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Freedom High School

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Freedom High School ranks 476 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 30% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Freedom High School is a public high school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving 1,813 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Bethlehem Area School District, which is ranked 426 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Freedom High School's academic performance on Keystone Exams is generally lower than the state averages across subjects like Algebra I, Biology, and Literature, the school has shown some strengths. Its English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed relatively well, ranking 32nd out of 109 Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students and Disabled students have consistently performed worse than the state averages in their respective subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 86.0% to 87.9% over the past few years, which is comparable to nearby schools.

Compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Nazareth Area High School and Saucon Valley Senior High School, Freedom High School's academic performance is generally lower. However, it outperforms some of the lower-performing nearby schools, such as Louis E Dieruff High School and Innovative Arts Academy Charter School. The school's higher spending per student and its student demographics with a significant proportion of low-income families may be factors to consider in understanding its academic performance.

1,792

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,061

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3149 Chester Ave
Bethlehem, PA 18020-2896

(610) 867-5843

District: Bethlehem Area School District

Feeder schools for Freedom High School:

Elementary:	Donegan Elementary School
	Farmersville Elementary School
	Governor Wolf Elementary School
	Miller Heights Elementary School
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	Spring Garden Elementary School
Middle:	East Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.6%

Hispanic:

40.2%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (42% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 30th (2025)

!Literature scores 11 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

Pennsylvania avg52%

476^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Bethlehem Area School District

426^th of 606Bethlehem Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	476 of 681	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	488 of 686	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	513 of 674	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.1	347 of 634	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	423 of 537	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	536 of 693	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	467 of 673	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	488 of 663	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.9	508 of 677	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	547 of 680	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	499 of 580	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	470 of 591	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	422 of 664	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	484 of 660	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.7	408 of 649	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	412 of 632	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.2	334 of 621	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.4	392 of 615	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.8	442 of 604	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	49.7	373 of 593	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	296 of 590	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	67.6	193 of 583	66.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	119 of 276	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	129 of 284	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	125 of 260	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	91 of 112	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	409 of 524	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	433 of 513	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	424 of 502	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	32 of 109	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	49 of 84	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	450 of 657	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	465 of 665	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	199 of 287	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	217 of 274	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	215 of 252	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	533 of 651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	539 of 664	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	546 of 652	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	466 of 660	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	473 of 662	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	313 of 583	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	290 of 595	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	399 of 577	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature51%-11 vs state

Biology40%-9 vs state

Algebra I33%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freedom High School	Public	9-12	3149 Chester Ave	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 867-5843	1,792	108	16.5	53.2%	763 (42.6%)	201 (11.2%)	721 (40.2%)	67 (3.7%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	26 (1.5%)	35.5	476^th of 681 public high schools	30.1%		34.2	488^th of 686 public high schools	28.9%	12	33.4	40.3	51.2	$19,061	$438	$18,623
Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3300 Chester Avenue	Bethlehem	18020	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(610) 866-8013	18	38	.4	83.3%	14 (77.8%)	1 (5.6%)	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	1115 Linden St	Bethlehem	18018	Northampton County	Bethlehem Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 691-7200	2,541	158	16.0	64.3%	880 (34.6%)	271 (10.7%)	1,269 (49.9%)	59 (2.3%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (2.2%)	20.1	552^nd of 681 public high schools	18.9%		25.4	536^th of 686 public high schools	21.9%	16	23.8	29.1	43.8	$17,921	$239	$17,682
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	321 E. Third St	Bethlehem	18015	Northampton County	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(610) 868-2971	550	59	9.3	25.3%	308 (56.0%)	58 (10.5%)	149 (27.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	72	198^th of 681 public high schools	70.9%		78.9	122^nd of 686 public high schools	82.2%	76	41.4	58.9	87.8	$19,859	$430	$19,428
Easton Area High School	Public	9-12	2601 William Penn Hwy	Easton	18045	Northampton County	Easton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 250-2481	2,778	167	16.6	103.0%	1,070 (38.5%)	478 (17.2%)	908 (32.7%)	154 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	163 (5.9%)	27.9	509^th of 681 public high schools	25.3%		27	519^th of 686 public high schools	24.3%	10	32.0	34.4	45.5	$17,688	$1,162	$16,526
Wilson Area High School	Public	9-12	424 Warrior Ln	Easton	18042	Northampton County	Wilson Area School District	No	No	No	No	(484) 373-6030	709	46	15.3	52.9%	359 (50.6%)	78 (11.0%)	188 (26.5%)	30 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.2%)	54.7	341^st of 681 public high schools	49.9%		66.8	232^nd of 686 public high schools	66.2%	109	35.5	49.4	69.2	$16,592	$88	$16,504
Nazareth Area High School	Public	9-12	501 East Center Street	Nazareth	18064	Northampton County	Nazareth Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 759-1730	1,607	103	15.6	26.2%	1,261 (78.5%)	36 (2.2%)	154 (9.6%)	99 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (3.2%)	79	127^th of 681 public high schools	81.4%		73	176^th of 686 public high schools	74.3%	49	61.1	61.7	73.9	$17,916	$114	$17,802
Louis E Dieruff High School	Public	9-12	815 N Irving St	Allentown	18109	Lehigh County	Allentown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(484) 765-5501	1,914	115	16.6	98.5%	176 (9.2%)	217 (11.3%)	1,414 (73.9%)	18 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.6%)	6.8	614^th of 681 public high schools	9.8%		19.6	559^th of 686 public high schools	18.5%	55	13.1	11.3	31.7	$19,764	$3,179	$16,584
Saucon Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2100 Polk Valley Rd	Hellertown	18055	Northampton County	Saucon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 838-7001	627	45	13.9	29.8%	477 (76.1%)	9 (1.4%)	78 (12.4%)	25 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	82.4	96^th of 681 public high schools	85.9%		84.9	81^st of 686 public high schools	88.2%	15	63.5	66.4	74.5	$24,128	$193	$23,935
Catasauqua Senior High School	Public	9-12	2500 W Bullshead Rd	Northampton	18067	Northampton County	Catasauqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 697-0111	467	45	10.4	98.5%	213 (45.6%)	29 (6.2%)	184 (39.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	33	485^th of 681 public high schools	28.8%		26.3	524^th of 686 public high schools	23.6%	39	29.2	32.8	57.5	$24,251	$1,126	$23,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom High School

How many students attend Freedom High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,792 students attended Freedom High School.

What district is Freedom High School in?

Bethlehem Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Freedom High School?

Students at Freedom High School are 43% White, 40% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Freedom High School a good school?

Freedom High School ranks 476^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Freedom High School?

Freedom High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Donegan Elementary School
Elementary : Farmersville Elementary School
Elementary : Governor Wolf Elementary School
Elementary : Miller Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Garden Elementary School
Middle : East Hills Middle School

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