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Ferndale High School

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Ferndale High School ranks 170 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 61% of Washington high schools

Summary

Ferndale High School is a steadily improving public high school serving about 1,325 students in grades 9-12 within the Ferndale School District, consistently achieving strong graduation rates that outpace both the district and state averages.

The school shows clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, where student proficiency significantly exceeds both district and state levels; however, math scores remain an area for growth. It's important to note that Ferndale High serves a student population with a moderate level of economic need, and its strong outcomes in key areas are commendable within that context. The school has shown a positive trajectory, rising in statewide rankings over the past several years, which suggests effective programs and leadership.

When compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Bellingham High School and Meridian High School, Ferndale High is competitive in several metrics despite differences in student demographics. It also plays a distinct role as the primary comprehensive high school in its area, differing greatly from nearby alternative or re-engagement schools which serve different student needs. The school's performance is a notable strength within its broader district, and it achieves these results with a moderate level of per-student spending compared to other schools in the region.

1,325

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,312

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5830 Golden Eagle Drive
Ferndale, WA 98248-0428

(360) 383-9240

District: Ferndale School District

Feeder schools for Ferndale High School:

Elementary:	Beach Elementary
	Cascadia Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Custer Elementary
	More...
	Eagleridge Elementary
	Skyline Elementary School
Middle:	Horizon Middle School
	Vista Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

170^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 247Ferndale School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	170 of 438	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	185 of 437	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	185 of 442	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	185 of 434	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	225 of 455	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	188 of 417	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	208 of 315	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	168 of 301	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.0	90 of 306	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	49.2	154 of 341	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	128 of 454	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	49.4	250 of 450	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	188 of 440	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	113 of 423	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	129 of 402	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.4	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.6	151 of 399	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	147 of 395	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.8	161 of 394	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.2	197 of 390	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	68 of 119	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	71 of 113	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	90 of 118	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	101 of 124	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	96 of 136	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	62 of 121	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	40.0	43 of 69	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	136 of 350	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	147 of 347	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	140 of 357	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	181 of 390	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	160 of 358	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	160 of 243	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	125 of 249	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	148 of 248	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	149 of 249	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	114 of 261	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	144 of 278	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	128 of 241	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	156 of 355	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	205 of 356	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	198 of 362	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	215 of 370	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	265 of 392	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	182 of 344	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	173 of 359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	186 of 362	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	199 of 358	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	161 of 363	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	212 of 395	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	172 of 355	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	82 of 170	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	102 of 161	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	134 of 166	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	118 of 179	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	152 of 195	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	83 of 163	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	74 of 127	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	94 of 110	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	111 of 130	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	124 of 212	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	96 of 128	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	143 of 373	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	118 of 374	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	132 of 379	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	166 of 390	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	180 of 413	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	150 of 382	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)38th percentile-17 vs school

Native American (2025)29th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Science56%+7 vs state

Math35%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ferndale High School	Public	9-12	5830 Golden Eagle Drive	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9240	1,325	69	19.1	45.5%	734 (55.4%)	14 (1.1%)	314 (23.7%)	78 (5.9%)	78 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	87 (6.6%)	57.6	170^th of 438 public high schools	61.2%		54.7	185^th of 437 public high schools	57.7%	15	56.4	56.4	60.8	60.8	35.4	35.4	$20,312	$1,114	$19,198
Ferndale Re-Engagement	Public	9-12	6041 Vista Drive	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9362	33	0		75.8%	17 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)							$5,509	$444	$5,065
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	194 W Laurel Road	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-8111	534	26	20.7	36.1%	326 (61.0%)	3 (0.6%)	115 (21.5%)	45 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	71.7	98^th of 438 public high schools	77.6%		71.6	101^st of 437 public high schools	76.9%	3	53.3	53.3	76.5	76.5	43.9	43.9	$19,937	$224	$19,713
Intergenerational High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1 Bellis Fair Parkway	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Intergenerational High School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 927-1119	107	8	13.3	23.4%	52 (48.6%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (11.2%)	3 (2.8%)	11 (10.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	53.4	192^nd of 438 public high schools	56.2%		44.5	243^rd of 437 public high schools	44.4%	51	100.0	100.0	33.3	33.3			$34,079	$1,103	$32,977
Meridian Impact Re-Engagement	Public	9-12	3028 Lindbergh Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 318-2280	21	0		33.3%	8 (38.1%)	1 (4.8%)	9 (42.9%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)							$4,616	$67	$4,548
Blaine Re-Engagement	Public	10-12	Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 332-6045	14	0		64.3%	10 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)							$16,133	$186	$15,946
Whatcom County Detention Center	Public	8-12	311 Grand Ave 6th Fl	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Northwest Educational Service District 189	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6707	4	0			3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bellingham High School	Public	9-12	2020 Cornwall Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6575	1,165	55	21.3	35.5%	788 (67.6%)	20 (1.7%)	215 (18.5%)	27 (2.3%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.6%)	77.1	75^th of 438 public high schools	82.9%		72.2	94^th of 437 public high schools	78.5%	19	65.8	65.8	72.4	72.4	43.6	43.6	$17,636	$344	$17,292
Options High School	Public	9-12	2015 Franklin St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6871	176	20	8.6	54.0%	124 (70.5%)	2 (1.1%)	27 (15.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	18.4	361^st of 438 public high schools	17.6%		16	385^th of 437 public high schools	11.9%	24	38.7	38.7	38.1	38.1	16.7	16.7	$24,414	$385	$24,029
Visions (Seamar Youth Center)	Public	6-12	1603 E Illinois St	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6871	11	0		63.6%	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$5,848	$311	$5,537

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferndale High School

What district is Ferndale High School in?

Ferndale School District

What schools feed into Ferndale High School?

Ferndale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beach Elementary
Elementary : Cascadia Elementary
Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Custer Elementary
Elementary : Eagleridge Elementary
Elementary : Skyline Elementary School
Middle : Horizon Middle School
Middle : Vista Middle School

How many students attend Ferndale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,325 students attended Ferndale High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ferndale High School?

Students at Ferndale High School are 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% American Indian, 1% Not Specified, 1% African American.

Is Ferndale High School a good school?

Ferndale High School ranks 170^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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