Freedom Area Middle School
1701 8th Ave
Freedom PA, 15042, Beaver County
Phone: 724-775-7641
Ranking: 
(310 out of 2,311, top 13%)*
(310 out of 2,311, top 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Freedom Area School District
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: | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 237 | 236 | 228 | 247 | 253 | 257 | 251 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 111 | 46.8% | 128 | 54.2% | 106 | 46.5% | 127 | 51.4% | 121 | 47.8% | 127 | 49.4% | 123 | 49.0% |
| Grade 8: | 126 | 53.2% | 108 | 45.8% | 122 | 53.5% | 120 | 48.6% | 132 | 52.2% | 130 | 50.6% | 128 | 51.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 109 | 46.0% | 115 | 48.7% | 119 | 52.2% | 129 | 52.2% | 126 | 49.8% | 137 | 53.3% | 131 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 128 | 54.0% | 121 | 51.3% | 109 | 47.8% | 118 | 47.8% | 119 | 47.0% | 112 | 43.6% | 116 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 7 | 2.8% | 9 | 3.5% | 7 | 2.8% |
| White: | 225 | 94.9% | 229 | 97.0% | 225 | 98.7% | 245 | 99.2% | 245 | 96.8% | 245 | 95.3% | 241 | 96.0% |
| 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: | 7 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 30.8% | 83 | 35.2% | 75 | 32.9% | 78 | 31.6% | 61 | 24.1% | 130 | 50.6% | 109 | 43.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 9.3% | 18 | 7.6% | 22 | 9.6% | 21 | 8.5% | 28 | 11.1% | 58 | 22.6% | 53 | 21.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.91 | 13.18 | 14.25 | 14.70 | 15.06 | 7.70 | 7.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 66.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41.6% | 54.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89.5% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.8% | 65.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.8% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.7% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.9% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.7% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.8% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 59.9% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 72.7% |
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* Freedom Area Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.