Freedom Middle, Orlando FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Freedom Middle

Freedom Middle sits on Taft Vineland Road in the Hunter's Creek area of southwest Orlando, a predominantly suburban stretch that sits close to the major tourist corridor but functions as a residential community. Families here are surrounded by one of the most actively growing metro areas in the country. Publicly reported development activity in greater Orlando spans new downtown mixed-use districts, a major new theme park that opened in 2025, and ongoing airport expansion, all of which shape the regional economy and the housing market around the school. Home values in the zip codes that feed the school have settled above both the state and national medians, and they have edged slightly downward over the past year. Renting runs at a meaningful share of household income. The area is car-dependent; walkability is not a feature of this part of Orlando the way it is in neighborhoods closer to the urban core.

The school draws a large student body for a middle school serving grades six through eight. Demographically, Hispanic students make up a clear majority of enrollment, with white and Black students each representing a smaller but comparable share, and Asian students a modest fraction. Roughly two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a moderate but real concentration of economic need. Data on English learner status and students with IEPs was not available in the data provided, so parents of students in either group should contact the school directly about support structures.

On state FAST assessments in the most recent year reported, the picture varies by grade and subject. Sixth-grade math and ELA results and eighth-grade math each land around the midpoint, meaning roughly half of students in those grades tested proficient. Seventh grade is where the picture changes most sharply: math proficiency in seventh grade fell well below half, a gap that stands out even against the school's own results elsewhere. Seventh-grade ELA also sits below the sixth-grade baseline. Eighth-grade ELA is similarly below the sixth-grade mark, though less dramatically than seventh-grade math. The eighth-grade science assessment showed roughly two in five students proficient. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to the other districts in Orange County. That comparison is drawn from the available county district data, and parents who want a deeper read on what drives the seventh-grade math pattern in particular may want to raise that directly with the school.

No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from the data provided whether results have been moving in any direction.

Freedom Middle is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet program, so there is no selective-admission or specialized program identity to weigh. Program information was not available in the data, so specifics on electives, enrichment, or extracurriculars are a gap worth filling with the school directly. The district brief for Orange County schools turned up no confirmed parent-relevant policy or program changes to report.

For a family choosing where to live with middle school years in mind, the southwest Orlando location offers suburban convenience, proximity to major employment in healthcare, tourism, and aerospace, and a housing market that is priced above state norms but has softened slightly. The school serves a large, diverse, economically mixed student body. Academic results are mixed across subjects and grades, with some grade-level performances near the midpoint and at least one grade-subject combination that sits notably below it. A parent weighing enrollment here would do well to ask about academic support for the grade levels where proficiency is lower and about what programs and services the school offers beyond tested subjects.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 60% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 39% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 63% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 59% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 55% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 53% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 52% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolORANGE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income52%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income39%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income42%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income53%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income19%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income54%Higher-income52%2 pp gap