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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 521 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 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
3,130 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
166 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Ferndale School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 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
0.54
0.60
# American Indian Students
11 Students
5,345 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
17 Students
19,936 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
85 Students
47,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
9%
# Black Students
1,938 Students
122,970 Students
% Black Students
62%
23%
# White Students
897 Students
312,168 Students
% White Students
29%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
471 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
179 Students
27,717 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
163
17,744
# Students in 1st Grade:
175
17,631
# Students in 2nd Grade:
159
18,045
# Students in 3rd Grade:
148
17,646
# Students in 4th Grade:
190
18,813
# Students in 5th Grade:
173
26,385
# Students in 6th Grade:
162
87,228
# Students in 7th Grade:
181
103,285
# Students in 8th Grade:
178
102,692
# Students in 9th Grade:
296
33,855
# Students in 10th Grade:
349
31,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
382
30,339
# Students in 12th Grade:
567
30,343
# Ungraded Students:
7
2,152
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,697 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,343 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,697
$18,510
Spending / Student
$14,343
$17,693
Best Ferndale School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ferndale Middle 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
| 521 students
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