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Ferndale Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 344 students in Ferndale Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Ferndale Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
469 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Ferndale Unified School District, which is ranked #676 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#701 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.65
# American Indian Students
21 Students
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
100 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
53%
# Black Students
2 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
n/a
5%
# White Students
335 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
71%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
38
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
40
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
32
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
33
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
35
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
44
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
31
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
25
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,544 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,217 is less than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,544
$21,485
Spending / Student
$14,217
$19,787
Best Ferndale Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ferndale Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
164 Shaw Ave.
Ferndale, CA 95536
(707) 786-5300
Ferndale, CA 95536
(707) 786-5300
Grades: K-8
| 344 students
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