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Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus

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Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus ranks 795 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus is a public magnet elementary school serving 533 students in grades KG-6 in Oak Park, Michigan, which is part of the Ferndale Public Schools district.

The school generally performs better than the district and the state of Michigan on English Language Arts assessments, with 48.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to 38.9% statewide. However, the school struggles more in Math, with only 21% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 32.9% statewide. The school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with White and multi-racial students tending to perform better than African American students and students with special needs. Ferndale Upper Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 41.9% in recent years, which likely contributes to the academic challenges.

Compared to nearby schools, Pepper Elementary and Key Elementary in the Oak Park School District, Ferndale Upper Elementary performs better academically. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Norup International School and Burton Elementary in the Berkley School District. Despite relatively high spending per student, the school's academic outcomes have not significantly improved.

501

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,349

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24220 Rosewood St
Oak Park, MI 48237-1735

(248) 547-0880

District: Ferndale Public Schools

Students who attend Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus usually attend:

Middle:	Ferndale Middle School
High:	Ferndale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

African American:

37.3%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2017 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg39%

795^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

493^rd of 613Ferndale Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	795 of 1488	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	959 of 1486	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	928 of 1470	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	991 of 1344	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	808 of 1153	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1061 of 1408	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1151 of 1448	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	1262 of 1466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	71.6	395 of 1548	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.9	290 of 1580	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	256 of 1533	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	240 of 1563	84.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.8	186 of 1566	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	64.8	627 of 1552	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.9	724 of 1552	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	623 of 1589	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.0	683 of 1577	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.7	864 of 1565	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.1	557 of 1545	63.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	282 of 369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	281 of 348	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	227 of 321	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	48 of 51	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	174 of 212	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	286 of 475	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	788 of 1338	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1004 of 1342	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	920 of 1321	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	944 of 1106	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	775 of 902	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	974 of 1171	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1073 of 1443	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	981 of 1346	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1083 of 1381	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1045 of 1350	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	934 of 1099	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	599 of 749	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	991 of 1134	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1212 of 1397	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	768 of 1366	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	915 of 1347	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	913 of 1334	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	892 of 1139	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	627 of 915	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1019 of 1196	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1180 of 1446	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	42 of 93	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	21 of 78	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	30 of 81	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	39 of 81	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	250 of 252	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	219 of 225	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	274 of 403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	401 of 1206	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	446 of 1204	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	486 of 1198	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	530 of 1102	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	438 of 1005	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	510 of 1128	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	733 of 1253	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)67th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+4 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Math27%-11 vs state

Social Studies23%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Public, Magnet	K-6	24220 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 547-0880	501	30	16.6	45.3%	261 (52.1%)	187 (37.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	44.9	795^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.6%		33.7	959^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.5%	164			48.4	43.8	46.6			37.6	24.1	21.0			42.6		23.3		$15,349	$1,445	$13,904
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus	Public	K-3	23501 Rosewood St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 548-1950	517	31	16.6	48.2%	261 (50.5%)	180 (34.8%)	34 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	$17,083	$1,883	$15,200
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23400 Jerome St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7610	516	27	19.2	83.3%	29 (5.6%)	470 (91.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.3	1387^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.8%		5.6	1449^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.5%	62			10.3	7.9	26.9			12.8	6.7	10.3			14.1		3.9		$18,904	$1,923	$16,981
Burton Elementary School	Public	K-5	26315 Scotia Rd	Huntington Woods	48070	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8600	461	28	16.3	3.3%	419 (90.9%)	20 (4.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	91.7	96^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.9	37^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.5%	59			47.3	70.0	83.1			66.2	75.7	70.8			75.4		66.2		$15,802	$306	$15,496
Lessenger Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	12901 Albany St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(248) 336-7610	54	10	5.5	79.6%	0 (0.0%)	53 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$31,535	$2,089	$29,446
Pepper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24301 Church St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7680	416	26	16.1	78.6%	6 (1.4%)	388 (93.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	8.1	1395^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.3	1430^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	35			16.0	15.6	17.8			4.0	7.8	6.8			15.1		8.2		$20,678	$2,922	$17,756
Norup International School	Public	K-8	14450 Manhattan St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8300	672	41	16.4	20.7%	377 (56.1%)	209 (31.1%)	22 (3.3%)	21 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	81.7	250^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.1	389^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	139	89.3	58.3	52.5	53.5	53.8	54.9	60.2	62.3	55.8	52.9	48.7	55.8	61.5	77.5	40.4	78.4	$16,149	$851	$15,298
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2265 Hamilton Ave	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 837-8800	366	24	15.1	13.4%	302 (82.5%)	34 (9.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	77.3	301^st of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.8	287^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.7%	14			42.6	59.0	61.2			44.3	65.6	49.3			62.7		44.8		$16,715	$489	$16,226
Einstein Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14001 Northend Ave	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7640	387	24	16.3	80.6%	10 (2.6%)	361 (93.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6.8	1430^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.9%		5	1462^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	1.6%	32			7.9	11.1	19.7			4.8	6.9	4.9			14.8		8.2		$20,765	$2,328	$18,436
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21700 Marlow St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Detroit Service Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 539-4115	212	14	15.0	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	212 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0		14.8			8.8	17.4										$11,698	$535	$11,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus

What schools do graduates of Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus attend?

Students who attend Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ferndale Middle School
High : Ferndale High School

How many students attend Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus.

What district is Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus in?

Ferndale Public Schools

Is Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus a good school?

Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus ranks 795^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus?

Students at Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus are 52% White, 37% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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