Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON-FREEWATER UNIFIED SD 7·NCES 410816001842
Ferndale Elementary School
53445 W Ferndale Rd, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 · (541) 938-6611 · Umatilla County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Oregon public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
203 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 130 | 54% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 46% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 21.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ferndale Elementary School
Ferndale Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale Elementary School this school | 240 | 84.6% | 23.6% |
| Bush Elementary School Salem | 255 | 89.0% | 16.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Medford | 221 | 88.2% | 20.1% |
| Richmond Elementary School Salem | 242 | 88.8% | 11.4% |
| Danebo Elementary School Eugene | 239 | 88.7% | 20.5% |
| North Marion Intermediate School Aurora | 345 | 86.7% | 25.6% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ferndale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Umatilla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #463 of 591 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #386 of 646 ▲ 115 | #10 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #470 of 646 ▲ 50 | #12 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #529 of 710 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #84 of 587 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #292 of 587 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #225 of 645 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #330 of 493 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
240
-22 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 16.7 | 14.3:1 | 85% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 16.4 | 14.2:1 | 86% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 16.4 | 14.1:1 | 72% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 17.1 | 16.5:1 | 83% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 87% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferndale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (282 to 240); teachers down 2% (17.1 to 16.7).
About Ferndale Elementary School
Ferndale Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Milton-Freewater, Oregon. It covers grades 4 through 5, with a total enrollment of 240 students. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oregon, which is about 321.
A total of 4 schools make up Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7, with 1,547 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Ferndale Elementary School is 58% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 39% White. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Umatilla County residents. Ferndale Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ferndale Elementary School employs 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, higher than at this school. Ferndale Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%.
Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Ferndale Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ferndale Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.6%; the prediction is 29.8%.
Ferndale Elementary School is located in Umatilla County, where median household income is about $67,728, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Ferndale Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Umatilla County, which together enroll about 13,143 students.
The closest public school, McLoughlin High School, is about 3.2 miles from Ferndale Elementary School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ferndale Elementary School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 262 to 240. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Umatilla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,940
Census ACS
Median income
$67,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
13,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7
- Gib Olinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- McLoughlin High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Other schools in Milton-Freewater
- Gib Olinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- McLoughlin High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Other Ferndale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ferndale Elementary. Ferndale Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Ferndale ElementaryFerndale, CA · 338 students
- Ferndale Elementary SchoolJohnstown, PA · 325 students
Nearby schools
- McLoughlin High School3.2 mi · 449
- Central Middle School3.3 mi · 360
- John Sager Middle School3.5 mi · 334
- College Place High School3.5 mi · 486
- College Place Open Doors Program3.5 mi · 13
- Gib Olinger Elementary School3.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Ferndale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ferndale Elementary School?
Ferndale Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Ferndale Elementary School serve?
Ferndale Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Ferndale Elementary School have?
Ferndale Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Ferndale Elementary School?
Ferndale Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 58% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ferndale Elementary School in?
Ferndale Elementary School is part of Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7.
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