University High School
1244 Paxton St
Ferndale MI, 48220, Oakland County
Phone: 248-586-8846
Ranking: (578 out of 665, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Ferndale Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 426 | 468 | 485 | 484 | 450 | 417 | 363 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 96 | 22.5% | 111 | 23.7% | 120 | 24.7% | 141 | 29.1% | 135 | 30.0% | 93 | 22.3% | 116 | 32.0% |
Grade 10: | 112 | 26.3% | 125 | 26.7% | 151 | 31.1% | 142 | 29.3% | 126 | 28.0% | 137 | 32.9% | 98 | 27.0% |
Grade 11: | 108 | 25.4% | 121 | 25.9% | 121 | 24.9% | 96 | 19.8% | 118 | 26.2% | 82 | 19.7% | 110 | 30.3% |
Grade 12: | 110 | 25.8% | 111 | 23.7% | 93 | 19.2% | 105 | 21.7% | 71 | 15.8% | 105 | 25.2% | 39 | 10.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 196 | 46.0% | 222 | 47.4% | 232 | 47.8% | 228 | 47.1% | 224 | 49.8% | 219 | 52.5% | 200 | 55.1% |
Female: | 230 | 54.0% | 246 | 52.6% | 253 | 52.2% | 256 | 52.9% | 218 | 48.4% | 190 | 45.6% | 159 | 43.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 418 | 98.1% | 461 | 98.5% | 477 | 98.4% | 471 | 97.3% | 444 | 98.7% | 405 | 97.1% | 354 | 97.5% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.4% |
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: | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 69.5% | 301 | 64.3% | 313 | 64.5% | 310 | 64.0% | 251 | 55.8% | 189 | 45.3% | 114 | 31.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.1% | 43 | 9.2% | 47 | 9.7% | 44 | 9.1% | 51 | 11.3% | 58 | 13.9% | 34 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.68 | 22.08 | 21.09 | 21.04 | 19.57 | 20.90 | 19.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 50.6% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 52.8% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 5% | 11.8% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 0% | 12.7% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 34.9% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 34.1% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 30.6% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 20% | 28.2% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 21.4% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 24% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 26.1% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 30% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 13.6% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 2% | 12% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 45.8% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 37.7% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 47.3% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 41% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 35.8% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 32.1% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 30.9% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 34% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.9% | 13.2% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1% | 9% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78.2% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 65.1% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 62.1% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 63.9% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 24.1% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 15% | 20% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 25.2% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 24.8% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 24% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 24.5% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 37.3% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 29% | 49% |
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* University High 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.