Frederick Douglass High School

2301 Gwynns Falls Pky, Baltimore, MD, 21217-1339
Tel: (410)396-7821
Grades: 9-12 | 924 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Frederick Douglass High School serves 924 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the MD state average of 13:1.
  • The school's 56% graduation rate is lower than the MD state average of 85%.
  • Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body.
  • Frederick Douglass High School is one of 49 public high schools within Baltimore, and operates within the Baltimore City Public s School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, MD Dept. of Educ.
Frederick Douglass High School
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 924 students
% Male / % Female 56% / 44%
Total Classroom Teachers 63 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(MD) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 15:1 13:1
 
This School
(MD) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a n/a
% Asian		 n/a 6%
% Hispanic		 n/a 11%
% Black		 98% 37%
% White		 1% 43%
Unknown		 1% 3%
 
 
This School
(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 80% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 7%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Baltimore City Public s School District

Nearby Schools:

Frederick Douglass High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Robert W. Coleman Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.2 mi. away
William S. Baer School
Grades: PK-12 | 0.4 mi. away
Coppin Academy
Grades: 9-12 | 0.5 mi. away
Westside Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away
Gwynns Falls Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away

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