📍 1702 School Street, Freedom, Beaver County, 15042
Freedom Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Freedom, Beaver County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Freedom Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Freedom Area MS enrolls 370 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.8% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 370 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Freedom Area MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 16.
Freedom Area MS is one of 3 schools in Freedom Area SD, based in Freedom, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,167 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Freedom Area MS is close to the district average of about 389 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large