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Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School

Public Grades 6-12

1170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 5% of New York high schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School is a public high school in New York City, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #3, which is ranked 507 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased spending per student over the years, Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools and received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, ranging from 0% to 50% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.3% to 88.7%, which is below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been between 1.7% to 4.9%, higher than the state and district averages.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Young Women's Leadership School and Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts generally perform better than Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic achievement. The school's challenges appear to be multifaceted, involving factors such as chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 30.7% to 44.6% in recent years, and the socioeconomic status of the student population, with a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

310

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,135

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 W 114th St
New York, NY 10026

(212) 865-9260

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.4%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Physics scores 66 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg63%

New York avg61%

Middle school

1,311^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,170^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1311 of 1500	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1297 of 1504	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1196 of 1500	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1064 of 1479	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1243 of 1439	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1070 of 1438	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	1087 of 1455	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	1057 of 1429	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	1063 of 1407	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.2	1163 of 1401	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	1169 of 1373	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	1269 of 1337	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	1286 of 1295	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	1153 of 1243	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	1010 of 1224	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	954 of 1185	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.4	815 of 1123	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.6	639 of 1095	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	564 of 696	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	350 of 706	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	408 of 653	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	304 of 663	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	1081 of 1463	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1004 of 1454	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1204 of 1370	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	25.3	1021 of 1245	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	1237 of 1464	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1129 of 1455	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	974 of 1366	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	55.9	354 of 1170	69.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1170 of 1234	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1191 of 1242	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1156 of 1228	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1133 of 1190	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1182 of 1207	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1134 of 1210	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	1143 of 1221	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	1150 of 1255	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	1108 of 1255	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	1123 of 1237	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.3	1171 of 1217	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	914 of 1198	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	1061 of 1165	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	1076 of 1117	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	980 of 1086	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	876 of 1027	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	787 of 1002	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	700 of 986	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	650 of 713	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	654 of 690	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	617 of 671	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	558 of 593	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	660 of 686	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	621 of 679	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	551 of 669	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	600 of 637	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	480 of 583	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	448 of 481	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	553 of 565	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	493 of 546	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1115 of 1206	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1155 of 1219	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1132 of 1197	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1116 of 1155	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1146 of 1193	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1121 of 1176	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	733 of 885	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	754 of 865	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	740 of 851	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	693 of 760	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	777 of 815	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	716 of 791	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	559 of 607	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	502 of 564	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	390 of 531	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	363 of 389	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	476 of 493	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	330 of 498	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1153 of 1179	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1123 of 1170	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1099 of 1155	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1063 of 1101	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1153 of 1179	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1090 of 1154	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1156 of 1201	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1166 of 1211	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1118 of 1191	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1097 of 1154	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1170 of 1190	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1095 of 1176	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	901 of 1149	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	979 of 1144	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1020 of 1130	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	846 of 1038	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	980 of 1132	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	958 of 1095	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2018)70th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2023)26th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)18th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2023)16th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography50%-26 vs state

Life Science Biology48%-11 vs state

U.S. History and Government48%-27 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts40%-35 vs state

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Common Core Algebra II22%-52 vs state

Math22%-32 vs state

Algebra I19%-37 vs state

Living Environment18%-39 vs state

Geometry6%-54 vs state

Physics3%-66 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences3%-53 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	319	41	7.8	87.8%	8 (2.5%)	118 (37.0%)	172 (53.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.8%)	18.4	1004^th of 1234 public high schools	18.6%		27.4	881^st of 1242 public high schools	29.1%	123		26.1	60.2	4.9		85.7	47.1		50.0	21.3	28.2	5.4	14.3	50.0	50.0	20.0	18.2	37.5			$38,433	$2,904	$35,529
Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 865-9260	310	42	7.3	92.6%	12 (3.9%)	181 (58.4%)	100 (32.3%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7.7	1170^th of 1234 public high schools	5.2%		6.5	1191^st of 1242 public high schools	4.1%	21		22.5	40.0	0.0		50.0	18.2	2.9	47.6	18.6	47.7	5.8	2.9	50.0	11.1	33.3	18.2	28.6			$38,135	$2,981	$35,154
Opportunity Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	240 W 113th St-4th Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Opportunity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 866-6137	388	34	11.4	94.3%	2 (0.5%)	199 (51.3%)	173 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4.9	1205^th of 1234 public high schools	2.4%		3.3	1232^nd of 1242 public high schools	0.8%	27			55.6			32.5	1.8		34.8	16.2	16.7			17.1	30.3	23.1	9.1	24.2	11.1	31.1	$31,068	$1,612	$29,455
Columbia Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 666-1278	714	57	12.5	44.5%	178 (24.9%)	141 (19.7%)	248 (34.7%)	81 (11.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.1%)	80.6	140^th of 1234 public high schools	88.7%		81.2	102^nd of 1242 public high schools	91.8%	38	78.8	100.0	93.8	63.6		90.5		48.5	92.4	87.6	88.2	77.4	81.3	78.3	89.7	82.9	79.3	84.0	42.1		$26,184	$1,473	$24,711
Central Park East High School	Public	9-12	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 321	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5929	481	42	11.3	77.1%	36 (7.5%)	107 (22.2%)	273 (56.8%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	64.2	434^th of 1234 public high schools	64.8%		66.7	413^th of 1242 public high schools	66.7%	21	55.6	63.8	89.5	0.0	37.5	88.2		22.2	80.8	64.4	62.3	65.6	78.8								$28,104	$2,275	$25,828
Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	360	36	10.0	82.8%	17 (4.7%)	121 (33.6%)	192 (53.3%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	32.8	827^th of 1234 public high schools	33.0%		46.1	688^th of 1242 public high schools	44.6%	139	42.2	38.5	86.6			73.9	23.1		73.2	26.4	40.3	38.2	25.6	40.0	50.0	50.0	20.0	35.7		38.9	$33,710	$2,515	$31,195
Edward A Reynolds West Side High School	Public	9-12	105 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 678-7300	348	27	12.8	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	112 (32.2%)	219 (62.9%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18.7	999^th of 1234 public high schools	19.0%		29	861^st of 1242 public high schools	30.7%	138			48.2			57.1	43.5		47.6	51.5											$33,199	$2,582	$30,617
Harlem Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	22 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 996-3795	165	17	9.7	89.1%	3 (1.8%)	96 (58.2%)	63 (38.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1095^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		13	1089^th of 1242 public high schools	12.3%	6			54.2			67.9	14.3		42.9	9.5	0.0										$43,247	$3,013	$40,235
Heritage School (The)	Public	9-12	1680 Lexington Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 828-2858	223	24	9.3	94.2%	2 (0.9%)	69 (30.9%)	144 (64.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	26	912^th of 1234 public high schools	26.1%		18.6	995^th of 1242 public high schools	19.9%	83	50.0	30.0	72.7	63.6	55.9	60.3	25.0		66.7	18.3	26.9		13.3								$34,746	$2,593	$32,153
Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The)	Public	9-12	2005 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-5201	157	21	7.4	91.7%	2 (1.3%)	72 (45.9%)	70 (44.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	7.7	1169^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		15.7	1048^th of 1242 public high schools	15.6%	121	0.0	50.0	45.0			50.0	27.5		42.5	23.5	8.0	0.0									$37,460	$2,474	$34,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School?

Students at Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School are 58% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School.

What district is Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

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Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New York high schools.

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