Frederick Douglass Academy (05M499)

2581 7Th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10039, Manhattan
Phone: 212-491-4107
Hours: 8:15am - 2:48pm
School Website: https://www.fda1harlem.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/05M499/
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School Leader: Ayisha Fullerton (afullerton2@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Yvette Mckenzie (ymckenzie@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Chris Middleton (cmiddle@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Anyssa Egans (aegans2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Marjorie Purdee-Iglio (mpurdeeiglio2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Priscill Guzman (pguzman@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

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

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

The Frederick Douglass Academy (FDA) Arts program provides students authentic experiences in the arts. We provide our students with multiple platforms and events to share their creations with one another, the FDA school community and the larger Harlem cultural landscape. This year, our Harlem Samba program performed at The Apollo, Symphony Spaces, and with internationally renowned Bateria Furiosa, Guilherme Oliveira and Gustavo Oliveira of Salgueiro. https://vimeo.com/948535679 FDA offers a specialized program in music for incoming 9th graders: https://vimeo.com/955609267 "Hello FDA", our student digital broadcasting production, featured the FDNY and shot live on location from Brooklyn for the NYC Youth Summit https://vimeo.com/917775806 Our FDA Visual arts students are exposed to a wide array of media and techniques in our digital media and art studios. The Delinois Gallery features student works and. exhibits: https://vimeo.com/952198002 Our program faculty are highly qualified professional artists and musicians developing the individual talents of our students and focusing on each one's expression and understanding of social justice. In collaboration with classroom teachers, program faculty enrich content area topics with the visual, dance and musical arts. Our arts program adds sparkle and a sense of wonder to the Frederick Douglass experience. Stay tuned to Harlem One on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/harlem1

Program Details

Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement(M75A)
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.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Screened

Requirement:

Students are admitted based on their course grades

Priority:

(Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	62 / 102 (0.61)	91 / 125 (0.73)
SWD applicants/seats:	16 / 28 (0.57)	38 / 35 (1.09)
Rank Avg:	5.34
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School 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 %

89%

84%

82%

Graduation %

92%

83%

College %

67%

55%

66%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

903 (195) / 325
214

919 (207) / 324
226

975 / 3238
283

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

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

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

93.00%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.39

Performance Score

0.44

College Aptitude

CCR

40.30%

SAT Math

436

SAT R/W

449

Postsecondary

2-Year College 13.40%
4-Year College 42.20%
Unknown 44.40%

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 44.80%
Hispanic 22.40%
White 19.00%
Other 1.70%

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

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

23.80%

Students with SETSS

0.60%

Students with ICT

14.00%

Students with SC

4.60%

Has all programs

49.00%

Has all services

97.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

4-Year Grad. Rate

87.5

IEP Movement

Fair

IEP Support

92.00%

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

Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	34 (33%)	0 (0%)	<=5 (?)
SETSS	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Special Class	41 (77%)	0 (0%)	<=5 (?)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (95%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (5%)
Occupational Therapy	13 (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%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	11 (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 (2023-24)

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents Algebra I

ELL Progress

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

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