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.
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