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Frederick Douglass Academy

Public Grades 6-12

1165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 6% of New York high schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Academy is a public high school in New York City, serving 708 students in grades 6-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #5, which is ranked 701 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Based on the data, Frederick Douglass Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams significantly below the district and state averages across most subject areas. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 70.4% to 89.4%, which is below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 63.9% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At CCNY, Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem, and Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change generally outperform Frederick Douglass Academy on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the school may not be effectively addressing the needs of its students, particularly for certain subgroups.

619

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,481

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2581 7th Ave
New York, NY 10039-2619

(212) 491-4107

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.3%

Hispanic:

34.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (10% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg51%

New York avg62%

Middle school

1,204^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

1,165^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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	26.2	1204 of 1500	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1353 of 1504	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1480 of 1500	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1402 of 1479	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1308 of 1439	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1358 of 1438	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	1252 of 1455	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	1133 of 1429	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	1067 of 1407	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	1240 of 1401	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	1128 of 1373	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	982 of 1337	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	826 of 1295	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	740 of 1243	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.8	615 of 1224	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.5	593 of 1185	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	430 of 1123	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	398 of 1095	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	334 of 676	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	507 of 705	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	672 of 696	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	556 of 706	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	490 of 653	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	577 of 663	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	39.4	239 of 473	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1178 of 1457	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1330 of 1465	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1447 of 1463	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1413 of 1454	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1242 of 1370	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1300 of 1353	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	349 of 603	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	319 of 594	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	487 of 543	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	450 of 487	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	297 of 392	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	316 of 457	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	17.0	1159 of 1241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1194 of 1245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1171 of 1455	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1254 of 1464	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1426 of 1464	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1342 of 1455	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1243 of 1366	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1280 of 1352	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	942 of 1298	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	964 of 1303	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	859 of 1307	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1060 of 1283	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	965 of 1139	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1052 of 1170	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1165 of 1234	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1118 of 1242	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1083 of 1228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1097 of 1190	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	808 of 1207	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	756 of 1210	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	803 of 1221	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	744 of 1255	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.4	689 of 1255	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	782 of 1237	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	729 of 1217	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.9	756 of 1198	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.4	790 of 1165	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.9	729 of 1117	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	649 of 1086	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.8	677 of 1027	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	646 of 1002	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.3	597 of 986	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.7	531 of 935	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	662 of 713	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	602 of 690	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	565 of 671	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	531 of 593	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	272 of 686	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	228 of 679	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	369 of 669	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	589 of 637	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	470 of 583	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	343 of 481	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	426 of 565	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	341 of 546	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1172 of 1206	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1125 of 1219	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1103 of 1197	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1107 of 1155	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	769 of 1193	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	734 of 1176	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	748 of 885	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	725 of 865	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	695 of 851	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	650 of 760	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	403 of 815	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	329 of 791	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	503 of 607	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	461 of 564	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	362 of 531	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	326 of 389	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	168 of 493	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	141 of 498	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1109 of 1179	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1083 of 1170	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1049 of 1155	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1038 of 1101	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	756 of 1179	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	685 of 1154	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1106 of 1201	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1056 of 1211	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1012 of 1191	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1040 of 1154	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	819 of 1190	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	753 of 1176	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	45.0	99 of 157	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1089 of 1149	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1058 of 1144	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	979 of 1130	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	925 of 1038	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	812 of 1132	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	657 of 1095	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	35.2	593 of 793	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)51st percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)49th percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)7th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)37th percentile~ school

White (2019)25th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts50%-25 vs state

Common Core Algebra II44%-31 vs state

U.S. History and Government42%-33 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Chemistry38%-27 vs state

Global History and Geography34%-42 vs state

Geometry32%-28 vs state

Math26%-28 vs state

Algebra I25%-31 vs state

Living Environment20%-37 vs state

Common Core Geometry17%-7 vs state

Physics17%-52 vs state

Life Science Biology15%-43 vs state

Earth Science14%-51 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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frederick Douglass Academy	Public	6-12	2581 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-4107	619	57	10.8	89.3%	19 (3.1%)	361 (58.3%)	213 (34.4%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	7.9	1165^th of 1234 public high schools	5.6%		11.4	1118^th of 1242 public high schools	10.0%	47	37.5	43.8	50.3	16.7	13.6	34.3	20.2	16.7	41.8	25.0	15.2	32.0			32.3	60.7	32.4		11.8	41.9				$34,481	$3,822	$30,659
Harlem Village Academy North Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy North Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	394	31	12.9	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	285 (72.3%)	100 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.4	56^th of 1500 public high schools	96.3%		50.6	638^th of 1242 public high schools	48.6%	582			65.2			83.5	33.3		91.4	79.0	56.9			90.3	86.1	85.7	94.3	85.5	90.7	91.7		52.5	71.8	$28,024	$28,024	$00
New Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	1818 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-5400	673	42	16.2	95.4%	8 (1.2%)	70 (10.4%)	587 (87.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45.6	701^st of 1234 public high schools	43.2%		30.9	847^th of 1242 public high schools	31.8%	146	14.0	91.5	85.2		43.8	81.9	31.0		58.9	81.7	40.7	34.5	38.8	43.8	53.1	55.7	52.9	20.0	39.3	71.8	83.9	15.8	40.2	$22,906	$22,906	$00
Health Opportunities High School	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-1826	228	26	8.9	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	72 (31.6%)	151 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.8	1068^th of 1234 public high schools	13.5%		16.4	1036^th of 1242 public high schools	16.6%	32	10.0	53.9	40.6			60.3	52.9		62.5	25.9	13.7	15.4	30.8											$38,294	$3,119	$35,175
Community School For Social Justice	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-8481	185	19	9.5	89.7%	1 (0.5%)	55 (29.7%)	122 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)			55.7																					$45,061	$3,868	$41,193
High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	576	32	18.1	37.3%	201 (34.9%)	52 (9.0%)	89 (15.5%)	162 (28.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (10.9%)	90.4	9^th of 1234 public high schools	99.3%		88.6	7^th of 1242 public high schools	99.4%	2	95.1	98.9	100.0	88.9		100.0		93.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4												$23,411	$1,263	$22,148
Bronx Leadership Academy II High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7171	381	48	7.8	96.6%	7 (1.8%)	118 (31.0%)	248 (65.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	1141^st of 1234 public high schools	7.5%		13	1094^th of 1242 public high schools	11.9%	47	2.3	21.7	42.3	0.0	10.0	60.8	21.7		58.4	17.2	13.0	13.9	25.0											$36,443	$3,035	$33,407
Community Health Academy Of The Heights	Public	6-12	504 W 158th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6600	552	54	10.2	92.0%	18 (3.3%)	65 (11.8%)	448 (81.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	27.2	895^th of 1234 public high schools	27.5%		26.5	893^rd of 1242 public high schools	28.1%	2	62.1	31.6	69.0			93.2	42.1		51.9	27.5	31.8	20.0			38.3	21.8	36.6		30.8	29.5				$31,659	$2,710	$28,949
Careers In Sports High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7110	446	38	11.6	94.8%	7 (1.6%)	117 (26.2%)	318 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.9	951^st of 1234 public high schools	22.9%		9.6	1142^nd of 1242 public high schools	8.1%	191	4.8	37.5	56.1			74.1	39.0		84.7	15.7		0.0	25.2											$35,486	$2,997	$32,489
Bronx Legacy High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-8225	266	30	8.8	96.6%	3 (1.1%)	71 (26.7%)	189 (71.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	1175^th of 1234 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	1157^th of 1242 public high schools	6.8%	18	6.7	7.1	37.9	12.5		52.1	27.7		48.0	11.8	30.5	0.0												$35,986	$3,564	$32,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Academy

Is Frederick Douglass Academy a good school?

Frederick Douglass Academy ranks in the bottom 5.6% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Frederick Douglass Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Frederick Douglass Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass Academy?

Students at Frederick Douglass Academy are 58% African American, 34% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Frederick Douglass Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

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