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Welcome to Ferndale Area School District
Home of the Yellow Jackets!
Welcome to the Ferndale Area School District. Located in the southwestern portion of Pennsylvania’s Cambria County, we are the only district in the Commonwealth serving families from five noncontiguous municipalities. Our district spans 6.2 square miles, encompassing the communities of Brownstown Borough, Dale Borough, Ferndale Borough, Lorain Borough, and Middle Taylor Township.
We are Big Enough To Challenge, Small Enough To Care!, and have been referred to as a public school in a private school setting. We are proud of our academic accomplishments, our dedication to the personal growth of students, and the standard of excellence we hold ourselves to in our professional practices. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about Ferndale Area.
A few highlights include:
- Ranked 3rd for overachiever for state public districts
- Fourth Keystone Achievement Award
- High technology to student ratio
- High teacher to student ratio K-12 (1:15)
- Full time K-4 program
- All day kindergarten
- Programs in place include: Elementary Guided Reading, Secondary Literacy, EveryDay Math, Connected Math, Steven Dunn Writers Workshop and Literacy Circles, 4Sight testing, TEAMS Science, Study Island, Music, Art, Technology Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, H.A.L.T. Bullying Prevention Program, School to Work experiences in collaboration with business/industry
- Vocational Education opportunities with the Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center, college-in-high school opportunities, on-line learning to enhance education in interest
Please contact our Elementary or Secondary schools for more information about any of these topics.