Freedom High School
3149 Chester Ave
Bethlehem PA, 18020, Northampton County
Phone: 610-867-5843
Ranking: 
(453 out of 626, bottom 28%)*
(453 out of 626, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bethlehem Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 105 | 105 | 106 | 112 | 113 | 113 | 111 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,845 | 1,875 | 1,939 | 1,994 | 1,993 | 2,217 | 2,080 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 475 | 25.7% | 494 | 26.3% | 472 | 24.3% | 557 | 27.9% | 489 | 24.5% | 569 | 25.7% | 539 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 486 | 26.3% | 442 | 23.6% | 508 | 26.2% | 460 | 23.1% | 519 | 26.0% | 553 | 24.9% | 584 | 28.1% |
| Grade 11: | 401 | 21.7% | 468 | 25.0% | 453 | 23.4% | 532 | 26.7% | 448 | 22.5% | 567 | 25.6% | 459 | 22.1% |
| Grade 12: | 483 | 26.2% | 471 | 25.1% | 500 | 25.8% | 439 | 22.0% | 536 | 26.9% | 527 | 23.8% | 498 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 995 | 53.9% | 1,013 | 54.0% | 1,041 | 53.7% | 1,042 | 52.3% | 1,025 | 51.4% | 1,151 | 51.9% | 1,068 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 850 | 46.1% | 862 | 46.0% | 898 | 46.3% | 952 | 47.7% | 954 | 47.9% | 1,050 | 47.4% | 1,008 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 75 | 4.1% | 79 | 4.2% | 85 | 4.4% | 88 | 4.4% | 82 | 4.1% | 83 | 3.7% | 69 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 552 | 29.9% | 531 | 28.3% | 547 | 28.2% | 565 | 28.3% | 570 | 28.6% | 732 | 33.0% | 532 | 25.6% |
| Black: | 168 | 9.1% | 169 | 9.0% | 217 | 11.2% | 220 | 11.0% | 204 | 10.2% | 200 | 9.0% | 179 | 8.6% |
| White: | 1,039 | 56.3% | 1,088 | 58.0% | 1,079 | 55.6% | 1,115 | 55.9% | 1,126 | 56.5% | 1,190 | 53.7% | 1,298 | 62.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 611 | 33.1% | NA | NA | 644 | 33.2% | 607 | 30.4% | 9 | 0.5% | 576 | 26.0% | 441 | 21.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 6.8% | NA | NA | 100 | 5.2% | 149 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 125 | 5.6% | 93 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.59 | 17.93 | 18.24 | 17.84 | 17.71 | 19.60 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 50.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 47% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 45.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 42.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44.8% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 48.5% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 48.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 49.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 49.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 57.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 57.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 57.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 58% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 61.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 65.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.9% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 29% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 29.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 32.2% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 28.2% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 33.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 63.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 79.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.9% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 79.2% | 82.9% |
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* 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.