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What advice would you give to incoming students at Freedom Hill Elementary?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000478
Freedom Hill Elementary
1945 Lord Fairfax Rd, Vienna, VA 22182 · (703) 506-7800 · Fairfax County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
227 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 12% |
Student demographics
73%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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
Where Freedom Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #700 of 1,101 | #94 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #696 of 1,111 | #94 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #578 of 1,111 | #83 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #580 of 1,176 | #116 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #261 of 1,105 | #36 of 143 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #101 of 1,106 | #25 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #811 of 1,157 | #49 of 140 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #242 of 759 | #35 of 110 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
500
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 500 | 39.9 | 12.5:1 | 45% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 42.4 | 12.5:1 | 40% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 37.5 | 13.9:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 43.4 | 13.9:1 | 25% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 23% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 20% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 21% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Hill Elementary.
About Freedom Hill Elementary
Freedom Hill Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Vienna, Virginia, (ZIP code 22182). It serves 500 students in pre-K through 6.
The 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools enroll 179,323 students altogether, Freedom Hill Elementary among them.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Freedom Hill Elementary, at 36%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% White, 18% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 18%. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Freedom Hill Elementary employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Freedom Hill Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 45%. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Freedom Hill Elementary is 9.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 66.2%. Predicted: 75.7%.
Among Fairfax County residents, the median household income is $153,637, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Freedom Hill Elementary, Fairfax County has 221 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Kilmer Center, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Freedom Hill Elementary ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Freedom Hill Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 510 in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Vienna
- Oakton HighHigh · 2,621 students
- Madison HighHigh · 2,090 students
- Thoreau MiddleMiddle · 1,239 students
- Kilmer MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Westbriar ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Colvin Run ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Kilmer Center0.5 mi · 57
- Kilmer Middle0.6 mi · 1,199
- Marshall High1.0 mi · 2,200
- Dunn Loring Early Childhood Resource Center1.1 mi · 266
- Westbriar Elementary1.1 mi · 840
- Pimmit Early Childhood Resource Center1.4 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom Hill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Freedom Hill Elementary?
Freedom Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Freedom Hill Elementary serve?
Freedom Hill Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Freedom Hill Elementary have?
Freedom Hill Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Freedom Hill Elementary?
At Freedom Hill Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Freedom Hill Elementary public or private?
Freedom Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.