Other Schools Named Frederick Douglass Academy
Seven other schools in the New York City school system are named Frederick Douglass Academy:
- Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School (Manhattan) (H.S. M860)
- Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School (Bronx) (H.S. X517)
- Frederick Douglass Academy IV Secondary School (Brooklyn) (H.S. K393)
- Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School (Bronx) (M.S. X273)
- Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School (Queens) (H.S. 260)
- Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School (Brooklyn) (H.S. 514)
- Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School (Brooklyn) (M.S. 452)
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