Enrollment
154
Combined
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530285003703
Ferndale Virtual Academy
5830 Golden Eagle Drive, Ferndale, WA 98248 · (360) 383-9210 · Whatcom County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
93 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 68% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
19.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -25.9pp since 2021
Math
5.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 26 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 4.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 9.4% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 15.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
154
+124 (+413%) vs 2020
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 | 154 | N/A | N/A | 60% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | N/A | N/A | 61% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 54% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 40% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferndale Virtual Academy.
About Ferndale Virtual Academy
Ferndale Virtual Academy is a small combined-grade school. Its address is in Ferndale, Washington. The school's 154 students are in kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for combined schools in Washington, which is about 204.
Ferndale Virtual Academy is run by Ferndale School District, whose 13 schools enroll 4,746 students.
At Ferndale Virtual Academy, White students make up 56% of the student body. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Whatcom County residents. Ferndale Virtual Academy's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Whatcom County.
Ferndale Virtual Academy scores 21.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 17.9% actual versus 39.7% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Whatcom County residents, the median household income is $81,784, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Ferndale Virtual Academy, Whatcom County has 77 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Ferndale High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ferndale Virtual Academy ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21 the school reported 30 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 154. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Whatcom County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,503
Census ACS
Median income
$81,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
27,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ferndale School District
- Ferndale High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Eagleridge ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Other schools in Ferndale
- Ferndale High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Eagleridge ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Ferndale High School0.0 mi · 1,325
- Central Elementary0.4 mi · 315
- Mountain View Elementary0.6 mi · 101
- Ferndale Special Services0.7 mi · 20
- Ferndale Re-Engagement0.7 mi · 33
- Vista Middle School0.7 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Ferndale Virtual AcademyHow large is Ferndale Virtual Academy?
Ferndale Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 154 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Ferndale Virtual Academy serve?
Ferndale Virtual Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Ferndale Virtual Academy have?
Ferndale Virtual Academy employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ferndale Virtual Academy?
At Ferndale Virtual Academy, the student body is approximately 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ferndale Virtual Academy?
Ferndale Virtual Academy is overseen by Ferndale School District in Whatcom County.
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