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Enrollment
1,770
High
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002459
Frederick Douglass High School
2000 Winchester Road, Lexington, KY 40509 · (859) 381-3780 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,770 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Kentucky public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
818 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 511 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 465 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 404 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 385 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frederick Douglass High School
Frederick Douglass High School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass High School this school | 1,770 | 46.2% | 38.8% |
| Henry Clay High School Lexington | 1,939 | 41.7% | 49.8% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 1,377 | 50.8% | 42.5% |
| Tates Creek High School Lexington | 1,723 | 56.8% | 33.0% |
| North Hardin High School Radcliff | 1,593 | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| Louisville Male High Louisville | 1,763 | 46.2% | 39.8% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frederick Douglass High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #96 of 211 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #125 of 211 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #101 of 211 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,770 | #16 of 304 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #152 of 217 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #12 of 217 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #181 of 230 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +83.4% | #1 of 72 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,770
+232 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,770 | 98.4 | 18.0:1 | 46% (818) |
| 2023-24 | 1,719 | 90.5 | 19.0:1 | 48% (817) |
| 2022-23 | 1,667 | 91.1 | 18.3:1 | 43% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 1,538 | 84 | 18.3:1 | 51% (781) |
| 2017-18 | 965 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 60% (579) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Douglass High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 83% (965 to 1,770); teachers up 89% (52 to 98.4).
About Frederick Douglass High School
Frederick Douglass High School is a high-enrollment high school in Lexington, Kentucky, administered by Fayette County. A federal count lists 1,770 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kentucky is about 558, so this school runs 217% above that.
In Fayette County, 73 schools enroll a combined 42,138 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Frederick Douglass High School. The largest is White students, at 43%. The next largest groups are 30% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Fayette County overall, about 68% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 98.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Frederick Douglass High School was 18.0:1. On average, high schools in Kentucky have 16.6:1, compared with 18.0:1 here. Frederick Douglass High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%.
allk12 grades Frederick Douglass High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Frederick Douglass High School scores 38.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.9%.
Within Fayette County, the median household income is $69,479, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Fayette County has 81 public schools and roughly 42,142 students.
Nearest public school: Carter G. Woodson Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Frederick Douglass High School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Frederick Douglass High School grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,538 to 1,770 students.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,125 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,125 students
Other Frederick Douglass High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Frederick Douglass High. Frederick Douglass High School is the largest of the 5.
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolAtlanta, GA · 1,296 students
- Frederick Douglass HighUpper Marlboro, MD · 1,183 students
- Frederick Douglass HighBaltimore, MD · 539 students
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGHCOLUMBIA, MO · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Carter G. Woodson Academy0.1 mi · 316
- Crawford Middle School0.8 mi · 710
- Dixie Elementary Magnet School0.9 mi · 584
- Yates Elementary School1.1 mi · 438
- Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt1.2 mi · 164
- Liberty Elementary1.4 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Douglass High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frederick Douglass High School?
Frederick Douglass High School enrolls approximately 1,770 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Frederick Douglass High School serve?
Frederick Douglass High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Frederick Douglass High School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Frederick Douglass High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frederick Douglass High School?
At Frederick Douglass High School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 17% Hispanic, 30% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Frederick Douglass High School public or private?
Frederick Douglass High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
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