Ferndale School District — Decoded Rankings
8 of 14 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 3,052
- Free/reduced lunch
- 61.1%
- Avg SES index
- 51.7
- State
- WA
Schools in Ferndale School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (7 ranked)
7 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer ElemNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #630 | #384 (WA)plausibly #191–611#9 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Vista Middle SchoolNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #750 | #718 (WA)plausibly #468–963#16 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cascadia ElementaryNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #950 | #884 (WA)plausibly #585–1083#25 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Horizon Middle SchoolNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #1135 | #1050 (WA)plausibly #833–1171#28 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Skyline Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #831 | #1105 (WA)plausibly #865–1238#29 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Central ElementaryNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #959 | #1346 (WA)plausibly #1161–1457#36 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Eagleridge ElementaryNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #1202 | #1451 (WA)plausibly #1387–1474#39 (Bellingham metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Ferndale Virtual Academy | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale High SchoolNeighborhoodFerndale School District | #159 | #165 (WA)HS#6 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High |
Story type breakdown
- 1Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 3Typical Profile
- 3Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Bellingham, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 41.8 | 50 | 8.2 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 35.9 | 50 | 14.1 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -2.3 | 0 | Schools lose 2.3 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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