Ferndale El Sch

Set in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Ferndale El Sch is a compact primary school, one of the schools within Ferndale Area SD. It hosts 325 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Ferndale El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Ferndale Area SD, a district that serves 609 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ferndale El Sch reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 17% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Ferndale El Sch has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cambria County) records that the typical household earns roughly $58,418 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Cambria County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), Ferndale El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Westmont Hilltop El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ferndale El Sch.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 382 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 67% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Ferndale El Sch typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.