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Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School

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Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School ranks 764 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 38% of New York high schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School is a public high school serving 235 students in grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 5.88% in Algebra II, 74.76% in English Language Arts, and 50% in Geometry, compared to district averages of 42.13%, 57.92%, and 18.06%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 69.8% to 84.3%, which is lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 7.9%, which is higher than the averages.

The school serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 95.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Nearby schools, such as Eximius College Preparatory Academy, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, and Validus Preparatory Academy, also serve predominantly disadvantaged student populations and have low academic performance, similar to Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School. However, the nearby Bronx Preparatory Charter School has generally outperformed the school on academic measures, despite serving a similar student population.

219

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,400

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3630 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 538-9726

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

African American:

41.1%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 9

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (59% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (76% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (11% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg46%

New York avg66%

764^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 20High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	764 of 1234	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	985 of 1242	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	926 of 1228	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1054 of 1190	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	952 of 1207	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1125 of 1210	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	1046 of 1221	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1017 of 1255	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	1061 of 1255	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.4	1078 of 1237	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.9	1071 of 1217	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	987 of 1198	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1010 of 1165	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	936 of 1117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	888 of 1086	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.8	812 of 1027	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	748 of 1002	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	788 of 986	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	412 of 690	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	515 of 686	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	566 of 679	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	213 of 669	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	134 of 637	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	201 of 583	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	421 of 481	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.2	88 of 565	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.2	287 of 546	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	691 of 1206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	961 of 1219	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	951 of 1197	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1000 of 1155	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	907 of 1193	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1077 of 1176	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	431 of 885	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	578 of 865	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	529 of 851	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	623 of 760	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	554 of 815	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.3	704 of 791	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	230 of 607	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	319 of 564	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	357 of 531	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	370 of 389	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	166 of 493	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	290 of 498	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	505 of 1179	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.9	965 of 1170	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	887 of 1155	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	934 of 1179	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1080 of 1154	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	816 of 1201	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	931 of 1211	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	879 of 1191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1030 of 1154	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	978 of 1190	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1130 of 1176	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	384 of 1149	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	801 of 1144	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	770 of 1130	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.8	951 of 1038	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	870 of 1132	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1075 of 1095	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)40th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government81%+6 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg

Algebra I58%~ state avg

Global History and Geography57%-19 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences56%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry50%+26 vs state

Living Environment41%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology40%-19 vs state

Common Core Algebra II6%-69 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
Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School	Public	9-12	3630 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-9726	219	23	9.5	95.9%	1 (0.5%)	90 (41.1%)	123 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	38.8	764^th of 1234 public high schools	38.1%		20	985^th of 1242 public high schools	20.7%	221		5.9	74.8	50.0		57.3	40.9		81.3	58.0	39.5		56.3								$39,400	$3,072	$36,328
Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Board School	Public	9-12	1363 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 992-7154	365	31	11.7	90.7%	7 (1.9%)	106 (29.0%)	249 (68.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1075^th of 1234 public high schools	12.9%		18	1008^th of 1242 public high schools	18.8%	67	25.6	30.4	54.6	11.1	15.8	59.2	16.7		51.4	35.9	25.7	8.5	41.7								$31,298	$2,895	$28,403
Bronx Center For Science And Mathematics	Public, Magnet	9-12	1363 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 992-7089	382	33	11.7	90.6%	4 (1.0%)	113 (29.6%)	239 (62.6%)	22 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53.1	604^th of 1234 public high schools	51.1%		49.7	647^th of 1242 public high schools	47.9%	43	89.7	60.0	83.8			80.6	28.6	63.2	59.8	51.4	59.3	64.8	61.0								$32,812	$2,977	$29,834
South Bronx Community Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1110 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Community Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 470-5594	349	22	17.6	88.8%	4 (1.1%)	129 (37.0%)	204 (58.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11	1125^th of 1234 public high schools	8.8%		16.6	1029^th of 1242 public high schools	17.1%	96			41.8				32.0		52.5	17.3											$31,107	$00	$31,107
Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3872 3rd Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0841	860	67	12.7	90.1%	9 (1.0%)	447 (52.0%)	392 (45.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	41.8	735^th of 1234 public high schools	40.4%		32.3	832^nd of 1242 public high schools	33.0%	97	35.2	66.7	58.1	7.9		80.3	65.0	17.4	86.3	63.1		41.1		47.6	55.1	64.3	44.1	63.6		62.7	$20,564	$1,063	$19,501
Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science (The)	Public	6-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-7800	530	67	7.9	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.1%)	377 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.6	991^st of 1234 public high schools	19.7%		12.5	1099^th of 1242 public high schools	11.5%	108		23.1	56.1			60.4	43.4		65.8	30.9	26.3	9.1	75.0	25.4	30.0	27.9	22.5	32.9	0.0		$36,826	$3,323	$33,504
Mott Hall Bronx High School	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-6800	315	28	11.3	96.5%	2 (0.6%)	92 (29.2%)	216 (68.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.4	956^th of 1234 public high schools	22.5%		34.1	807^th of 1242 public high schools	35.0%	149	37.5		62.8			68.7	21.7		56.0	22.6	41.9		40.0								$33,551	$3,401	$30,150
Validus Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-4000	282	27	10.3	97.5%	1 (0.4%)	106 (37.6%)	172 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.8	1155^th of 1234 public high schools	6.4%		14.9	1056^th of 1242 public high schools	15.0%	99			42.0			40.4	34.9		52.2	23.6	11.6		30.0								$35,236	$3,807	$31,429
High School For Violin And Dance	Public	9-12	1100 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-0687	106	17	6.4	96.2%	3 (2.8%)	26 (24.5%)	73 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8.4	1160^th of 1234 public high schools	6.0%		20.5	977^th of 1242 public high schools	21.3%	183			33.3			56.1	34.9		44.4	21.4	13.8	0.0									$47,780	$3,478	$44,302
Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	445	44	10.1	96.2%	5 (1.1%)	117 (26.3%)	318 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.2	1082^nd of 1234 public high schools	12.3%		36.4	787^th of 1242 public high schools	36.6%	295	0.0	18.2	50.0	0.0	11.1	62.2	40.4	0.0	56.4	21.5	26.7	13.2	34.8								$41,788	$3,653	$38,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School

Is Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School a good school?

Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School ranks 764^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

How many students attend Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School.

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

Students at Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School are 56% Hispanic, 41% African American, 1% American Indian.

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