📍 725 Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale, Oakland County, 48220
Ferndale Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ferndale, Oakland County. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferndale Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferndale Middle School enrolls 540 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 34% White and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 295 | 55% |
| White | 181 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 540 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferndale Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 27.
Ferndale Middle School is one of 7 schools in Ferndale Public Schools, based in FERNDALE, Michigan. The district serves 3,137 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 540 students, Ferndale Middle School is larger than the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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