11-1-2018
FERNDALE, Wash. — The Ferndale School District reports 85.7 percent of high school seniors graduated on time in 2018, the highest graduation rate for the district on record.
Ferndale’s graduation rate has increased by more than 15 percent since 2013 and the district says it’s largely because they’re preparing students for graduation early on.
“Part of our focus on creating a ‘graduation culture’ in Ferndale is having our high school senior class walk the halls of our elementary schools every June. Our littlest kids get to look up to our graduating students – they see the caps, gowns, and tassels and start to get an idea of what graduation is all about,” says Superintendent Linda Quinn.