Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
1021 Jennings St
Bronx NY, 10460, Bronx County
Phone: 718-861-0521
Ranking: 
(982 out of 989, bottom 1%)*
(982 out of 989, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 489 | 497 | 477 | 507 | 515 | 502 | 490 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 120 | 24.5% | 121 | 24.3% | 140 | 29.4% | 134 | 26.4% | 113 | 21.9% | 114 | 22.7% | 125 | 25.5% |
| Grade 10: | 130 | 26.6% | 126 | 25.4% | 112 | 23.5% | 134 | 26.4% | 119 | 23.1% | 135 | 26.9% | 112 | 22.9% |
| Grade 11: | 101 | 20.7% | 105 | 21.1% | 120 | 25.2% | 96 | 18.9% | 102 | 19.8% | 82 | 16.3% | 85 | 17.3% |
| Grade 12: | 136 | 27.8% | 142 | 28.6% | 105 | 22.0% | 143 | 28.2% | 87 | 16.9% | 88 | 17.5% | 85 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 94 | 18.3% | 83 | 16.5% | 83 | 16.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 257 | 52.6% | 259 | 52.1% | 258 | 54.1% | 281 | 55.4% | 261 | 50.7% | 243 | 48.4% | 225 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 232 | 47.4% | 238 | 47.9% | 219 | 45.9% | 226 | 44.6% | 246 | 47.8% | 251 | 50.0% | 261 | 53.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 338 | 69.1% | 345 | 69.4% | 328 | 68.8% | 360 | 71.0% | 359 | 69.7% | 331 | 65.9% | 328 | 66.9% |
| Black: | 138 | 28.2% | 139 | 28.0% | 147 | 30.8% | 145 | 28.6% | 151 | 29.3% | 164 | 32.7% | 153 | 31.2% |
| White: | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 486 | 99.4% | 390 | 78.5% | 377 | 79.0% | 400 | 78.9% | NA | NA | 396 | 78.9% | 387 | 79.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 11.9% | 57 | 11.9% | 61 | 12.0% | NA | NA | 60 | 12.0% | 59 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 16.88 | 14.39 | 14.92 | 15.97 | 14.60 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 46% | 39% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 40% | 46% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 45% | 42% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 48% | 50% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 39% | 49% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 43% | 56% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 50% | 61% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 41% | 57% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 5% | 40% | 72% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 5% | 41% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 12% | 24% | 70% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 22% | 38% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 27% | 49% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 33% | 47% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 36% | 50% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 13% | 25% | 75% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 14% | 39% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 34% | 48% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 28% | 43% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 36% | 41% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 35% | 47% | 61% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 14% | 30% | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.