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Ferndale Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 283 students in Ferndale Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Ferndale Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
589 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
54 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Ferndale Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (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
#439 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
39 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
16%
# Black Students
66 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
11%
21%
# White Students
428 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
73%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
40
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
31
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
49
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
56
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
49
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
54
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
35
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,178 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,092 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,178
$23,649
Spending / Student
$22,092
$23,073
Best Ferndale Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ferndale Area Jr. Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
600 Harlan Ave
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 288-5757
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 288-5757
Grades: 7-12
| 283 students
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