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Enrollment
512
High
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEPORT AREA SD·NCES 421044000594
Freeport Area SHS
625 South Pike Rd, Freeport, PA 16055 · (724) 295-5143 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
142 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 140 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 112 | 22% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Freeport Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
92.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
83.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.4% | 83.2% |
| 2023-24 | 89.2% | 76.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Freeport Area SHS
Freeport Area SHS's state test result (84.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport Area SHS this school | 512 | 27.7% | 84.2% |
| Neshannock JSHS New Castle | 545 | 28.3% | 62.2% |
| Wilmington Area JSHS New Wilmington | 444 | 25.7% | 49.0% |
| Palisades High School Kintnersville | 465 | 30.5% | 59.2% |
| Beaver Area SHS Beaver | 650 | 27.8% | 67.2% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Freeport Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #13 of 576 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #10 of 626 ▲ 5 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #6 of 626 ▲ 18 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #397 of 713 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #185 of 601 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #522 of 604 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #552 of 619 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #96 of 373 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
512
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 512 | 40.4 | 12.7:1 | 28% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 38.8 | 14.1:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 27% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 25% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 27% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 12% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 43 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeport Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (605 to 512); teachers down 4% (42 to 40.4).
About Freeport Area SHS
Freeport Area SHS, a small high school, is located in Freeport, Pennsylvania. It educates 512 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 31% smaller than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Freeport Area SHS is one school in Freeport Area SD, a system of 4 schools with 1,725 students.
At Freeport Area SHS, White students make up 95% of the student body. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Freeport Area SHS has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Freeport Area SHS is 40.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. High schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 12.8:1. Around 28% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Butler County average 37%.
allk12 grades Freeport Area SHS an A+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Freeport Area SHS is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools: 84.2% actual against 65.7% predicted.
Butler County census figures show that median household income is about $89,843, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 39 public schools operate in Butler County, serving about 24,616 students.
Of nearby public schools, Freeport Area Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 84.2% is above the 61.3% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Freeport Area SHS is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 556 to 512.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freeport Area SD
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Freeport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- South Buffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Freeport Area Middle School0.2 mi · 428
- Buffalo Elementary School2.3 mi · 564
- South Buffalo Elementary School2.7 mi · 221
- Highlands SHS5.8 mi · 665
- Highlands Middle School5.9 mi · 575
- Highlands Early Childhood Center6.4 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Freeport Area SHSHow many students attend Freeport Area SHS?
Freeport Area SHS enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Freeport Area SHS serve?
Freeport Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freeport Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freeport Area SHS is approximately 12.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Freeport Area SHS?
At Freeport Area SHS, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Freeport Area SHS public or private?
Freeport Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Freeport Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.