At Frederick Douglass High School, our focus is preparing students for college and careers. Our students have the opportunity to graduate with career certifications in many fields. We offer Career and Technology Education programs, a rigorous curriculum through which students can receive industry certifications and college credits, and other programming such as the Cab Calloway School of Music and our Army Junior ROTC program. More than 15 different sponsored clubs and 17 sports teams engage students in extracurricular activities.

Please note that Douglass' original site-building is being renovated (2301 Gwynns Falls Parkway), and students are learning in a swing space at 6900 Park Heights Avenue.

There is a pending set of recommendations related to this school community. The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners is considering a set of recommendations to close Renaissance Academy High School in June 2026, at the end of the current school year, with Frederick Douglass High School, Edmondson-Westside High School, and Green Street Academy designated as recommended receiving schools for Renaissance students. To learn more about this year’s recommendations to the Board and how to provide feedback to inform the Board’s decision-making process, please visit City Schools’ Annual Review of Schools landing page.