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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000908
Freedom School
10326 N 6800 W, HIGHLAND, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8707 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
53 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (126).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 67.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Freedom School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom School this school | 670 | 7.9% | 65.8% |
| Knowlton School FARMINGTON | 663 | 9.0% | 63.3% |
| Mapleton School MAPLETON | 591 | 10.0% | 60.1% |
| Ridgeline School HIGHLAND | 746 | 8.8% | 66.0% |
| H C Burton School KAYSVILLE | 687 | 9.2% | 64.3% |
| Majestic Fields School WASHINGTON | 732 | 11.3% | 55.7% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #62 of 562 | #15 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #78 of 578 ▼ 24 | #17 of 117 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #70 of 578 ▲ 29 | #15 of 117 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #119 of 613 | #46 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #514 of 556 | #100 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #540 of 559 | #114 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #560 of 582 | #112 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #20 of 388 | #5 of 74 |
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
670
-174 (-21%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 1,184
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 | 670 | 27.4 | 24.4:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 26.7 | 27.3:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 27.7 | 27.4:1 | 9% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | N/A | N/A | 9% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | N/A | N/A | 12% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 1,113 | N/A | N/A | 7% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 1,184 | 44 | 26.9:1 | 12% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom School.
About Freedom School
Freedom School is an elementary school in HIGHLAND, Utah, reachable at (801) 610-8707. Enrolled students number 670 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 36% higher than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
Besides Freedom School, Alpine District runs 88 other schools. The district enrolls 86,645 students.
At Freedom School, White students make up 91% of the student body. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 81% of Utah County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Freedom School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Teachers at Freedom School total 27.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.4:1. The 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 53 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 8%. That is 14 points below the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
On BeatsExpectations, Freedom School is 9.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Utah schools.
Freedom School is located in Utah County, where median household income is about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 202 public schools in Utah County, with a combined enrollment of about 164,467.
Nearby, Renaissance Academy is about 1.0 miles away. Freedom School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Freedom School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.8% against a local average of 60.3%.
Freedom School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 844 in 2020-21 and 670 in 2024-25, a decrease of 174 students.
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Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in HIGHLAND
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Mountain Ridge Jr HighMiddle · 958 students
- Ridgeline SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Highland SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other Freedom schools
One other US public school is named Freedom. Freedom School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Freedom SchoolHOOPER, UT · 784 students
Nearby schools
- Renaissance Academy1.0 mi · 742
- Highland School1.1 mi · 585
- Lehi Jr High1.4 mi · 1,376
- Skyridge High School1.5 mi · 2,483
- Mountain Ridge Jr High1.6 mi · 958
- Legacy School1.7 mi · 819
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom School?
Freedom School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-06.
Is Freedom School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Freedom School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Freedom School have?
Freedom School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
How diverse is Freedom School?
Freedom School reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Freedom School?
Freedom School is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.