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Ferndale Elementary School

Serves grades 4 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
53445 W Ferndale Rd
Milton Freewater, OR 97862
Phone
(541) 938-6611
District
Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7
County
UMATILLA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
233
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Oregon

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.2% of all OR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Ferndale Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
27%
42%
27%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
39%
27%
47%
16%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 115 49.4%
Grade 5 118 50.6%
Total 233 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.0% 38.1% 63.6%
Black 0.9% 0.6% 2.6%
Hispanic 60.9% 59.9% 27.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.7% 4.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 2.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.8% 74.8% 51.4%
Free lunch eligible 85.8% 74.8% 49.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,601 4,233,358
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 35.2 43
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 17.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.7% 34.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,643 1,701,548
Single Parent Households With Children 17.0% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.4% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.1% 36.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.1% 21.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.7% 18.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.7% 13.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 22.6% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,542 $14,914,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $855 $1,337,000 4.5%
Staff $280 $437,000 1.5%
General Administration $296 $463,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,202 $1,879,000 6.3%
Operation $1,519 $2,374,000 8.0%
Transportation $495 $774,000 2.6%
Other $1,201 $1,877,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,848 $9,141,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,556 $5,558,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $18,946 $29,613,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,108 $4,480,175,000 42.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,236 $682,861,000 6.5%
Staff $567 $313,153,000 3.0%
General Administration $204 $112,811,000 1.1%
School Administration $916 $506,381,000 4.8%
Operation $1,083 $598,214,000 5.7%
Transportation $510 $281,831,000 2.7%
Other $1,047 $578,502,000 5.5%
Total Support $5,563 $3,073,753,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,274 $2,914,323,000 27.8%
Total Expenditures $18,944 $10,468,251,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%