Freedom Middle
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Bakersfield, California
Freedom Middle in Bakersfield, California enrolled 712 students in 2024-25 with 34.1 full-time teachers, 20.8 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
698 students in 2022-23, 731 students in 2023-24, 712 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.9 to 34.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 698 | 31.9 | 21.9 |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 32.5 | 22.5 |
| 2024-25 | 712 | 34.1 | 20.8 |
20.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 690 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Freedom Middle enrolled 690 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 690 of the 690 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent16.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.2% of students were Hispanic, 40.3% White, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic49.2%
- White40.3%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Asian3.1%
- Black2.2%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Freedom Middle scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70% | 56% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 43% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Bakersfield
29 public middle schools in Bakersfield report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon H. Ollivier Middle | 1,152 | 23.8 | 79.5% |
| Standard Middle | 1,005 | 20.4 | 74.3% |
| Norris Middle | 992 | 25.2 | 31.0% |
| Stonecreek Junior High | 986 | 18.9 | 63.7% |
| Curran Middle | 973 | 21.2 | 82.5% |
| Earl Warren Junior High | 965 | 21.1 | 44.4% |
| Walter Stiern Middle | 891 | 21.5 | 78.3% |
| Greenfield Middle | 873 | 21.0 | 87.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Freedom Middle
- Rosedale MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 810 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Norris MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 992 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Freedom Middle with Rosedale MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rosedale Union Elementary spends per student$13,538 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,538
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaFreedom Middle is the number 576 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#576 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher20.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.20.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Freedom Middle
How many students attend Freedom Middle?
712 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 698 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bakersfield, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Middle?
20.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Freedom Middle a Title I school?
Freedom Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Freedom Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Freedom Middle scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Freedom Middle in?
Rosedale Union Elementary, NCES district ID 0633480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063348008495 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.