Total enrollment
3,010
+424 (+16%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in FERRIS ISD
Texas · 3,010 students · 2 cities
Across the district, FERRIS ISD runs 6 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 3,010 Texas students (about 502 per school).
4-year change in FERRIS ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FERRIS ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #523 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,010 | #293 of 760 | #3,210 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #318 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #323 of 758 | #3,857 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 77.7% | #155 of 750 | #1,371 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #402 of 557 | #3,797 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside FERRIS ISD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Ferris High School at 46.7% proficient to Lee Longino Elementary School at 33.1%, a gap of 13.6 points. That is the 308th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,708 to 3,010 students (up 11%) and from 184 to 222 full-time teachers (up 21%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERRIS H S | Ferris | High | 09-12 | 940 |
| FERRIS J H | Ferris | Middle | 06-08 | 658 |
| LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL | Ferris | Elementary | 01-03 | 641 |
| LEE LONGINO EL | Ferris | Elementary | 04-05 | 436 |
| HAZEL INGRAM EL | Ferris | Elementary | PK-KG | 335 |
| ELLIS COUNTY JJAEP | Waxahachie | Elementary | M-M | · |
About FERRIS ISD
As a thinly populated district in Texas, FERRIS ISD hosts 3,010 students across 6 schools.
In terms of grade levels, FERRIS ISD covers 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in FERRIS ISD is about 502, meaningfully below the Texas average of roughly 606.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in FERRIS ISD has climbed 16% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,586 students to 3,010.
On this page, the community for FERRIS ISD discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.