Summary:
The Ferndale Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Pennsylvania high schools, with a performance rating of 2 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale.
Academically, Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School's proficiency rates on the PSSA and Keystone Exams are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in math and science. However, the school's strongest performance is in the Keystone Exams/Literature, where 69.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 62.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.9%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate was 1.4%, which is relatively low.
Despite its middle-range performance, Ferndale Area Junior/Senior High School has a relatively small student population of 284 students and a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.6, which may provide opportunities for more personalized attention and support. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $21,565, higher than the state average, but it is unclear how this funding is being utilized to support student learning and achievement.
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