📍 164 Shaw Ave., Ferndale, Humboldt County, 95536
Ferndale Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ferndale, Humboldt County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Danielle Carmesin. It is part of the Ferndale Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
Ferndale Elementary enrolls 344 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 243 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 21% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
167 of the school's 344 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferndale Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Ferndale Elementary is one of 2 schools in Ferndale Unified, based in Ferndale, California. The district serves 483 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, Ferndale Elementary is larger than the district average of about 242 students per school.
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