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Enrollment
1,885
High
DISTRICT 1,562 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUDOUN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510225002447
Freedom High
25450 Riding Center Drive, South Riding, VA 20152 · (703) 957-4300 · Loudoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,885 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Virginia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
140 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
337 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
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 | 429 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 464 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 490 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 502 | 27% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
97.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 97.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 96.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 High
Freedom High's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom High this school | 1,885 | 17.9% | 85.1% |
| Briar Woods High Ashburn | 1,862 | 12.8% | 91.2% |
| Lightridge High Aldie | 2,030 | 10.3% | 80.6% |
| Independence High Ashburn | 2,166 | 10.6% | 83.9% |
| Deep Run High Glen Allen | 1,992 | 13.4% | 83.3% |
| Chantilly High Chantilly | 2,937 | 20.7% | 79.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Freedom High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Loudoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #39 of 311 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #71 of 316 ▲ 109 | #6 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #11 of 316 ▼ 6 | #2 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,885 | #69 of 325 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #124 of 309 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #81 of 309 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #295 of 319 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #164 of 178 | #6 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
1,885
-235 (-11%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,813
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 1,885 | 140.4 | 13.4:1 | 18% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 1,968 | 141.7 | 13.9:1 | 15% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 1,998 | 145.5 | 13.7:1 | 15% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 2,120 | 173 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,921 | 140.7 | 13.7:1 | 8% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 1,616 | 119 | 13.6:1 | 8% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 1,813 | 88 | 20.6:1 | 9% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,921 to 1,885); teachers unchanged (140.7 to 140.4).
About Freedom High
Freedom High is a large high school with an address in South Riding, Virginia. It serves 1,885 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Virginia is roughly 1,213 students; this school is 55% above that.
Loudoun County Public Schools, which runs Freedom High, has 98 schools and 81,486 students.
Freedom High's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 41%. After that, the student body is 39% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Loudoun County, the Asian share is about 22%. By the diversity index, Freedom High comes in at 67%.
At Freedom High, 140.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.4:1. High schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 18% of enrollment. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Loudoun County is 10 points.
The allk12 Grade for Freedom High is B+. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Freedom High falls in the middle 80% of Virginia schools: 85.1% actual against 83.2% predicted.
Loudoun County census figures show that median household income is about $181,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 65% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 103 public schools operate in Loudoun County, serving about 81,486 students.
Liberty Elementary is located about 0.2 miles from Freedom High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 85.1% is below the 85.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Freedom High had 2,120 students in 2020-21 and 1,885 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The ratio was 12.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Loudoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
432,998
Census ACS
Median income
$181,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
81,486 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loudoun County Public Schools
- Independence HighHigh · 2,166 students
- Lightridge HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Briar Woods HighHigh · 1,862 students
- John Champe HighHigh · 1,851 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,710 students
- Willard MiddleMiddle · 1,684 students
Other schools in South Riding
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 813 students
- Little River ElementaryElementary · 701 students
- Hutchison Farm ElementaryElementary · 672 students
Other Freedom High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Freedom High. Freedom High is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Freedom HighWoodbridge, VA · 2,303 students
- FREEDOM HIGHORLANDO, FL · 2,504 students
- Freedom HighOakley, CA · 2,460 students
- FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 1,869 students
- Freedom High SchoolBethlehem, PA · 1,792 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary0.2 mi · 813
- Hutchison Farm Elementary0.7 mi · 672
- Mercer Middle1.0 mi · 1,459
- Buffalo Trail Elementary1.1 mi · 756
- Pinebrook Elementary1.1 mi · 699
- J. Michael Lunsford Middle1.4 mi · 1,182
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom HighWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom High?
Freedom High enrolls approximately 1,885 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Freedom High serve?
Freedom High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Freedom High have?
Freedom High employs 140 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Freedom High?
Student demographics at Freedom High are roughly 39% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 41% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Freedom High in?
Freedom High is part of Loudoun County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.