Ferry School
1050 Pennoyer Ave
Grand Haven MI, 49417, Ottawa County
Phone: 616-850-5300
Ranking: 
(1,350 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*
(1,350 out of 2,213, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 293 | 283 | 301 | 304 | 312 | 348 | 330 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 24.6% | 69 | 24.4% | 45 | 15.0% | 43 | 14.1% | 56 | 17.9% | 66 | 19.0% | 57 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 19.1% | 31 | 11.0% | 49 | 16.3% | 47 | 15.5% | 50 | 16.0% | 58 | 16.7% | 56 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 38 | 13.0% | 55 | 19.4% | 56 | 18.6% | 57 | 18.8% | 55 | 17.6% | 51 | 14.7% | 58 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 16.0% | 62 | 21.9% | 55 | 18.3% | 65 | 21.4% | 46 | 14.7% | 58 | 16.7% | 63 | 19.1% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 21.8% | 53 | 18.7% | 57 | 18.9% | 42 | 13.8% | 48 | 15.4% | 64 | 18.4% | 41 | 12.4% |
| Grade 5: | 9 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.8% | 39 | 13.0% | 50 | 16.4% | 57 | 18.3% | 51 | 14.7% | 55 | 16.7% |
| Grade 6: | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 161 | 54.9% | 159 | 56.2% | 168 | 55.8% | 165 | 54.3% | 159 | 51.0% | 178 | 51.1% | 170 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 132 | 45.1% | 124 | 43.8% | 133 | 44.2% | 139 | 45.7% | 142 | 45.5% | 162 | 46.6% | 155 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 8 | 2.7% | 12 | 4.2% | 11 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.1% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 9 | 3.0% | 15 | 4.8% | 12 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.7% | 9 | 3.2% | 9 | 3.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.9% |
| White: | 255 | 87.0% | 248 | 87.6% | 270 | 89.7% | 270 | 88.8% | 279 | 89.4% | 318 | 91.4% | 301 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 56.0% | 158 | 55.8% | 175 | 58.1% | 161 | 53.0% | 133 | 42.6% | 144 | 41.4% | 132 | 40.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 11.9% | 25 | 8.8% | 26 | 8.6% | 39 | 12.8% | 43 | 13.8% | 38 | 10.9% | 30 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.23 | 13.96 | 13.32 | 14.95 | 15.84 | 17.20 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 93.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 95.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 97.6% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 98.3% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 97.6% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 54.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 51.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 93.2% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 95.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 94.3% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 94.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 86.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 79.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 57.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 66.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 69.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 73.3% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 75.1% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 92.5% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 90.9% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 95.1% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 95.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 98.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 97.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 59% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 66.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 91.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 93.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 80.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 88.5% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 65.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 58.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 58% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 58.5% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 60.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 56.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 68.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 89.7% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 89.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 87.3% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 89.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 91% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 88.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 49.7% | 39.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 91.6% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 92.8% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 92.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 96.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 95.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 82.2% | 68.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 92% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92.1% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 94.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 92.4% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 33.8% | 15.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 71.4% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 65% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 67.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 78.3% | 63.4% |
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* Ferry School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.