Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 1,047 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNN·NCES 250711002941
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy
300 Broad Street, Lynn, MA 01901 · (781) 477-2292 · Essex County
GRADES 09–11HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Massachusetts public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 74 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 35% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65% · 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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 24.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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Where Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #271 of 327 ▼ 11 | #28 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #128 of 326 ▲ 65 | #16 of 33 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #319 of 379 | #31 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #309 of 325 | #30 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #196 of 325 | #15 of 31 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 235 | 15.5 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 7.7 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy.
About Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy is a very small high school in Lynn, Massachusetts, administered by Lynn. The school teaches grades 9 through 11 and enrolls 235 students. High schools in Massachusetts have about 777 students on average; enrollment here is 70% lower.
District-wide, Lynn has 27 schools and 16,364 students.
About 76% of the student body at Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy is Hispanic. The remaining students are 8% Black, 6% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1.
Among Massachusetts public high schools, Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 221, with about 113,427 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy from the closest public school, E J Harrington. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
813,054
Census ACS
Median income
$101,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
221
113,427 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Fredrick Douglass Collegiate AcademyHow large is Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy?
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 09-11.
What grades does Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy serve?
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy serves grades 09-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy is approximately 15.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy?
Student demographics at Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy are roughly 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy public or private?
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lynn.
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