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Frederick Douglass Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 815 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 5 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass Academy enrolls 815 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 493 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 260 | 32% |
| White | 25 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
720 of the school's 815 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 707 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Frederick Douglass Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 71.
Frederick Douglass Academy is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 8,837 students district-wide and employs 943 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 815 students, Frederick Douglass Academy is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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