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Ferndale Public Schools Schools
Ferndale Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Oakland County (Ferndale). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ferndale Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ferndale Public Schools
4 of 6 schools in Ferndale Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Ferndale Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Ferndale High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Ferndale Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- University High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Ferndale Public Schools
High schools (2)
- C+ Ferndale High School, Ferndale
- D- University High School, Ferndale
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Ferndale Middle School, Ferndale
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus, Ferndale
- C Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus, Oak Park
Other schools and academies (1)
- Tri County Educational Center, Ferndale
Where Ferndale Public Schools schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Oakland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,176 students with 174 full-time-equivalent teachers and 468 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2614280
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hazel Park School District of the City of (11 schools, 2 mi)
- Oak Park School District of the City of (7 schools, 2 mi)
- Berkley School District (7 schools, 3 mi)
- Madison District Public Schools (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Royal Oak Schools (9 schools, 3 mi)
- Fitzgerald Public Schools (6 schools, 4 mi)
- Lamphere Public Schools (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Clawson Public Schools (4 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Ferndale Public Schools
How many schools are in Ferndale Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Ferndale Public Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ferndale Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ferndale, Oak Park.
How good are the schools in Ferndale Public Schools?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 24% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.3%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ferndale Public Schools?
3,176 students were enrolled in Ferndale Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ferndale Public Schools?
Ferndale Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Oakland County, with its district office in Ferndale. Its boundary covers about 4.6 sq mi.