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
World Language (M75E)

FDA World Language Program offers students accepted to the program the opportunity to master two of the following languages: Japanese, Italian, French and Spanish. Beginning in their freshman year, students will choose two beginning language courses and continue until graduation upon completion of the AP Foreign Language Exam.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
542
642
702
    Grade 12 Students
119
190
150
    Grade 11 Students
136
142
214
    Grade 10 Students
134
146
171
    Grade 9 Students
153
164
167
Avg. Class Size
20.8
20.6
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
0 / 111 / 4
0 / 84 / 32
0 / 23 / 8
Attendance %
84%
82%
Graduation %
77%
83%
83%
College %
67%
55%
66%
World Language (M75E)
GE applicants/seats:
SWD applicants/seats:

Estimated Cutoffs
  GE:
  SWD:
Offer Prediction:
15 / 24 (0.63)
8 / 6 (1.33)

Offers
All accepted
All accepted
0 / 0 (0.00)
0 / 0 (0.00)
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.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 87%

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

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Psychology, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), ELA (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Social Studies (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages), World Languages (College Course [Credited])
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Fencing, Football, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Fencing, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Co-ed PSAL Sports
Double Dutch
PSAL Website
View PSAL schedule, standings, & history
Other Sports
Cheerleading, Dance, Fitness, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Step, Yoga
Clubs
Anime, Boys and Girls Club of Harlem, Broadcasting, Cheerleading, Chess, College and Career, Concert Band, Dance, Entrepreneurship, Harlem Lacrosse, Harlem Samba, National Honor Society (High School), Student Council, Taekwondo, Tutorial, Wellness Center, Yearbook, Yoga
Art Disciplines
Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
Art Performances
Artwork Exibits (6 per year), Concerts (4 per year), Dance Performances (1 per year), Films (2 per year), Theatre Performances (1 per year)
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  69.57%
Academic Engagement 
  61.23%
Safety 
  66.13%
Bully Prevention 
  52.25%
Inclusivity 
  81.30%
Mental Support 
  66.33%
Environment 
  59.50%
Post-School Support 
  82.78%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  71.00%
School Satisfaction 
  69.00%
Student Behavior 
  48.63%
Student Support 
  77.90%
School Leadership 
  62.92%
Instructional Clarity 
  70.67%
Instructional Development 
  71.96%
Post-School Support 
  83.83%
Family Responses
Education 
  89.67%
Teacher Support 
  80.43%
Safety 
  91.00%
School Community 
  76.11%
School Leadership 
  86.38%
Post-School Support 
  88.00%
IEP Support 
  92.00%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  76.50%
CC Regents
  58
Non-CC Regents
  45
Impact Score
  0.37
Performance Score
  0.47
College Aptitude
CCPC Index
  67.90%
SAT Math
  426
SAT R/W
  444
Postsecondary
2-Year College 14.60%
4-Year College 52.10%
Unknown 33.30%

View Full Academic Data:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

School Demographics (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 57.60%
Female 42.40%
English Language Learners:
  7.00%
Students with Disabilities:
  25.70%
Economic Need Index: 
  90.50%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 1.20%
Black 60.30%
Hispanic 33.00%
White 3.30%
Other 2.20%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Asian 12.10%
Black 42.40%
Hispanic 21.20%
White 22.70%
Other 1.60%
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  20.10%
Students with SETSS
  0.30%
Students with ICT
  10.40%
Students with SC
  5.30%
Has all programs
  90.00%
Has some programs
  10.00%
Has no programs
  0.00%
Has all services
  90.00%
Has some services
  0.00%
Has no services
  10.00%
IEP Student Performance
IEP Movement
1.47
Regents English
  57
Regents Gl. Hist.
  51
Regents US Hist.
  62
Regents Algebra I
  46
Regents Living Env.
  46
4-Year Grad. Rate
  60.7
IEP Support 
  92.00%
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services34 (33%)0 (0%)<=5 (?)
SETSS<=5 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Special Class41 (77%)0 (0%)<=5 (?)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services>5 (95%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (5%)
Occupational Therapy13 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Physical Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy>5 (99%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (1%)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School11 (73%)
Stop to School<=5 (?)
Unassigned<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2022-23)
Regents English
  56
Regents Gl. Hist.
  57
Regents Algebra I
  57
Regents Living Env.
  48
4-Year Grad. Rate
  56.3
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