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Freedom High
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Freedom High
As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Freedom, Wisconsin, Freedom High hosts 510 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Freedom Area School District.
Freedom Area School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,540 students; Freedom High is among them.
In terms of who attends, Freedom High lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Outagamie County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Freedom High is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 69.9%; Freedom High posts 45.5%, -24.4 points below that line.
In the surrounding community, Outagamie County reports that median household income runs about $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Outagamie County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), of which Freedom High is one.
The closest other public school is Freedom Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 510 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Outagamie County at a glance
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