 27 | 22.1:1 | 32% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 32 | 21.0:1 | 27% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 10% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 40 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (563 to 682); teachers up 14% (25 to 28.5).
About Freedom Elementary School
Federal records list Freedom Elementary School as an elementary school in West Chester, Ohio. The student body numbers 682 students, from grades 3 through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 69% bigger than that.
Lakota Local has 17,853 students spread across 22 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Freedom Elementary School is 53% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. In Butler County overall, about 76% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Freedom Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
The school reported 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 23.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Butler County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Freedom Elementary School would be expected to post about 73.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.4%.
In the county around the school, Butler County, median household income is about $81,590, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Freedom Elementary School is among the 90 public schools in Butler County.
The nearest other public school, Lakota Ridge Junior School, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Freedom Elementary School. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Freedom Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 623 to 682.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakota Local
- Lakota West High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Lakota East High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Lakota Plains Junior SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Endeavor Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Hopewell Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 727 students
Other schools in West Chester
- Lakota West High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Hopewell Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Creekside Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Lakota Ridge Junior SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Adena Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
Other Freedom Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 15 states are named Freedom Elementary. Freedom Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 26.
- Freedom Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 235 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
- Lakota Ridge Junior School0.4 mi · 695
- Lakota West High School1.0 mi · 2,968
- Union Elementary School1.2 mi · 682
- Butler Tech Bioscience Center1.3 mi · 208
- Creekside Early Childhood School2.1 mi · 720
- Lakota Central2.1 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom Elementary School?
Freedom Elementary School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Freedom Elementary School serve?
Freedom Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Freedom Elementary School?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Freedom Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Freedom Elementary School?
Student demographics at Freedom Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 12% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Freedom Elementary School in?
Freedom Elementary School is part of Lakota Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.