Ferndale Middle School

Set in FERNDALE, Michigan, Ferndale Middle School is a moderately sized middle-grades school, part of Ferndale Public Schools. It caters to 528 students across grades 6 through 8.

Ferndale Public Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,102 students. Ferndale Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ferndale Middle School reports that 55% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

With demographic context factored in, Ferndale Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.0%; this one comes in at 31.6%, -14.4 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Oakland County reports that median household income runs about $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Ferndale Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ferndale High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Ferndale Middle School's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 528). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.