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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 323 students in Ferndale Area School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Preschool in Ferndale Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public pre school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
607 Students
147,214 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
11,259 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Ferndale Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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
0.41
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
267 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
4,636 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
42 Students
31,371 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
21%
# Black Students
60 Students
35,365 Students
% Black Students
10%
24%
# White Students
458 Students
65,860 Students
% White Students
75%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
108 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
9,607 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
28
8,317
# Students in K Grade:
42
24,393
# Students in 1st Grade:
42
20,742
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
21,144
# Students in 3rd Grade:
48
18,141
# Students in 4th Grade:
37
18,415
# Students in 5th Grade:
37
14,862
# Students in 6th Grade:
50
6,743
# Students in 7th Grade:
44
4,529
# Students in 8th Grade:
53
4,525
# Students in 9th Grade:
48
1,699
# Students in 10th Grade:
48
1,361
# Students in 11th Grade:
58
1,242
# Students in 12th Grade:
33
1,101
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,521 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,437 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,521
$23,696
Spending / Student
$21,437
$23,119
Best Ferndale Area School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ferndale Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
100 Dartmouth Ave
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 535-6724
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 535-6724
Grades: PK-6
| 323 students
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