Frederick Douglass Academy (05M499) 
2581 7Th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10039, Manhattan
Phone: 212-491-4107
Email: afullerton2@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:15am - 2:48pm
Principal: Ayisha Fullerton
School Website: https://www.fda1harlem.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/05M499/
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Subway: 3 to Harlem-148th St; B, D to 155th St
Bus: Bx13, Bx19, Bx6, M1, M10, M102, M2, M3, M7
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Program Details
Humanities & Interdisciplinary
FDA Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take college courses simultaneously while in high school. Through our partnerships with SUNY Old Westbury and Syracuse University, students in the FDA Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement Program begin their course work in Grade 9 with AP African American Studies. As they progress, students will have advanced class choices from Gender Studies with Syracuse University to Black Studies with SUNY Old Westbury. In addition, we offer students accepted to the FDA Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement Program courses with the College Board in AP Psychology and AP World History among others.
- (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
- (Group 2) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
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This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
About the School
The Frederick Douglass Academy is a screened college preparatory school located in north Harlem. We are tremendously successful at sending students to top colleges throughout the country. High expectations and a challenging, rigorous curriculum are at the core of our mission; to equip students with the necessary tools and skills to become standouts in college and beyond. In our competitive school environment, each student is given an opportunity to select and attend one of our two academies within our school based on their individual interests.
Academic Highlights: Letterman Sports: provides students the opportunity to take an elective in Fitness Training and Nutrition each year of matriculation, Taekwondo: students can receive full national designation and recognition as a Black Belt upon completion of the four year elective and mastery in the discipline as determined by the Taekwondo Federation.
Other Features: College Trips, Dress Code, Extended Day Program, Health Center, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Uniform, Weekend Programs
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Social Workers
Upcoming Events
October 30, 2024 @ 5:00 pm School Tour 
- November 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm School Tour
- November 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am Open House
- November 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am Open House
- November 20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm School Tour
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 52.10%
Unknown 33.30%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 42.40%
Black 60.30%
Hispanic 33.00%
White 3.30%
Other 2.20%
Black 42.40%
Hispanic 21.20%
White 22.70%
Other 1.60%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview