Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus

Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in OAK PARK, Michigan, operated by Ferndale Public Schools, teaches 501 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus sits 36% above that benchmark.

Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus is one of 6 schools operated by Ferndale Public Schools, a district that instructs 3,102 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 37% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 35.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oakland County) logs that median household income runs about $97,760, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus is one.

Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus has increased 5%, going from 479 students in 2018 to 501 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 52% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.