📍 8-21 Bay 25th St, Far Rockaway, Queens County, 11691
Frederick Douglass Academy Vi High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Far Rockaway, Queens County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #27 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass Academy Vi High School enrolls 265 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.4% |
| White | 6 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 265 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 Vi High 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-50, state senate district 10, state house district 23.
Frederick Douglass Academy Vi High School is one of 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, based in OZONE PARK, New York. The district serves 41,868 students district-wide and employs 2,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Frederick Douglass Academy Vi High School is smaller than the district average of about 665 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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