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Freedom Middle School

Q: Is Freedom Middle School a good school?

Freedom Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Freedom Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,272 students attended Freedom Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Freedom Middle School?

Students at Freedom Middle School are 49% African American, 32% Asian, 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Freedom Middle School attend?

Students who attend Freedom Middle School usually go on to attend Clarkston High School

Public Grades 6-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Freedom Middle School in Stone Mountain, GA, serves approximately 1,272 students in grades 6-8 as part of the DeKalb County School District, where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking highlight at Freedom is its Algebra I performance: 93.3% of students scored proficient or better in 2024-2025—more than double the district (32.2%) and state (44.9%) averages. This follows an 81.3% proficiency rate the prior year, suggesting a highly effective advanced math pathway for a select group of students. However, general math proficiency, while improving significantly (6th grade jumped from 8.9% to 20.5%, and 7th grade from 10.3% to 25.9% over three years), still trails state averages. Science (16.4%) and social studies (17%) proficiency remain well below state levels. The school also faces a persistent challenge with chronic absenteeism at 31.5%—nearly double the state average of 17.7% and higher than the district's 26.7%. This attendance issue stands in stark contrast to The Champion Middle Theme School, just 2 miles away, which serves a similar high-poverty population but boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of only 7.3% and outperforms Freedom by 10-20 percentage points across most subjects.

Compared to nearby schools, Freedom sits in the middle: it outperforms Redan Middle, Miller Grove Middle, and Mary McLeod Bethune Middle, but trails Tucker Middle, Druid Hills Middle, and Champion. Notably, Freedom spends $17,715 per student—comparable to higher-performing schools like Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers ($17,904) and Beacon Hill Middle School ($17,382)—yet outcomes differ dramatically. The school's upward math trajectory and slight ranking improvement (from 19th to 23rd percentile) suggest recent initiatives may be taking hold, but replicating the Algebra I success model across other subjects and tackling attendance will be key to future gains.

1,272

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,715

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 S Hairston Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30088

(678) 874-8702

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Freedom Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clarkston High School

Feeder schools for Freedom Middle School:

Elementary:	Allgood Elementary School
	Dunaire Elementary School
	Indian Creek Elementary School
	Jolly Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.2%

Asian:

32.0%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

Georgia avg40%

446^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21Middle Schools in the DeKalb County

137^th of 202DeKalb County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	446 of 578	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	455 of 585	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	472 of 578	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	463 of 569	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	426 of 558	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	491 of 542	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	476 of 559	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	471 of 543	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	463 of 539	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	474 of 545	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	475 of 537	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.5	506 of 521	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	502 of 527	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	483 of 508	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	470 of 504	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	463 of 494	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	433 of 466	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.6	405 of 462	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	400 of 445	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	354 of 420	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	303 of 480	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	298 of 494	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	339 of 489	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	349 of 485	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	293 of 482	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	1.2	89 of 89	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	91 of 92	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	88 of 90	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	95 of 95	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	89 of 89	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	134 of 166	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	122 of 199	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	92 of 200	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	43 of 166	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	32 of 157	79.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	437 of 550	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	451 of 567	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	467 of 558	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	484 of 553	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	420 of 544	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	366 of 374	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	292 of 400	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	268 of 381	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	280 of 380	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	259 of 367	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	428 of 550	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	448 of 569	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	460 of 561	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	436 of 559	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	428 of 553	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	122 of 159	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	336 of 425	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	295 of 442	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	308 of 437	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	264 of 429	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	276 of 431	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	399 of 404	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.7	413 of 415	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	416 of 417	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	429 of 429	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	423 of 425	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)37th percentile+14 vs school

Migrant (2022)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

Social Studies17%-23 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

the school is great. the teachers are amazing. the only problem is how some of my peers conduct themselves but other than that the school is great. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	505 S Hairston Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-8702	1,272	78	16.3	100.0%	115 (9.0%)	626 (49.2%)	102 (8.0%)	407 (32.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.2%)	22.6	446^th of 578 public middle schools	22.8%		22	455^th of 585 public middle schools	22.2%	9				20.5	25.9	25.7		16.4	17.0		$17,715	$1,845	$15,869
The Champion Middle Theme School	Public	6-8	5265 Mimosa Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 504-4302	782	50	15.6	87.2%	1 (0.1%)	742 (94.9%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	51.3	256^th of 578 public middle schools	55.7%		56	233^rd of 585 public middle schools	60.2%	23	86.5			36.6	37.8	54.9		23.4	33.4		$18,104	$1,846	$16,258
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0302	655	52	12.5	100.0%	15 (2.3%)	487 (74.4%)	94 (14.4%)	36 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	11	539^th of 578 public middle schools	6.7%		13.2	538^th of 585 public middle schools	8.0%	1				9.8	8.4	10.9		16.0	5.6		$21,424	$1,769	$19,655
Redan Middle School	Public	6-8	1775 Young Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7902	623	49	12.7	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	507 (81.4%)	74 (11.9%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	17.8	481^st of 578 public middle schools	16.8%		19.7	469^th of 585 public middle schools	19.8%	12				8.1	15.4	22.9		21.5	11.4		$21,337	$1,747	$19,590
Stone Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	4293 Sarr Pkwy	Stone Mountain	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4802	986	71	13.8	100.0%	17 (1.7%)	670 (68.0%)	173 (17.5%)	106 (10.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	23.9	436^th of 578 public middle schools	24.6%		18.5	482^nd of 585 public middle schools	17.6%	46				11.2	14.3	37.2		23.2	18.9		$18,938	$2,111	$16,827
Miller Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Miller Rd	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8902	625	47	13.2	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	540 (86.4%)	53 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	11.9	531^st of 578 public middle schools	8.1%		11.2	548^th of 585 public middle schools	6.3%	17				14.6	10.0	7.6		15.0	7.5		$20,575	$2,197	$18,378
Tucker Middle School	Public	6-8	2160 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0902	1,173	87	13.4	100.0%	109 (9.3%)	578 (49.3%)	320 (27.3%)	118 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	35.8	357^th of 578 public middle schools	38.2%		37.1	360^th of 585 public middle schools	38.5%	3	91.5			27.5	31.7	30.0		26.1	25.9	82.9	$18,208	$2,043	$16,164
Stephenson Middle School	Public	6-8	922 Stephenson Rd	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4402	788	61	12.9	100.0%	7 (0.9%)	657 (83.4%)	78 (9.9%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.4%)	19.2	468^th of 578 public middle schools	19.0%		24.3	441^st of 585 public middle schools	24.6%	27	58.4			19.3	16.4	26.3		13.2	16.4	52.8	$20,960	$2,066	$18,893
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	Public, Magnet	4-8	3039 Santa Monica Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(678) 874-2402	273	16	17.0	61.2%	16 (5.9%)	223 (81.7%)	16 (5.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	99.9	1^st of 578 public middle schools	99.8%		99.9	1^st of 585 public middle schools	99.8%		100.0	95.7	94.7	100.0	98.5	100.0	97.4	98.1	100.0		$17,904	$1,600	$16,304
Druid Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Mount Olive Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7602	985	72	13.6	72.3%	228 (23.1%)	443 (45.0%)	162 (16.4%)	88 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	40.2	325^th of 578 public middle schools	43.8%		44.6	301^st of 585 public middle schools	48.5%	24	72.3			30.1	36.0	34.2		29.8	23.9		$19,312	$1,671	$17,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Middle School

What high school do graduates of Freedom Middle School attend?

Students who attend Freedom Middle School usually go on to attend Clarkston High School

Is Freedom Middle School a good school?

Freedom Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Freedom Middle School in?

DeKalb County

How many students attend Freedom Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,272 students attended Freedom Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Middle School?

Students at Freedom Middle School are 49% African American, 32% Asian, 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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