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What's something FREEDOM HIGH does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,303
High
DISTRICT 2,259 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510313002458
Freedom High
15201 Neabsco Mills Rd., Woodbridge, VA 22191 · (703) 583-1405 · Prince William County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
141 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,548 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 615 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 625 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 540 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 523 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 (64.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom High this school | 2,303 | 67.2% | 64.6% |
| Gar-Field High Woodbridge | 2,524 | 67.8% | 65.3% |
| C.D. Hylton High Woodbridge | 1,859 | 68.3% | 71.5% |
| Mount Vernon High Alexandria | 1,858 | 57.1% | 56.8% |
| Unity Reed High Manassas | 2,042 | 66.2% | 55.4% |
| Justice High Falls Church | 2,357 | 77.4% | 71.5% |
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 Prince William County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #255 of 311 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #293 of 316 ▲ 1 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #243 of 316 ▲ 18 | #12 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,303 | #28 of 325 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #261 of 309 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #156 of 309 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #180 of 319 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #155 of 178 | #6 of 6 |
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
2,303
+79 (+4%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 1,862
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,303 | 141.2 | 16.3:1 | 67% (1,548) |
| 2023-24 | 2,341 | 148.4 | 15.8:1 | 73% (1,698) |
| 2022-23 | 2,345 | 145.8 | 16.1:1 | 63% (1,481) |
| 2020-21 | 2,224 | 132 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,367 | 146.6 | 16.1:1 | 69% (1,627) |
| 2015-16 | 2,210 | 131 | 16.9:1 | 65% (1,436) |
| 2010-11 | 1,862 | 90 | 20.7:1 | 61% (1,143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (2,367 to 2,303); teachers down 4% (146.6 to 141.2).
About Freedom High
A high-enrollment high school in Woodbridge, Virginia, Freedom High is part of Prince William County Public Schools. There are 2,303 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 90% larger than that mark.
Freedom High is a school in Prince William County Public Schools. The district has 95 schools and 90,242 students.
Hispanic students are 60% of those enrolled at Freedom High. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black, 8% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. In Prince William County overall, about 26% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Freedom High totals 141.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Freedom High is about 67%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Prince William County is 55%.
Freedom High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.6%) and its predicted rate (69.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
The school is in Prince William County, where the median household earns about $131,402 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Prince William County, 102 public schools serve about 89,591 students.
Freedom High's closest public school neighbor is Mary G. Porter Traditional, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Freedom High's average proficiency of 64.6% compares with 72.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 2,224 to 2,303, a 4% rise.
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Prince William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
488,880
Census ACS
Median income
$131,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
102
89,591 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince William County Public Schools
- Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighHigh · 2,956 students
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Osbourn Park HighHigh · 2,661 students
- Gainesville HighHigh · 2,648 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
Other schools in Woodbridge
- Woodbridge HighHigh · 2,898 students
- Gar-Field HighHigh · 2,524 students
- Forest Park HighHigh · 2,343 students
- C.D. Hylton HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Lake Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
- Rippon MiddleMiddle · 1,200 students
Other Freedom High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Freedom High. Freedom High is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Freedom HighSouth Riding, VA · 1,885 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
- Mary G. Porter Traditional0.7 mi · 679
- Rippon Middle1.1 mi · 1,200
- Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary1.2 mi · 829
- Leesylvania Elementary1.3 mi · 759
- Featherstone Elementary1.3 mi · 452
- Marumsco Hills Elementary1.6 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom HighWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom High?
Freedom High enrolls approximately 2,303 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Freedom High serve?
Freedom High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Freedom High?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Freedom High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Freedom High?
At Freedom High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 60% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Freedom High public or private?
Freedom High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.