Ferndale Middle

As an intimate middle-grades school in High Point, North Carolina, Ferndale Middle educates 486 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools.

Guilford County Schools runs 123 schools in total, collectively educating 68,535 students. Ferndale Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ferndale Middle shows that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ferndale Middle shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Ferndale Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ferndale Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household income runs about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Ferndale Middle is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pruette SCALE Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ferndale Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ferndale Middle at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ferndale Middle has declined 34%, going from 732 students in 2018 to 486 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 7% across the same window.

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