Summary
Ferris High School is a public high school located in Ferris, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 888 students. The school is part of the Ferris Independent School District, which is ranked 708 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ferris High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, ranging from 1030 to 1372 out of around 1900 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Texas high schools. The school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, who have ranked in the top half of Texas high schools in recent years. However, the school has struggled with the performance of White students and Gifted and Talented students, who have ranked in the bottom third of Texas high schools. Ferris High School has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.9% to 96.5% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.3% to 0.6% in recent years.
While the nearby schools analyzed, such as KIPP Oak Cliff Academy, A+ Secondary School, and Wilmer-Hutchins High School, generally perform at a similar or lower level than Ferris High School, Palmer High School, located about 7.5 miles away, stands out as a higher-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of Texas high schools and outperforming Ferris High School across multiple measures. Ferris High School's spending per student has increased from $10,507 in 2018-2019 to $11,455 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby charter schools, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.
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