How does Freedom High compare to other high schools in Oakley?

Freedom High has a Scope Score of 60.2/100, ranked #654 among California high schools. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,057 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Freedom High?

11.2% of students at Freedom High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 33.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Freedom High?

25.1% of students at Freedom High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Freedom High

High School

Liberty Union High OakleyContra Costa County94561

📍 1050 Neroly Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

2,478 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

29%

Teachers

116 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

96.4%

AP Exam Prepared

70.6%

A-G Completion

52.0%

College-Going Rate

63.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

18.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 174 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic48.2%

White23.1%

Asian3.6%

Black11.4%

Other13.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Freedom High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.2%
Met Standard	22.7%
Below Standard	66.1%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 96.4%

9.0pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 70.6%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 25.1%

9.2pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 11.2%

4.5pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 33.9%

0.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 33.9%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.3%

1.2pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Freedom High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 4.1 points below the Liberty Union High district average of 15.2%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.4% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.4% — above the state target. 52.0% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 63.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.1%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →