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Schools in Ferndale · Ferndale Area School District

Ferndale’s public schools score below 69% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

In Ferndale, 27% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ferndale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▼ 3 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 9 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▼ 4% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
609 students on the public path
In brief

Ferndale’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1408 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ferndale’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 52% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Ferndale’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,890 per student in FY2024, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. 20% of its revenue that year was federal (Pennsylvania 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Ferndale Area JSHS. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ferndale’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 31% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1408)Better than 17%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 316 test results and a graduating class of 45 could put Ferndale anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Ferndale’s students in the tested grades sat them (316 in math, 316 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ferndale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ferndale El Schin JohnstownC+
7–12Ferndale Area JSHSFerndale Area School DistrictB

Ferndale’s public schools are run by Ferndale Area School District, which also serves Brownstown, Dale, Lorain and Middle Taylor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ferndale Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 609 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,890PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 316 students tested
Math27%
State average 36.1% · 316 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 20% of the Ferndale district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Pennsylvania, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Ferndale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Ferndale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FerndaleCFerndale Area
StonycreekDGreater Johnstown
JohnstownDGreater Johnstown
Upper YoderBWestmont Hilltop

Every school in Ferndale

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Ferndaleby address
Ferndale Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Johnstown
B
284 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Ferndalein other towns
Ferndale El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Johnstown
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ferndale’s schools

Are Ferndale’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ferndale children attend score below 69% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ferndale in?

Ferndale Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 609 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Ferndale’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Ferndale Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Ferndale spend per student?

$20,890 in Ferndale Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.