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Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 195 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #19 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School enrolls 195 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 141 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.5% |
| White | 2 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 195 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 Viii Middle School 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-80, state senate district 19, state house district 60.
Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School is one of 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 19,984 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 195 students, Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 384 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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