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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364002420
Freedom Middle
7315 Smith Station Rd., Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 548-1030 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
497 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 9 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 251 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 36% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 →
Where Freedom Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #522 of 1,101 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #733 of 1,111 | #9 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #523 of 1,111 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #121 of 1,176 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #256 of 1,105 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #199 of 1,106 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #749 of 1,157 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #741 of 759 | #7 of 9 |
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
763
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 763 | 61 | 12.5:1 | 65% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 75.6 | 9.9:1 | 43% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 58 | 13.4:1 | 45% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 54 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 53.5 | 14.4:1 | 35% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 35% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 26% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Middle.
About Freedom Middle
Federal records list Freedom Middle as an elementary school in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 763 students enrolled. That is 53% bigger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools has 24,036 students spread across 29 schools.
No group is above 50% at Freedom Middle; the largest is White, at 44%. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. The diversity index for Freedom Middle is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, Freedom Middle has a ratio of 12.5:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Freedom Middle is 1.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.3% actual, 70.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
The school's county is Spotsylvania County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $112,738 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Spotsylvania County number 34, with about 24,036 students.
The closest school to Freedom Middle is Smith Station Elementary, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Freedom Middle is ahead of the 62.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 763, starting from 778. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Freedom Middle is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Station Elementary0.1 mi · 715
- Chancellor High1.8 mi · 1,321
- Chancellor Middle1.9 mi · 799
- Harrison Road Elementary2.0 mi · 732
- Courtland High2.1 mi · 1,497
- Courthouse Road Elementary2.1 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Freedom MiddleHow large is Freedom Middle?
Freedom Middle enrolls approximately 763 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Freedom Middle serve?
Freedom Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Freedom Middle?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Freedom Middle.
How diverse is Freedom Middle?
Freedom Middle reports a student body of 44% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Freedom Middle in?
Freedom Middle is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.