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Ferndale School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 540 students in Ferndale School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Ferndale School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
3,086 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
163 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Ferndale School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has increased from 68% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#596 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
38%
Graduation Rate
72%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.60
# American Indian Students
8 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
17 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
72 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
1,922 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
62%
23%
# White Students
886 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
29%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
179 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
192
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
157
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
149
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
185
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
165
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
164
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
186
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
182
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
172
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
310
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
335
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
390
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
494
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
5
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,921 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,548 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,921
$18,370
Spending / Student
$14,548
$17,559
Best Ferndale School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ferndale Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
725 Pinecrest Dr
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 541-1783
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248) 541-1783
Grades: 6-8
| 540 students
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