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If you could change one rule at Frederick Douglass High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,183
High
DISTRICT 1,588 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001036
Frederick Douglass High
8000 Croom Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 · (301) 952-2400 · Prince George's County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,183 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
529 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
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 | 315 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 291 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 262 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 315 | 27% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
66.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
10.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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
Frederick Douglass High's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass High this school | 1,183 | 44.7% | 37.2% |
| Gwynn Park High Brandywine | 1,147 | 47.7% | 24.4% |
| New Town High Owings Mills | 1,414 | 50.3% | 26.1% |
| Westlake High School Waldorf | 1,216 | 51.2% | 26.6% |
| St. Charles High School Waldorf | 1,617 | 50.3% | 26.0% |
| Baltimore City College Baltimore | 1,470 | 52.1% | 51.3% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #91 of 203 | #6 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #123 of 206 ▲ 62 | #11 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #79 of 206 ▲ 3 | #3 of 25 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,183 | #115 of 234 | #14 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #192 of 210 | #23 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #182 of 211 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #128 of 212 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #23 of 131 | #6 of 18 |
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
1,183
+68 (+6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,128
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,183 | 62 | 19.1:1 | 45% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 1,182 | 63 | 18.8:1 | 47% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 1,159 | 65 | 17.8:1 | 47% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 1,115 | 64 | 17.4:1 | 40% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 916 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 37% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 934 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 35% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 1,133 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 28% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 1,601 | 81 | 19.8:1 | 16% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 1,128 | 56 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Douglass High.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (916 to 1,183); teachers up 13% (55 to 62).
About Frederick Douglass High
Frederick Douglass High is a medium-sized high school with an address in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The student body numbers 1,183 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Prince George's County Public Schools operates 199 schools. Combined enrollment is 132,693 students.
Federal enrollment data show Frederick Douglass High is 84% Black. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic. Among all residents of Prince George's County, the Black share is about 59%. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 62 full-time-equivalent teachers at Frederick Douglass High and a ratio of 19.1:1. This ratio sits 3.8 above the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 45% of students. The rate at public schools in Prince George's County averages 79%, higher than here.
Frederick Douglass High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Maryland public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Frederick Douglass High, the prediction is 47.8% and the result is 37.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Prince George's County show that the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Frederick Douglass High is one of 203 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Marlton Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Frederick Douglass High is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment grew 6% from its 2020-21 level of 1,115. The ratio was 17.4:1 in 2020-21 and 19.1:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Frederick Douglass High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Upper Marlboro
- Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. HighHigh · 2,291 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterCombined · 1,503 students
- Largo HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Kettering MiddleMiddle · 874 students
- James Madison MiddleMiddle · 800 students
- Barack Obama ElementaryElementary · 629 students
Other Frederick Douglass High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Frederick Douglass High. Frederick Douglass High is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Frederick Douglass HighBaltimore, MD · 539 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolLexington, KY · 1,770 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolAtlanta, GA · 1,296 students
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGHCOLUMBIA, MO · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Marlton Elementary0.7 mi · 309
- Rosaryville Elementary2.6 mi · 517
- Mattaponi Elementary2.6 mi · 391
- Friendship Aspire Bowie Charter2.7 mi · 140
- Melwood Elementary3.1 mi · 531
- James Madison Middle3.2 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Douglass HighHow large is Frederick Douglass High?
Frederick Douglass High enrolls approximately 1,183 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Frederick Douglass High serve?
Frederick Douglass High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Frederick Douglass High?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Frederick Douglass High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frederick Douglass High?
At Frederick Douglass High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Frederick Douglass High public or private?
Frederick Douglass High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.