Did Where the Red Fern Grows get a Newbery Medal award?

No. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, published in 1961, was awarded a Newbery Honor Medal in 1962. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. The Newbery Honor Medal is awarded to books that are considered to be of exceptional quality, but not quite as outstanding as the Medal winner.