FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2111 CROTONA AVE, in BRONX, New York, FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL is a very small junior high that works with 146 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. That puts it 73% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 47 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 (15,705 students total), FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 32% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.1:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 43.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PS 57 CRESCENT, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 146). Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

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