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Douglas S. Freeman High

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Douglas S. Freeman High ranks 244 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 26% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Douglas S. Freeman High is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Richmond, Virginia, with a total enrollment of 1,887 students. The school is part of the Henrico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Douglas S. Freeman High has consistently ranked in the top half of Virginia high schools, with a ranking as high as 79 out of 322 schools in 2014-2015. However, its ranking has declined in recent years, dropping to 244 out of 328 schools in 2024-2025. The school performs better for some student subgroups, such as White students (94th out of 315 in 2022-2023) and Multi-racial students (56th out of 198 in 2024-2025), but struggles with Hispanic students (217th out of 236 in 2024-2025) and English Language Learners (100th out of 122 in 2023-2024). The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.6% to 92.8% over the past few years, but has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.3% in 2022-2023 to 19.3% in 2022-2023.

When compared to other magnet high schools in the Henrico County and Richmond City districts, Douglas S. Freeman High generally performs better than Hermitage High and John Randolph Tucker High, but lags behind Deep Run High and Mills E. Godwin High in terms of statewide ranking and test scores. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 43.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and a higher student-teacher ratio of 17.2 compared to the nearby magnet schools.

1,881

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,530

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8701 Three Chopt Rd
Richmond, VA 23229

(804) 673-3700

District: Henrico County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Douglas S. Freeman High:

Elementary:	Crestview Elementary
	Maybeury Elementary
	Ridge Elementary
	Tuckahoe Elementary
Middle:	Tuckahoe Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

Hispanic:

19.7%

African American:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Earth Science scores 18 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg78%

Virginia avg81%

244^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9High Schools in the Henrico County Public Schools

89^th of 129Henrico 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	244 of 328	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	210 of 329	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	170 of 326	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	128 of 325	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	146 of 327	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	122 of 327	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	138 of 326	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	114 of 324	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.5	123 of 321	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	79 of 322	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	63.9	68 of 322	78.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	55 of 321	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.1	46 of 321	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	64.6	72 of 320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	47 of 317	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	64.2	72 of 313	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	58 of 316	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	33 of 313	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	65.9	55 of 314	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	24 of 308	92.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	176 of 245	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	111 of 240	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	105 of 125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	95 of 118	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	68 of 120	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	146 of 253	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	80 of 249	67.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	100 of 122	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	243 of 321	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	194 of 322	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	154 of 320	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	217 of 236	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	212 of 233	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	177 of 232	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	279 of 324	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	218 of 322	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	201 of 322	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	168 of 321	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	56 of 198	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	102 of 198	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	90 of 193	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	169 of 313	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	127 of 314	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	94 of 315	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)72nd percentile+46 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2024)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II96%+3 vs state

English Reading82%-5 vs state

Geometry78%-6 vs state

Algebra I77%~ state avg

Biology77%~ state avg

World History II58%-4 vs state

Earth Science45%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, March 5, 2010

When I went to school there in 2001 we had the 3rd highest SOL scores in the state. The teachers are awesome for the most part and every single economic class is represented. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Both my husband and I are an alumni of Douglas S. Freeman High School and are parents and siblings of alumni of Freeman. There is no finer school in Henrico County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The high standard of education offered there now is of the same high quality it was when I attended. It is one of the reasons we chose to relocate to that school district when we returned to Richmond. I hope my grandchildren are able to attend this fine school when the time comes! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, March 4, 2010

As a graduate and a parent I have been very pleased with Freeman. Freeman has provided my children with an excellent education. My children have also had to learn that the world is a diversified place. Not everyone is the same color or has the same amount of money. My oldest is excelling at college and in the world and I am sure the others will too. Close Quote

by a citizen on FaceBook
Thursday, March 4, 2010

I was a student at Freeman in the early '70's, and enjoyed the programs available to all students' aspirations! The school was overcrowded, and easy to get lost in the masses, but the teachers did the best they could! My only concern was the prevalent use of the confederate flag as a symbol for the school. But we were allowed to smoke our cigarettes, 5 min. between classes to socialize, had an administration who allowed girls to wear jeans when initially we couldn't, and hired teachers who taught us HOW to think, not WHAT to think. I Loved the art classes(Miss Kilvington and Mrs. Stratton rocked!), and the Distributive Eduction Department took us to Tyson's Corner when it first opened...yea, Mr. Gainous!) Miss Nause had us reading cutting-edge literture and analyze newspaper articles for bias in English. Mr. Devito, our history teacher, gave us global exposure to belief systems foreign to us. All of these teachers were crucial to the development of who I am, today. It was only when I reached the 11th grade, and the puritan ethic was being forced on us in English that I felt my rebelliousness coming-out in force. Freeman moved with the times, intellectually, on most levels, in spite of the conservative (read confd. flag)mindset that tried to impose itself on the student population. It was then I couldn't stand it anymore. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Very diverse student body with excellent commitment to academics and community service. Excellent faculty. While some parents are distinctly disengaged with the school, others are extremely active and take a strong interest in curriculum and academics. One of the toughest high schools in the state as rated by college admissions officers. Just ask James Madison University its opinion of DS Freeman's academic rigor. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Awesome school in a great area with diversified population of students!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)	SOL VA and US History (2025)			SOL World History I (2025)				SOL World History II (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	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas S. Freeman High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8701 Three Chopt Rd	Richmond	23229	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 673-3700	1,881	105	17.9	43.5%	1,005 (53.4%)	249 (13.2%)	371 (19.7%)	159 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (4.8%)	42.2	244^th of 328 public high schools	25.6%		47.8	210^th of 329 public high schools	36.2%	34				78.5		76.5	75.7	87.9		96.3	93.9	61.4	35.4		51.7	28.6	52.2		84.7	22.7									57.6		$8,530	$269	$8,262
John Randolph Tucker High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2910 N Parham Rd	Richmond	23294	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 527-4600	2,132	114	18.7	88.4%	535 (25.1%)	418 (19.6%)	644 (30.2%)	397 (18.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (6.3%)	34.4	266^th of 328 public high schools	18.9%		38.7	246^th of 329 public high schools	25.2%	20				79.0		62.5	62.2	81.3	92.3	92.5	92.8	61.9	41.5	86.1					82.1	40.4									68.0		$8,762	$494	$8,268
Mills E. Godwin High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2101 Pump Rd	Richmond	23238	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 750-2600	1,702	98	17.3	27.1%	1,007 (59.2%)	160 (9.4%)	148 (8.7%)	286 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (5.6%)	64	119^th of 328 public high schools	63.7%		69.4	90^th of 329 public high schools	72.6%	29				90.1		78.9	57.1			99.1	92.9	69.4	50.0						92.8	76.5					90.0						$9,132	$492	$8,640
Hermitage High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8301 Hungary Spring Rd	Richmond	23228	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 756-3000	1,719	103	16.6	90.0%	408 (23.7%)	699 (40.7%)	417 (24.3%)	91 (5.3%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (5.5%)	19.4	310^th of 328 public high schools	5.5%		27.6	297^th of 329 public high schools	9.7%	13				56.2		57.6	74.1	77.8	75.0	76.6	72.3	57.1	70.7	94.1					79.2	53.5									41.7		$9,249	$592	$8,657
Thomas Jefferson High	Public	9-12	4100 W Grace St	Richmond	23230	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 780-6028	749	63	11.8	78.2%	173 (23.1%)	477 (63.7%)	61 (8.1%)	11 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	27.3	294^th of 328 public high schools	10.4%		35.2	261^st of 329 public high schools	20.7%	33	55.8	57.6	50.0	60.0		78.6	83.3			64.2	65.9	44.6	88.9	90.0					81.2	66.7			44.0		35.3	50.0			53.6	65.7	$14,341	$1,101	$13,241
Glen Allen High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10700 Staples Mill Road	Glen Allen	23060	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 501-3300	1,939	109	17.7	30.4%	988 (51.0%)	357 (18.4%)	170 (8.8%)	294 (15.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (6.5%)	63.8	122^nd of 328 public high schools	62.8%		66.6	103^rd of 329 public high schools	68.7%	19				78.8		83.4	81.5	73.3	100.0	95.4	96.8	75.0		73.3					91.9	65.0	94.1		36.4						54.2		$8,869	$366	$8,503
Huguenot High	Public	9-12	7945 Forest Hill Ave	Richmond	23225	Richmond city	Richmond City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 320-7967	1,469	110	13.3	93.9%	81 (5.5%)	786 (53.5%)	564 (38.4%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	19.2	311^th of 328 public high schools	5.2%		21.5	312^th of 329 public high schools	5.2%	1	42.8	52.8	29.6	69.0		75.6	83.0	91.7	86.7	68.8	63.1	47.3	71.1	50.0					77.2	72.7			34.6		39.3	50.0	80.0			16.4	$9,662	$530	$9,132
Deep Run High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Twin Hickory Rd.	Glen Allen	23059	Henrico County	Henrico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(804) 364-8000	1,992	101	19.6	13.4%	861 (43.2%)	171 (8.6%)	130 (6.5%)	714 (35.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	111 (5.6%)	74.8	60^th of 328 public high schools	81.7%		74.7	58^th of 329 public high schools	82.4%	2	100.0			89.6		95.7	100.0			93.2	95.6	72.4	66.7		78.6				97.1	76.9			60.5		60.0				74.3	58.3	$8,412	$374	$8,038
Yvonne B. Miller High School	Public	6-12	1601 Old Bon Air Road	North Chesterfield	23535	Chesterfield County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	No	(804) 371-0700																			(n/a)
James River High	Public	9-12	3700 James River Rd.	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2420	1,842	119	15.4	31.5%	985 (53.5%)	271 (14.7%)	419 (22.7%)	76 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (4.8%)	50.8	195^th of 328 public high schools	40.5%		49.7	199^th of 329 public high schools	39.5%	4	77.0	62.1		65.7	14.3	75.7	59.1	72.0	85.3	89.7	87.7	62.8	70.5	60.0	52.5	66.7		53.9	92.2	83.9	87.1	21.7	45.7	63.6	68.6	71.2		89.5			$7,528	$51	$7,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas S. Freeman High

What district is Douglas S. Freeman High in?

Henrico County Public Schools

How many students attend Douglas S. Freeman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,881 students attended Douglas S. Freeman High.

Is Douglas S. Freeman High a good school?

Douglas S. Freeman High ranks 244^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Douglas S. Freeman High?

Douglas S. Freeman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crestview Elementary
Elementary : Maybeury Elementary
Elementary : Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Tuckahoe Elementary
Middle : Tuckahoe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Douglas S. Freeman High?

Students at Douglas S. Freeman High are 53% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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