📍 8000 Croom Rd, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, 20772
Frederick Douglass High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County. The school has 1,159 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass High enrolls 1,159 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,006 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.2% |
| White | 21 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
547 of the school's 1,159 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 qualify for free lunch and 79 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Frederick Douglass High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 23.
Frederick Douglass High is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,159 students, Frederick Douglass High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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