The College Board recognized Free State High with the 2007-08 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement Participation and Performance.

Free State's theatre program is regionally recognized and has performed shows such as Fiddler on the Roof, The Pajama Game and Anything Goes.

The theatre program also performed at the Kansas Thespian Festival in Wichita in 2019 and was named a Gold Honor Troupe there.

The Free State orchestra traveled to Los Angeles in early 2019 and is starting their tradition of excellence that they have been building since the school's inception.

In Fall of 2019, Free State won the KSHSAA Performing Arts School of Excellence Award for the immense success in Choir, Band, Orchestra, Theater, Debate, and Forensics.