Is Freedom Elementary a good school?

Freedom Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Freedom Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 527 students attended Freedom Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Elementary?

Students at Freedom Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Freedom Elementary attend?

Students who attend Freedom Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rolling Hills Middle High : Pajaro Valley High

Freedom Elementary

Summary:

Freedom Elementary is a public elementary school located in Freedom, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 527 students. It is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1237 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Freedom Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 5517 out of 5862 schools.

Freedom Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the Pajaro Valley Unified district and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.45% of Freedom Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 24.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 18.48%, compared to 17.54% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Freedom Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 47.4% in 2021-2022 and 39.0% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of around 60%.

While the nearby schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified district, such as T.S. MacQuiddy, Mintie White, and Calabasas Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state average, there is a potential bright spot in Watsonville Prep, a public charter school located within the Watsonville Prep District, which outperforms the Pajaro Valley Unified district and the state in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

25 Holly Dr.
Freedom, CA 95019-2606

(831) 728-6260

District: Pajaro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5517^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Freedom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rolling Hills Middle
High:	Pajaro Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 527

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

White:

3.8%

Asian:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Freedom Elementary ranks worse than 94.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.3%), White (3.8%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Freedom Elementary is 25, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Freedom Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Freedom Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Freedom Elementary 5517^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Freedom Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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Pajaro Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pajaro Valley Unified 1237^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Freedom Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.72	4432^nd	4809	7.8%
2005	19.39	4010^th	4822	16.8%
2006	19.50	4035^th	4818	16.3%
2007	26.79	3801^st	5113	25.7%
2008	21.22	4258^th	5113	16.7%
2009	23.67	4156^th	5193	20.0%
2010	25.33	4200^th	5314	21.0%
2011	36.38	3506^th	5377	34.8%
2012	31.66	3829^th	5390	29.0%
2013	43.66	3091^st	5530	44.1%
2015	25.75	4060^th	5611	27.6%
2016	22.08	4418^th	5614	21.3%
2017	16.30	5004^th	5692	12.1%
2018	18.00	4847^th	5662	14.4%
2019	24.21	4434^th	5789	23.4%
2022	17.52	5107^th	5883	13.2%
2023	15.76	5250^th	5874	10.6%
2024	12.44	5517^th	5862	5.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.11	1655^th	3246	49.0%
2019	55.76	973^rd	3275	70.3%
2022	34.34	2257^th	3311	31.8%
2023	32.78	2341^st	3250	28.0%
2024	32.50	2381^st	3160	24.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	19.20	2433^rd	2634	7.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.86	4129^th	5084	18.8%
2019	35.66	3458^th	5173	33.2%
2022	23.14	4407^th	5264	16.3%
2023	20.31	4690^th	5374	12.7%
2024	15.08	5140^th	5511	6.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.14	4300^th	5413	20.6%
2019	23.22	4361^st	5492	20.6%
2022	19.10	4801^st	5635	14.8%
2023	15.09	5136^th	5617	8.6%
2024	13.47	5241^st	5605	6.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.33	1090^th	2128	48.8%
2019	39.39	1332^nd	2585	48.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.38	5067^th	5431	6.7%
2019	27.61	3974^th	5510	27.9%
2022	17.10	5015^th	5663	11.4%
2023	17.70	4941^st	5650	12.5%
2024	12.58	5334^th	5636	5.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Freedom Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.95	3979^th	4830	17.6%
2019	34.53	3346^th	4963	32.6%
2022	23.79	4214^th	5084	17.1%
2023	21.17	4401^st	5098	13.7%
2024	16.81	4670^th	5102	8.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Freedom Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	103	6	19	549	0	n/a	n/a	677
1989	91	3	18	575	0	n/a	n/a	687
1990	83	3	21	644	0	n/a	n/a	751
1991	68	1	13	452	0	n/a	n/a	534
1992	57	3	20	467	0	n/a	n/a	547
1993	52	3	25	467	0	n/a	n/a	547
1994	40	3	26	493	0	n/a	n/a	562
1995	24	3	16	539	1	n/a	n/a	583
1996	24	3	16	539	1	n/a	n/a	583
1997	29	1	27	605	0	n/a	n/a	662
1998	32	2	24	637	2	n/a	n/a	697
1999	29	4	19	737	2	n/a	n/a	791
2000	27	6	17	756	3	n/a	n/a	809
2001	14	3	19	723	0	n/a	n/a	759
2002	16	3	8	727	0	n/a	n/a	754
2003	16	3	8	727	0	n/a	n/a	754
2004	18	3	8	695	0	n/a	n/a	724
2005	15	2	11	641	0	n/a	n/a	669
2006	4	1	9	562	0	n/a	n/a	576
2007	5	1	7	568	0	n/a	n/a	581
2008	4	1	8	580	n/a	n/a	n/a	593
2009	6	2	8	602	0	1	0	619
2010	8	2	7	563	0	2	0	582
2011	6	2	10	592	0	1	0	611
2012	8	1	12	600	0	2	1	624
2013	8	4	10	599	0	1	2	624
2014	7	1	12	622	0	1	1	644
2015	7	2	15	648	0	2	0	674
2016	7	3	11	615	0	1	1	638
2017	17	2	10	621	0	1	1	652
2018	16	2	7	615	0	0	0	640
2019	19	3	7	606	0	0	0	635
2020	10	1	7	579	1	0	0	598
2021	11	0	3	561	0	0	0	575
2022	17	2	7	495	1	0	1	523
2023	20	2	6	497	1	1	0	527

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Freedom Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	677	28.5	23.7	n/a
1989	687	31.4	21.8	n/a
1990	751	33.6	22.3	n/a
1991	534	26.4	20.2	n/a
1992	547	26.8	20.4	71.7
1993	547	23.0	23.8	80.4
1994	562	22.6	24.9	82.7
1995	583	23.4	24.9	88.9
1996	583	23.4	24.9	88.9
1997	662	32.0	20.7	85.8
1998	697	35.4	19.7	86.8
1999	791	40.6	19.5	81.3
2000	809	43.2	18.7	76
2001	759	44.8	16.9	84.5
2002	754	41.5	18.2	84.1
2003	754	41.5	18.2	84.1
2004	724	39.0	18.6	74.3
2005	669	33.0	20.3	77.9
2006	576	31.0	18.6	88
2007	581	29.0	20.0	91.4
2008	593	30.0	19.8	92.1
2009	619	22.0	25.8	91.6
2010	582	23.0	25.3	94.5
2011	611	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	624	29.0	21.5	n/a
2013	624	29.0	21.5	93.1
2014	644	25.0	25.7	94.4
2015	674	25.0	26.9	92.1
2016	638	27.0	23.6	92.9
2017	652	27.0	24.1	46.9
2018	640	28.0	22.8	82.5
2019	635	28.0	22.6	84.6
2020	598	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	575	25.0	23.0	88.7
2022	523	22.1	23.6	89.5
2023	527	21.0	25.0	89.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Freedom Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	677	28.5	23.7	n/a
1989	687	31.4	21.8	n/a
1990	751	33.6	22.3	n/a
1991	534	26.4	20.2	n/a
1992	547	26.8	20.4	71.7
1993	547	23.0	23.8	80.4
1994	562	22.6	24.9	82.7
1995	583	23.4	24.9	88.9
1996	583	23.4	24.9	88.9
1997	662	32.0	20.7	85.8
1998	697	35.4	19.7	86.8
1999	791	40.6	19.5	81.3
2000	809	43.2	18.7	76
2001	759	44.8	16.9	84.5
2002	754	41.5	18.2	84.1
2003	754	41.5	18.2	84.1
2004	724	39.0	18.6	74.3
2005	669	33.0	20.3	77.9
2006	576	31.0	18.6	88
2007	581	29.0	20.0	91.4
2008	593	30.0	19.8	92.1
2009	619	22.0	25.8	91.6
2010	582	23.0	25.3	94.5
2011	611	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	624	29.0	21.5	n/a
2013	624	29.0	21.5	93.1
2014	644	25.0	25.7	94.4
2015	674	25.0	26.9	92.1
2016	638	27.0	23.6	92.9
2017	652	27.0	24.1	46.9
2018	640	28.0	22.8	82.5
2019	635	28.0	22.6	84.6
2020	598	n/a	n/a	93.3
2021	575	25.0	23.0	88.7
2022	523	22.1	23.6	89.5
2023	527	21.0	25.0	89.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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