Elementary school (grades K-5) · Franklin, TN

Freedom Intermediate

Federal NCES profile for Freedom Intermediate, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470126000414
0/100100/10068/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
77
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Freedom Intermediate earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Tennessee schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Tennessee schools.

#2 of 5
elementary schools in Franklin · Resource Index
68
Resource Index · Higher
10.7:1
small classes for Tennessee
491
students enrolled

Freedom Intermediate has class sizes smaller than 90% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Freedom Intermediate ranks #2 of 5 elementary schools in Franklin, TN.

School address

Enrollment

491

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

46.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.7:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Freedom Intermediate compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Freedom Intermediate

Freedom Intermediate is a mid-sized elementary school in Franklin, Tennessee, enrolling 491 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.7:1, Freedom Intermediate is leaner than roughly 90% of Tennessee schools and 30% under the state's 15.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

With 491 students, its enrollment sits close to the Tennessee median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (57%) and Hispanic or Latino (24%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 61/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 9.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Franklin Ssd spends $17,848 per pupil, 65% above the Tennessee average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Franklin's elementary schools, it stands alongside Creekside Elementary School (780 students): Freedom Intermediate is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.7:1 vs 15.3:1).

Franklin Ssd also operates Freedom Middle School (511 students) and Moore Elementary (496 students) alongside Freedom Intermediate.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Freedom Intermediate compares

Freedom Intermediate on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 30% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 491 top 46% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
491
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 10% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$17,848
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $10,822
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
38
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 57.0%
Hispanic or Latino 23.6%
African American 9.4%
Asian 5.7%
Two or More 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 57.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.6, Freedom Intermediate is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Franklin Ssd, which includes Freedom Intermediate.

$17,848
Per student
+65%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.6%
State 21.8%
Federal 10.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Freedom Intermediate Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Freedom Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Moore Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Liberty Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Poplar Grove K-4 Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Franklin Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Freedom Intermediate's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Franklin Ssd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Franklin

4 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Tennessee, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Freedom Intermediate's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Freedom Intermediate

How many students attend Freedom Intermediate?

Freedom Intermediate has 491 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Franklin, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Intermediate?

The student-teacher ratio at Freedom Intermediate is 10.7:1, which is 30% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Freedom Intermediate?

The largest demographic group at Freedom Intermediate is White at 57.0% of enrollment, in Franklin, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Freedom Intermediate?

Freedom Intermediate has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Freedom Intermediate rank among elementary schools in Franklin?

By Resource Investment Index, Freedom Intermediate ranks #2 of 5 elementary schools in Franklin, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Franklin on the city page.

Is Freedom Intermediate a good school?

Freedom Intermediate earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Tennessee schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Tennessee schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Franklin Ssd?

Besides Freedom Intermediate, Franklin Ssd also operates Freedom Middle School (511 students), Moore Elementary (496 students), and Liberty Elementary (435 students). See the Franklin Ssd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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