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Freedom High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
278th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Virginia High Schools
Better than 15% of Virginia high schools
Summary

Freedom High is a public magnet high school located in Woodbridge, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,341 students. It is part of the Prince William County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively well-performing district, Freedom High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia high schools, maintaining a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with its Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White student populations all ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Virginia high schools. However, the school's multi-racial and English Language Learner student populations perform relatively better, ranking in the middle or upper-middle range of Virginia high schools. Freedom High's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 89% and 94.3%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 4% to 8.3%, which is higher than the state average. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 31.4% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

Academically, Freedom High's performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels. The school struggles particularly in mathematics, with lower proficiency rates in Geometry, Algebra I, and Algebra II compared to the state and district. In science, Freedom High's performance in Chemistry and Earth Science is notably weaker than the state and district, and the school's English Reading and Writing scores are also below the state and district averages. Nearby schools in the Prince William County Public Schools district, such as Charles J. Colgan Senior High, C.D. Hylton High, Forest Park High, and Woodbridge High, generally outperform Freedom High across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

2,303
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,480
Per pupil spending ?
67.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 15201 Neabsco Mills Rd.
       Woodbridge, VA  22191

(703) 583-1405

District: Prince William County Public Schools


Feeder schools for Freedom High:

Elementary:    Belmont Elementary
    Fannie W. FitzGerald Elementary
    Featherstone Elementary
    Marumsco Hills Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Fred M. Lynn Middle
    Rippon Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
59.6%
African American:
25.0%
Asian:
7.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (68% vs 78% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Dropout rate above the Virginia average (9% vs 5%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school68%
District avg78%
Virginia avg78%
278th of 328
Virginia public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 13High Schools in the Prince William County Public Schools
42nd of 129Prince William County Public Schools among Virginia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202531.8278 of 32815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4283 of 32914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.1281 of 32613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1305 of 3256.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.0290 of 32711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201936.9239 of 32726.9%★☆☆☆☆
201842.6210 of 32635.6%★★☆☆☆
201733.9250 of 32422.8%★☆☆☆☆
201625.7282 of 32112.1%★☆☆☆☆
201525.7285 of 32211.5%★☆☆☆☆
201431.8253 of 32221.4%★☆☆☆☆
201330.5253 of 32121.2%★☆☆☆☆
201234.0249 of 32122.4%★☆☆☆☆
201131.2260 of 32018.8%★☆☆☆☆
201020.3297 of 3176.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200925.5282 of 3139.9%★☆☆☆☆
200822.9290 of 3168.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200716.3305 of 3132.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200612.0307 of 3142.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200524.9282 of 3088.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202542.6161 of 24534.3%★★☆☆☆
202441.6173 of 24930.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.6167 of 24030.4%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202538.291 of 12527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.0110 of 1186.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.4113 of 1205.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202422.5221 of 25312.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.7194 of 24922.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202526.382 of 10118.8%★☆☆☆☆
202446.971 of 12241.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.847 of 9751.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202525.9283 of 32111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.3285 of 32211.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.9264 of 32017.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202538.3169 of 23628.4%★☆☆☆☆
202436.6177 of 23324.0%★☆☆☆☆
202340.6155 of 23233.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202539.8225 of 32430.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.4224 of 32030.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202533.3256 of 32220.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2275 of 32214.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0284 of 32111.5%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202429.979 of 9214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.871 of 9222.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202560.278 of 19860.6%★★★☆☆
202425.8166 of 19816.2%★☆☆☆☆
20239.2188 of 1932.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202521.7294 of 3136.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.0279 of 31411.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.6300 of 3154.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile+45 vs school
African American (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school
Asian (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
Military Connected (2024)14th percentile~ school
Disabled (2024)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
English Reading79%-7 vs state
VA and US History70%+30 vs state
Writing69%-7 vs state
Algebra I68%-12 vs state
Biology66%-12 vs state
World History I65%+7 vs state
Earth Science57%-6 vs state
Chemistry55%+21 vs state
Geometry51%-29 vs state

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by a student
Friday, October 19, 2012

Open Quote This is the best school ever this is the first school that I passed in English and science. There are teachers that really care about their students and really care about their education, helping achieve their careers, and their lives. I advise parents to enroll their child/children to come here. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom High

Students at Freedom High are 60% Hispanic, 25% African American, 8% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Freedom High ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Virginia high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,303 students attended Freedom High.

Freedom High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmont Elementary
Elementary : Fannie W. FitzGerald Elementary
Elementary : Featherstone Elementary
Elementary : Marumsco Hills Elementary
Elementary : Potomac View Elementary
Middle : Fred M. Lynn Middle
Middle : Rippon Middle


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