📍 1025 e 8th St, Ferris, Ellis County, 75125
Ferris H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ferris, Ellis County. The school has 821 pupils enrolled. The Principal is De'andre Carter. It is part of the Ferris Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Ferris H S enrolls 821 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 7.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 616 | 75% |
| White | 128 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
626 of the school's 821 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 602 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferris H S 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 TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Ferris H S is one of 6 schools in FERRIS ISD, based in FERRIS, Texas. The district serves 3,010 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 821 students, Ferris H S is larger than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large