Ferndale High School
5830 Golden Eagle Dr
Ferndale WA, 98248, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-383-9240
Ranking: 
(144 out of 331, top 44%)*
(144 out of 331, top 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Ferndale 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: | NA | NA | 72 | 72 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 89 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,434 | 1,412 | 1,372 | 1,567 | 1,611 | 1,648 | 1,580 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 379 | 26.4% | 410 | 29.0% | 369 | 26.9% | 465 | 29.7% | 493 | 30.6% | 491 | 29.8% | 502 | 31.8% |
| Grade 10: | 385 | 26.8% | 348 | 24.6% | 363 | 26.5% | 411 | 26.2% | 382 | 23.7% | 430 | 26.1% | 403 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 346 | 24.1% | 336 | 23.8% | 341 | 24.9% | 356 | 22.7% | 395 | 24.5% | 371 | 22.5% | 368 | 23.3% |
| Grade 12: | 324 | 22.6% | 318 | 22.5% | 299 | 21.8% | 335 | 21.4% | 340 | 21.1% | 353 | 21.4% | 307 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 764 | 53.3% | 743 | 52.6% | 728 | 53.1% | 837 | 53.4% | 844 | 52.4% | 824 | 50.0% | 780 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 670 | 46.7% | 669 | 47.4% | 644 | 46.9% | 730 | 46.6% | 748 | 46.4% | 788 | 47.8% | 783 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 74 | 5.2% | 77 | 5.5% | 72 | 5.2% | 102 | 6.5% | 146 | 9.1% | 140 | 8.5% | 128 | 8.1% |
| Asian: | 44 | 3.1% | 49 | 3.5% | 42 | 3.1% | 41 | 2.6% | 55 | 3.4% | 56 | 3.4% | 52 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 248 | 17.3% | 243 | 17.2% | 216 | 15.7% | 201 | 12.8% | 140 | 8.7% | 132 | 8.0% | 125 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 12 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.6% | 15 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.8% | 26 | 1.6% | 24 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.2% |
| White: | 986 | 68.8% | 976 | 69.1% | 977 | 71.2% | 1,140 | 72.8% | 1,233 | 76.5% | 1,268 | 76.9% | 1,243 | 78.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 69 | 4.8% | 57 | 4.0% | 49 | 3.6% | 69 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 482 | 33.6% | 450 | 31.9% | 435 | 31.7% | 463 | 29.5% | 510 | 31.7% | 427 | 25.9% | 378 | 23.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 125 | 8.7% | 125 | 8.9% | 100 | 7.3% | 118 | 7.5% | 140 | 8.7% | 147 | 8.9% | 169 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.70 | 18.95 | 20.15 | 18.69 | 18.40 | 17.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | 53.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 85.4% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 54.3% | 58.5% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 65.2% | 71.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 81.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 77.3% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 94.7% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 78.8% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.6% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.3% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 34.5% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.9% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 30.5% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 39.1% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ferndale High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.