📍 5610 Second Avenue, Ferndale, Whatcom County, 98248
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ferndale, Whatcom County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferndale School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary enrolls 311 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 190 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 10% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 311 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.
Central Elementary is one of 13 schools in Ferndale School District, based in FERNDALE, Washington. The district serves 4,746 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize