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Enrollment
784
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBER DISTRICT·NCES 490120000781
Freedom School
4555 W 5500 S, HOOPER, UT 84315 · (801) 452-4100 · Weber County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
246 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
31.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 36.5% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom School this school | 784 | 31.4% | 37.5% |
| Rees School SPANISH FORK | 728 | 29.3% | 42.9% |
| Majestic School OGDEN | 726 | 30.9% | 43.0% |
| Sterling School TOOELE | 772 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| Scholar Academy TOOELE | 690 | 29.6% | 24.0% |
| Apple Valley School SANTAQUIN | 732 | 32.8% | 36.0% |
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 Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #407 of 562 | #22 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #398 of 578 ▲ 7 | #24 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #454 of 578 ▼ 29 | #27 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #45 of 613 | #1 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #239 of 556 | #20 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #275 of 559 | #25 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #281 of 582 | #28 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #265 of 388 | #23 of 32 |
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
784
-31 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 727
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 | 784 | 38 | 20.6:1 | 31% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 37.5 | 21.1:1 | 32% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 819 | 36.5 | 22.4:1 | 25% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | N/A | N/A | 24% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 880 | N/A | N/A | 28% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | N/A | N/A | 33% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 28 | 26.0:1 | 34% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom School.
About Freedom School
Freedom School is one of the public schools in HOOPER, Utah. It is a large elementary school. It teaches 784 students in kindergarten through 6. That is 60% larger than the average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.
Weber District runs 52 schools with a combined 32,054 students. Freedom School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Freedom School is 72% White. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 83% share among Weber County residents. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Freedom School are from different groups.
The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 31% of the student body.
Freedom School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.5% and a predicted 44.5%.
In Weber County, home to about 269,648 people, median household income comes to about $90,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Weber County's 95 public schools enroll about 49,670 students and include Freedom School.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Country View School, is the closest to Freedom School. Freedom School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Freedom School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 815 to 784, a 4% decline.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Weber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,648
Census ACS
Median income
$90,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
49,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weber District
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Roy HighHigh · 1,661 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,448 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Wahlquist Jr HighMiddle · 1,033 students
Other Freedom schools
One other US public school is named Freedom. Freedom School is the largest of the 2.
- Freedom SchoolHIGHLAND, UT · 670 students
Nearby schools
- Country View School1.0 mi · 526
- Rocky Mountain Jr High1.1 mi · 795
- Hooper School1.6 mi · 516
- West Clinton School1.6 mi · 612
- Bridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 558
- West Haven School1.7 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom SchoolHow many students attend Freedom School?
Freedom School enrolls approximately 784 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Freedom School serve?
Freedom School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Freedom School have?
Freedom School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Freedom School?
Student demographics at Freedom School are roughly 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Freedom School public or private?
Freedom School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weber District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.