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Frederick Douglass School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass School is an elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving 247 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frederick Douglass School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 15.2% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 53.5% for the district and 64.4% for the state. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.5% to 58.4% over the past few years. While the school's per-student spending is slightly higher than the district average, it does not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes.

Nearby Rising Stars at Vine, North Avondale Montessori School, and Evanston Academy generally perform better than Frederick Douglass School on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, though they still struggle to meet state averages. Additionally, some charter schools in the area, such as Alliance Academy of Cincinnati and ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary, appear to outperform Frederick Douglass School and the district on academic measures, providing alternative options for families.

229

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,408

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2627 Park Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45206-1476

(513) 363-1900

District: Cincinnati Public Schools

Students who attend Frederick Douglass School usually attend:

High:	Clark Montessori High School
	Gilbert A. Dater High School
	Hughes STEM High School
	James N. Gamble Montessori High School
	More...
	Walnut Hills High School
	Western Hills University High School
	Withrow University High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.2%

Two or more races:

9.2%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (25% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 47 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg45%

Ohio avg61%

1,386^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Cincinnati Public Schools

596^th of 828Cincinnati Public Schools among Ohio districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1386 of 1558	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1423 of 1577	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1451 of 1596	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1415 of 1588	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1501 of 1610	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1463 of 1676	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1483 of 1636	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	1537 of 1651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	1607 of 1678	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	1569 of 1684	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	1481 of 1687	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1555 of 1701	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	1490 of 1709	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	1601 of 1686	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	1573 of 1662	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.6	1587 of 1610	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.2	1533 of 1582	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.3	1577 of 1609	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	1491 of 1504	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	1498 of 1501	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	1451 of 1471	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	464 of 615	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	466 of 603	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	471 of 610	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	379 of 601	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	374 of 533	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	398 of 605	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	445 of 598	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	349 of 824	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.0	670 of 765	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	653 of 956	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	753 of 1021	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1417 of 1452	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1438 of 1466	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1372 of 1483	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1401 of 1488	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1398 of 1467	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1304 of 1502	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1365 of 1518	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	20.1	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1294 of 1473	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1343 of 1484	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1317 of 1447	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1219 of 1419	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1291 of 1404	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1272 of 1465	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1324 of 1465	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1309 of 1466	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1363 of 1485	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1365 of 1498	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1278 of 1518	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1292 of 1499	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1356 of 1535	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1407 of 1536	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	626 of 935	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	843 of 900	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	765 of 856	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	5.1	990 of 1038	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	953 of 1050	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	960 of 1035	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	874 of 1001	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	832 of 989	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	794 of 925	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	801 of 895	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	828 of 858	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	789 of 835	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.9	828 of 837	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	728 of 732	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.6	685 of 692	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2019)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-29 vs state

English Language Arts34%-28 vs state

Mathematics13%-47 vs state

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Schools Near Frederick Douglass School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Frederick Douglass School	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 Park Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1900	229	21	11.0		9 (3.9%)	195 (85.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	11	1386^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%		9.1	1423^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	9.8%	37	34.8		15.2	17.6	17.4	3.8			45.5	29.4	47.8	11.5			$14,408
Dampe Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2615 Melrose Ave	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Dampe Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 304-8210	190	14	13.5		0 (0.0%)	189 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2.1	1547^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.7%		1.8	1575^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.1%	28	7.7	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	16.7	7.1	0.0	0.0	$10,136
Evanston Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1835 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2700	248	23	10.9		8 (3.2%)	222 (89.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	32	1101^st of 1558 public elementary schools	29.3%		28.7	1153^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.9%	52	36.7		63.6	30.0	30.0	33.3			55.9	40.0	36.7	72.7			$12,926
South Avondale School	Public	PK, KG-6	636 Prospect Pl	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5500	359	23	15.6		13 (3.6%)	323 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	10.6	1396^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.4%		6.9	1472^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	6.7%	76	9.8		14.6	59.5	14.3	23.1			14.6	23.8	33.3	17.9			$13,471
Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1712 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 751-5555	350	0	12.5		13 (3.7%)	279 (79.7%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	44.5	977^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.3%		39.8	1039^th of 1577 public elementary schools	34.1%	62	70.3	44.8	64.1	48.5	51.4	33.3	36.4	58.6	64.1	54.5	70.3	23.1	45.5	34.5	$19,157
William H Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	270 Southern Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5600	234	19	12.2		14 (6.0%)	192 (82.1%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	23.6	1206^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.6%		10.6	1392^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.7%	186	28.6		63.3	24.1	32.1	31.6			66.7	31.0	32.1	23.7			$13,661
Rockdale Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	335 Rockdale Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4700	225	17	12.9		13 (5.8%)	194 (86.2%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	15.5	1322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	15.1%		8.2	1447^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.2%	125	50.0		7.7	9.1	38.5	26.9			19.2	27.3	46.2	26.9			$13,007
ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Schools Avondale Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 351-5801	146	7	20.8		3 (2.1%)	138 (94.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	6.2	1473^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	5.5%		3	1552^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.6%	79			30.4	38.9					4.3	11.1					$19,020
North Avondale Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 Clinton Springs Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3900	568	30	18.6		97 (17.1%)	413 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	23.9	1199^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		24.9	1194^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.3%	5	29.5		40.5	42.5	24.6	18.5			57.0	47.9	59.0	30.8			$14,215
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	241 E Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5700	332	23	14.5		6 (1.8%)	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	12.9	1356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.0%		6.2	1488^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.6%	132	12.5		29.2	19.4	4.9	6.8			66.7	41.9	26.8	9.3			$13,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Douglass School

How many students attend Frederick Douglass School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Frederick Douglass School.

Is Frederick Douglass School a good school?

Frederick Douglass School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Frederick Douglass School attend?

Students who attend Frederick Douglass School usually go on to attend:

High : Clark Montessori High School
High : Gilbert A. Dater High School
High : Hughes STEM High School
High : James N. Gamble Montessori High School
High : Walnut Hills High School
High : Western Hills University High School
High : Withrow University High School

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass School?

Students at Frederick Douglass School are 85% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Frederick Douglass School in?

Cincinnati Public Schools

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