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Ferndale Middle School

Public | 6-7 | 833 students

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Posted April 6, 2009

FMS is a good school with many great, caring teachers and wonderful support staff! Much improvement in last few years. Offers many enrichment programs & activities. The Communities In Schools program should be in every school(full time)! I've seen improvement with implementation of Pre IB program. Parents involvement is the key to a great school!! If FMS could reach the parents & get them on board, it could easily be a GREAT school!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 22, 2009

i attended ferndale also and this is also a great school. People like the person who mad the first comment just judge the kids that they see outside of class, which isnt many. But if u take a look into a Ferndsle class room you can find young students trying to do their best to get an education. Frendale is a great school and i hold lots of memories there. The parents are hard working and so are the students and teachers.
—Submitted by a student


Posted May 2, 2008

I actually attended this school from 2002 to 2005 and I moved in the summer after eighth grade graduation. I love this school. The teachers are closely associated with the students. They have great programs like CIS and SOS both of which I was involved in. They allowed students to be students...and have fun. Nowadays, schools don't allow field trips to amusement parks(as a reward for completion of a program.) They view it as unfair to allow students to be absent all day for a non-eduacational reason. But if students were aware of incentives for good behavior like such; there would be a larger amount of students behaving, and overall making an effort to be a model student. As of now, I am a junior involved in the Culinary Program at my school.But the principal won't allow our annual picnic because its all day and he views it as uneducational.
—Submitted by a student


Posted February 19, 2008

Horrible only few good teachers bad enviorment. Gang filled with much profanity.
—Submitted by a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

308 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
68%

2011

 
 
69%

2010

 
 
61%

2009

 
 
66%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

307 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
60%

2011

 
 
62%

2010

 
 
54%

2009

 
 
59%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

295 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
68%

2011

 
 
71%

2010

 
 
65%

2009

 
 
68%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 68% in 2012.

295 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
51%

2011

 
 
50%

2010

 
 
51%

2009

 
 
52%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students68%
Female73%
Male63%
Black53%
Asian62%
Hispanic78%
Multiracial62%
American Indiann/a
White82%
Economically disadvantaged60%
Not economically disadvantaged90%
Students with disabilities50%
Non-disabled students71%
Limited English proficiency55%
Proficient in English69%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students60%
Female65%
Male56%
Black46%
Asian52%
Hispanic69%
Multiracial54%
American Indiann/a
White76%
Economically disadvantaged53%
Not economically disadvantaged81%
Students with disabilities29%
Non-disabled students66%
Limited English proficiency36%
Proficient in English63%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students68%
Female71%
Male66%
Black56%
Asian72%
Hispanic72%
Multiracial67%
American Indiann/a
White84%
Economically disadvantaged62%
Not economically disadvantaged86%
Students with disabilities35%
Non-disabled students75%
Limited English proficiency46%
Proficient in English71%
Academically gifted>95%

Reading

All Students51%
Female56%
Male47%
Black36%
Asian61%
Hispanic44%
Multiracial44%
American Indiann/a
White76%
Economically disadvantaged41%
Not economically disadvantaged82%
Students with disabilities21%
Non-disabled students58%
Limited English proficiency14%
Proficient in English56%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 79% in 2012.

142 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
94%

2011

 
 
>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

All Students94%
Female>95%
Male93%
Black93%
Asian>95%
Hispanic92%
Multiracialn/a
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White95%
Economically disadvantaged>95%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Students with disabilitiesn/a
Non-disabled students94%
Limited English proficiency>95%
Proficient in English94%
Academically gifted>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »


Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 45% 31%
White 29% 54%
Hispanic 15% 11%
Asian/Pacific Islander 10% 2%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 1%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 65%N/A34%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 13N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

School basics

School Leader's name
  • Angela Jackson
Associations
  • SACS
Fax number
  • (336) 885-2854
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701 Ferndale Boulevard
High Point, NC 27262
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Phone: (336) 819-2855

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