Frederick Douglass Academy
Grades: 6-12Our Insights
What’s Special
Nice range of electives, activities and advanced courses
Frederick Douglas Academy is a combined middle and high school offering a nice range of electives and college-level courses. Students may study Japanese and Latin, work with flight simulators in an aviation class and take Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
There are a lot of offerings in technology and the sciences. Middle school electives include classes in computer programming, gaming and web design. High school students can choose from a range of AP courses including statistics, calculus, biology, chemistry and physics.
In the humanities, AP courses include microeconomics, United States and European history, English, Spanish, French and Latin. Students learn French in middle school and may pursue other languages in high school.
Middle school test scores in English and math fall below the citywide and district averages. However, students do gain some ground by high school. The college readiness rate, meaning percent of students who perform well enough in math and English to avoid remedial classes at City University of New York (CUNY) colleges, approaches the citywide average.
There are some concerns over discipline and safety. Roughly one-third of the students report bullying, based on responses to the 2020-21 NYC School Survey.
There are sports teams for both middle and high school and a range of after-school clubs and activities such as chess, aviation, robotics, and yearbook. Partnerships with organizations such as Harlem Samba offer additional learning opportunities.
There is a dedicated college office. Most graduates attend CUNY and SUNY schools and some go on to private and out-of-state colleges, as listed on the school's website.(Laura Zingmond, web reports, November 2017; updated 2022)
Get more from InsideSchools
School Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey
From the 2019-20 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide
From the 2020 School Directories
How does this school serve special populations?
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide
From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database
Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectoryFrederick Douglass Academy for the Humanities (FDAH) (M75A)
Program Description:
This program will prepare students for their choice of college studies and careers. Students are expected to take a minimum of two AP or CUNY College Now courses for which they are eligible which may include AP United States History, AP Microeconomics, AP European History, AP English, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Physics, and AP French. SUNY Old Westbury English Composition, College Algebra.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) (M75B)
Program Description:
This program will prepare students for college studies and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine. Students will have access to elective courses such as Robotics, Aeronautics/Aviation, Anatomy & Physiology, and Forensic Science. Students are expected to take a minimum of two AP or CUNY College Now courses for which they are eligible and may include AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics.
Frederick Douglass Academy D75 Inclusion Program (M75U)
Offerings
From the 2024 High School DirectoryLanguage Courses
French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
Advanced Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP French Language and Culture, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Psychology, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Math (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages), World Languages (College Course [Credited])
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Fencing, Football, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL teams
Basketball, Fencing, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Coed PSAL teams
Double Dutch
Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools
Contact & Location
Location
2581 7Th Avenue
Manhattan
NY
10039
Trains: to Harlem-148th St; , to 155th St
Buses: Bx13, Bx19, Bx6, M1, M10, M102, M2, M3, M7
Contact
Other Details
This school is in its own building.
Comments