📍 701 Ferndale Boulevard, High Point, Guilford County, 27262
Ferndale Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in High Point, Guilford County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferndale Middle enrolls 537 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 253 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 158 | 29% |
| White | 57 | 11% |
| Asian | 53 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
534 of the school's 537 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 534 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferndale Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 NC-60, state senate district 26, state house district 62.
Ferndale Middle is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, Ferndale Middle is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize