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Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy

1309 JEFFERSON AVE, CLEVELAND, TX 77327 · (281) 592-7595 · Liberty County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
129
High
DISTRICT 1,878 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
121 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 943%
Grade 101612%
Grade 115442%
Grade 125543%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
1310%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
10985%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
54%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
6651%
Female
6349%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
7.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
6.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading0.0%7.0%41.0%52.0%
Mathematics6.0%0.0%50.0%44.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-267.0%6.0%
2024-2510.0%8.0%
2023-2413.0%0.0%
2022-2325.0%N/A
2020-2114.0%N/A
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Liberty County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
129#1,509 of 2,107#7 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
93.8%#97 of 1,522#2 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
129
+80 (+163%) vs 2020
+95% since 2010-11, when it was 66
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251295.822.3:194% (121)
2023-24705.911.8:193% (65)
2022-23536.28.5:198% (52)
2020-214968.2:198% (48)
2017-18335.16.4:173% (24)
2015-163456.8:179% (27)
2010-116688.3:173% (48)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy.

Since 2017-18: students up 291% (33 to 129); teachers up 13% (5.1 to 5.8).

About Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy

Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy is a small high school for students in CLEVELAND, Texas. Enrolled students number 129 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.

CLEVELAND ISD has 12,513 students spread across 11 schools.

Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 10% White and 4% Black. Census figures show Liberty County is about 40% Hispanic. Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy's 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. Among public schools in Liberty County, the average eligibility rate is 80%.

Liberty County has about 103,380 residents, and median household income is about $68,703, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Liberty County number 41 and enroll about 27,599.

The nearest other public school, Eastside Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6.

NCES assigns Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

In 2020-21 the school reported 49 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 129. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. By 2024-25, the school had 22.3 students per teacher, compared with 8.2 in 2020-21.

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Liberty County at a glance

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Population
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students

Quick facts

School name
Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy
District
CLEVELAND ISD
Address
1309 JEFFERSON AVE, CLEVELAND, TX 77327
Phone
(281) 592-7595
County
Liberty County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
129
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
22.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
121 (94%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
481437012020
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy
How large is Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy?
Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 09-12.
Is Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy have?
Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy?
Student demographics at Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy are roughly 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy public or private?
Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLEVELAND ISD.
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