Freedom High High School
511 Independence Blvd
Morganton NC, 28655, Burke County
Phone: 828-433-1310
Ranking: 
(97 out of 287, top 34%)*
(97 out of 287, top 34%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Burke County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 68 | 63 | 60 | 76 | 80 | 95 | 100 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,123 | 1,141 | 1,171 | 1,216 | 1,187 | 1,295 | 1,359 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 312 | 27.8% | 312 | 27.3% | 326 | 27.8% | 356 | 29.3% | 343 | 28.9% | 366 | 28.3% | 330 | 24.3% |
| Grade 10: | 305 | 27.2% | 307 | 26.9% | 332 | 28.4% | 318 | 26.2% | 337 | 28.4% | 341 | 26.3% | 310 | 22.8% |
| Grade 11: | 252 | 22.4% | 286 | 25.1% | 256 | 21.9% | 285 | 23.4% | 285 | 24.0% | 256 | 19.8% | 351 | 25.8% |
| Grade 12: | 254 | 22.6% | 236 | 20.7% | 257 | 21.9% | 257 | 21.1% | 222 | 18.7% | 332 | 25.6% | 368 | 27.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 585 | 52.1% | 605 | 53.0% | 613 | 52.3% | 626 | 51.5% | 610 | 51.4% | 650 | 50.2% | 653 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 538 | 47.9% | 536 | 47.0% | 558 | 47.7% | 590 | 48.5% | 569 | 47.9% | 637 | 49.2% | 655 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 80 | 7.1% | 86 | 7.5% | 106 | 9.1% | 125 | 10.3% | 125 | 10.5% | 134 | 10.3% | 140 | 10.3% |
| Hispanic: | 90 | 8.0% | 90 | 7.9% | 73 | 6.2% | 72 | 5.9% | 63 | 5.3% | 65 | 5.0% | 79 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 145 | 12.9% | 166 | 14.5% | 182 | 15.5% | 198 | 16.3% | 234 | 19.7% | 237 | 18.3% | 179 | 13.2% |
| White: | 749 | 66.7% | 741 | 64.9% | 753 | 64.3% | 763 | 62.7% | 765 | 64.4% | 858 | 66.3% | 912 | 67.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 54 | 4.8% | 56 | 4.9% | 54 | 4.6% | 56 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 520 | 46.3% | 562 | 49.3% | 573 | 48.9% | 567 | 46.6% | 543 | 45.7% | 465 | 35.9% | 444 | 32.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 11.5% | 122 | 10.7% | 126 | 10.8% | 135 | 11.1% | 143 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 133 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.42 | 17.98 | 19.47 | 15.94 | 14.86 | 13.70 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 86.6% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71.6% | 71.8% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 73% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60.3% | 71.4% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 85.3% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64.9% | 77.5% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 82.5% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 16.4% | 38.9% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.2% | 93.2% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 87.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 68.4% | 74.4% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86% | 78.4% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 92.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 90% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.2% | 69% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.9% | 67.1% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60% | 65.9% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.4% | 72.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.5% | 87.2% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 85.8% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.4% | 87.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.4% | 45.6% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 87% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 83.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 84.6% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 57.7% | 57.3% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 59.3% | 59.5% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 65.3% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 72.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 88.6% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 82.7% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 84.2% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 74.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 72.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 77.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 89.9% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 83.8% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 38.9% | 47.9% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 88.3% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 70.6% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 71.9% | 72.1% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 77.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 80.7% | 88.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 77.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 69% | 63.7% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 58% | 53.8% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 73.6% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 81.5% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 83.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92.9% | 93.8% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 59.9% | 57.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 63.6% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 68.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.1% | 75.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 91.4% | 79.3% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 83.9% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 23.3% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 33.1% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 30.6% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 18.9% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 42.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.5% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72.7% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 69.9% |
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* Freedom High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.