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Ferguson School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ferguson School is an elementary school in York, PA that serves grades PK-8 as part of the York City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with significant challenges in academic performance, subgroup achievement, and high dropout rates.

Ferguson School's academic performance lags far behind state and district averages. In 2024-2025, only 5.6% of Ferguson students were proficient or better in Math compared to 41.7% statewide, and the English Language Arts proficiency rate was 12.6% compared to 48.5% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with rankings for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students all in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, Ferguson School has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 6.5% to 7.7%, much higher than the state average.

While Ferguson School faces significant challenges, some nearby schools in the York City School District, such as Devers School and Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy, perform significantly better on academic metrics. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies may be contributing to the challenges at Ferguson School. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers both school-level and district-level factors.

627

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,792

Per pupil spending ?

100.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 N Newberry St
York, PA 17404-2601

(717) 849-1344

District: York City School District

Students who attend Ferguson School usually attend:

High:

William Penn Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.8%

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg13%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,467^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

836^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the York City School District

563^rd of 606York City School District among Pennsylvania districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1467 of 1511	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	1464 of 1526	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1431 of 1534	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1471 of 1534	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	1386 of 1433	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1508 of 1544	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1480 of 1530	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	1407 of 1547	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	1451 of 1554	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	1394 of 1474	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	386 of 413	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	361 of 437	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	347 of 437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	174 of 207	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	190 of 200	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1382 of 1466	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1421 of 1488	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	394 of 429	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	418 of 454	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	378 of 432	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1308 of 1369	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1377 of 1432	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1291 of 1414	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	1455 of 1475	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1433 of 1495	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	836 of 873	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	839 of 891	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	812 of 893	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	842 of 883	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	766 of 797	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	876 of 891	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	860 of 861	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	811 of 877	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	778 of 870	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	748 of 835	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	311 of 393	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	330 of 408	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	337 of 421	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	13.6	651 of 660	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	94 of 145	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	105 of 150	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	820 of 835	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	811 of 860	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	335 of 348	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	328 of 362	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	308 of 362	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	815 of 843	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	836 of 877	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	784 of 874	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	779 of 839	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	819 of 870	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-36 vs state

Math6%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ferguson School	Public	PK, KG-8	525 N Newberry St	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1344	627	47	13.4	100.8%	43 (6.9%)	300 (47.8%)	250 (39.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)	5.4	1467^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.1	1464^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.1%	3	10.2	7.7	8.3	2.0	3.6	1.9	5.6	10.2	7.8	17.1	11.5	12.7	17.3	12.6	$20,792	$2,643	$18,149
Devers School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Chanceford Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1210	686	44	15.7	101.0%	61 (8.9%)	267 (38.9%)	326 (47.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.2%)	11.8	1321^st of 1511 public elementary schools	12.6%		8.7	1382^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	9.4%	61	17.3	12.3	12.0	9.8	9.5	7.2	11.2	13.4	17.2	26.4	31.1	28.5	27.8	24.4	$21,529	$2,736	$18,792
Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	559 W King Street	York	17401	York County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 699-1573	653	38	17.1	95.4%	21 (3.2%)	166 (25.4%)	415 (63.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	7.2	1417^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.7	1423^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.7%	6	10.5	8.6	18.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	6.9	12.1	13.0	17.5	14.1	4.6	7.4	11.6	$3,650	$3,650	$00
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Texas Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1240	388	37	10.5	104.1%	34 (8.8%)	168 (43.3%)	173 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	27.9	1105^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.9%		34.4	1073^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	29.7%	32	36.4	33.4	34.3	16.7	31.7	15.1	28.3	21.2	47.3	28.6	33.4	36.5	30.3	33.2	$22,912	$2,912	$20,000
Goode School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 N Broad St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1314	641	46	14.0	96.1%	52 (8.1%)	266 (41.5%)	297 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	5.5	1465^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.4	1405^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.9%	60	14.5	18.0	6.1	2.3	2.1	0.0	7.1	9.1	14.0	4.6	9.5	12.5	4.9	8.7	$21,319	$2,710	$18,609
McKinley School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Manor St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1312	578	42	13.8	97.9%	28 (4.8%)	268 (46.4%)	250 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	18.1	1233^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	18.4%		10.3	1357^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.1%	124	19.6	15.0	23.9	31.1	1.8	17.6	18.4	11.1	12.8	17.4	36.0	7.4	17.2	17.6	$20,598	$2,618	$17,980
Hannah Penn	Public	PK, KG-8	415 E Boundary Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1256	674	60	11.3	98.2%	35 (5.2%)	286 (42.4%)	329 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	5.2	1473^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	2.5%		4.4	1485^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.7%	12	2.4	6.3	9.6	1.8	2.2	0.0	3.8	11.9	4.0	5.9	20.0	14.9	9.3	11.1	$21,886	$2,782	$19,105
Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 E Jackson St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1223	501	39	12.9	97.4%	19 (3.8%)	233 (46.5%)	228 (45.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	6.6	1430^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.4%		4.9	1471^st of 1526 public elementary schools	3.6%	41	9.5	13.6	10.0	5.9	0.0	6.7	7.8	11.9	6.8	13.7	20.0	12.5	11.1	12.5	$22,458	$2,854	$19,604
Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Ogontz St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1246	530	37	14.4	98.9%	27 (5.1%)	224 (42.3%)	253 (47.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	6.5	1435^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.7	1449^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	14	3.9	13.3	7.0	7.5	5.6	6.8	7.3	11.8	6.5	7.0	24.1	13.2	19.6	14.0	$21,961	$2,791	$19,170
Indian Rock Elementary School	Public	3-5	1500 Indian Rock Dam Rd	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1250	314	23	13.5	37.3%	197 (62.7%)	20 (6.4%)	49 (15.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	85.3	192^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	87.3%		82.9	227^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.1%	35	79.6	69.3	65.3				71.3	66.3	75.9	65.4				68.9	$14,178	$88	$14,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferguson School

Is Ferguson School a good school?

Ferguson School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Ferguson School in?

York City School District

How many students attend Ferguson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Ferguson School.

What is the racial makeup of Ferguson School?

Students at Ferguson School are 48% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ferguson School attend?

Students who attend Ferguson School usually go on to attend:

High : William Penn Senior High School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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