Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School
1400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn NY, 11239, Kings County
Phone: 718-642-4305
Ranking: 
(1,347 out of 3,424, top 39%)*
(1,347 out of 3,424, top 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 297 | 293 | 271 | 217 | 212 | 227 | 142 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 108 | 36.4% | 90 | 30.7% | 98 | 36.2% | 71 | 32.7% | 62 | 29.2% | 73 | 32.2% | 70 | 49.3% |
| Grade 7: | 89 | 30.0% | 100 | 34.1% | 105 | 38.7% | 72 | 33.2% | 69 | 32.5% | 69 | 30.4% | 72 | 50.7% |
| Grade 8: | 100 | 33.7% | 103 | 35.2% | 68 | 25.1% | 74 | 34.1% | 68 | 32.1% | 75 | 33.0% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 6.1% | 10 | 4.4% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 128 | 43.1% | 128 | 43.7% | 119 | 43.9% | 105 | 48.4% | 102 | 48.1% | 101 | 44.5% | 58 | 40.8% |
| Female: | 169 | 56.9% | 165 | 56.3% | 152 | 56.1% | 112 | 51.6% | 102 | 48.1% | 118 | 52.0% | 80 | 56.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 25 | 8.4% | 18 | 6.1% | 19 | 7.0% | 13 | 6.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 70 | 23.6% | 63 | 21.5% | 53 | 19.6% | 34 | 15.7% | 25 | 11.8% | 25 | 11.0% | 15 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 200 | 67.3% | 208 | 71.0% | 194 | 71.6% | 169 | 77.9% | 179 | 84.4% | 197 | 86.8% | 122 | 85.9% |
| White: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 2.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 226 | 76.1% | 223 | 76.1% | 190 | 70.1% | 171 | 78.8% | NA | NA | 211 | 93.0% | 129 | 90.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 8.1% | 34 | 11.6% | 38 | 14.0% | 26 | 12.0% | NA | NA | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 15.42 | 15.95 | 13.55 | 14.13 | 16.30 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 38% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 66% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 27% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 35% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 30% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 62% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 70% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 39% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 45% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 43% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 15.4% | 30.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 49% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 57% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 25% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 23% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 31% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 12.3% | 31.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 58% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 70% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 39% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 37% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 38% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 10.9% | 27.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 43% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 22% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 23% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 23% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 13.4% | 33.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 59% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 31% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 35% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 34% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 13% | 27.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 34% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 34% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 34% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 37% | 70% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 24% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 33% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94% | 54% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 92% | 54% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 82% | 45% | 72% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 53% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 59% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 56% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.