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Ferndale Elementary School
100 Dartmouth Ave Johnstown PA, 15905, Cambria County Phone: 814-535-6724 Ranking:  (1,155 out of 2,311, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Ferndale Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 407 | 412 | 429 | 437 | 443 | 450 | 455 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 21.1% | 94 | 22.8% | 82 | 19.1% | 85 | 19.5% | 92 | 20.8% | 79 | 17.6% | 94 | 20.7% |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 15.0% | 44 | 10.7% | 56 | 13.1% | 54 | 12.4% | 47 | 10.6% | 65 | 14.4% | 61 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 10.6% | 53 | 12.9% | 51 | 11.9% | 46 | 10.5% | 63 | 14.2% | 63 | 14.0% | 76 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 12.8% | 49 | 11.9% | 47 | 11.0% | 71 | 16.2% | 58 | 13.1% | 74 | 16.4% | 47 | 10.3% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 11.5% | 51 | 12.4% | 64 | 14.9% | 59 | 13.5% | 72 | 16.3% | 52 | 11.6% | 63 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 12.3% | 63 | 15.3% | 57 | 13.3% | 70 | 16.0% | 48 | 10.8% | 63 | 14.0% | 53 | 11.6% |
| Grade 6: | 68 | 16.7% | 58 | 14.1% | 72 | 16.8% | 52 | 11.9% | 63 | 14.2% | 54 | 12.0% | 61 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 50.4% | 198 | 48.1% | 212 | 49.4% | 217 | 49.7% | 211 | 47.6% | 222 | 49.3% | 215 | 47.3% |
| Female: | 202 | 49.6% | 214 | 51.9% | 217 | 50.6% | 220 | 50.3% | 224 | 50.6% | 220 | 48.9% | 236 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 16 | 3.9% | 24 | 5.8% | 26 | 6.1% | 23 | 5.3% | 29 | 6.5% | 33 | 7.3% | 36 | 7.9% |
| White: | 344 | 84.5% | 341 | 82.8% | 354 | 82.5% | 364 | 83.3% | 399 | 90.1% | 408 | 90.7% | 411 | 90.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 7.9% | 30 | 7.3% | 27 | 6.3% | 30 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 235 | 57.7% | 224 | 54.4% | 229 | 53.4% | 240 | 54.9% | 195 | 44.0% | 230 | 51.1% | 238 | 52.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 9.8% | 36 | 8.7% | 37 | 8.6% | 34 | 7.8% | 54 | 12.2% | 56 | 12.4% | 54 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.90 | 12.66 | 12.76 | 13.00 | 13.14 | 13.80 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 94.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.8% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 68.5% |
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* Ferndale Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.