Freedom High

Freedom High is a substantial secondary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, run under Prince William County Public Schools. The school instructs 2,303 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Across the 95 schools in Prince William County Public Schools (90,242 students total), Freedom High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Freedom High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment; the rest looks like 25% Black, 8% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Freedom High has 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Freedom High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Prince William County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Freedom High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.8%, the actual is 64.6%, a residual of -5.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Prince William County put the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Freedom High is one.

Mary G. Porter Traditional is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Freedom High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 72.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Freedom High's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 2,367 (now 2,303). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 29% to 25%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Freedom High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.