Freedom School

Freedom School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in HIGHLAND, Utah, part of Alpine District, with 670 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 36% bigger than typical.

Across the 89 schools in Alpine District (86,645 students total), Freedom School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Freedom School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Freedom School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Utah County's rate of about 22%.

With demographic context factored in, Freedom School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.0%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Across the wider county, Utah County reports that the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Utah County runs 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), of which Freedom School is one.

Renaissance Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Freedom School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 37%: 1,061 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.