Frederick A. Douglass High School (New Orleans)

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Frederick A. Douglass High School
Location
Frederick A. Douglass High School (New Orleans)
3820 Saint Claude Avenue

New Orleans
,
(Orleans Parish)
,
Louisiana
70117

United States
Coordinates 29°57′57″N90°02′13″W / 29.965875°N 90.036836°W / 29.965875; -90.036836
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1921;105 years ago (1921)
DirectorTowana Pierre-Floyd
Staff45.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-13
Enrollment658 [1]  (2024-25)
Student to teacher ratio14.62 [1]
ColorsNavy, gray, and white [2]
   
Nickname Bobcats [2]
Website Frederick A. Douglass High School

Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in New Orleans, Louisiana named for Frederick A. Douglass. It is under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board and is a part of KIPP New Orleans.

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It was located in the 9th Ward. [3]

Its original name was Francis T. Nicholls High School, named for Francis T. Nicholls, and it opened in 1913 for White students only. A new building opened in the 1930s. [4]

In 1967, African-American students during the Civil Rights movement attempted to become students. [5] It racially integrated, and in the 1990s it was renamed after Frederick Douglass. [4]

From 2010 to 2014 KIPP Renaissance School replaced the institution of Douglass High School in its building. [5] The KIPP Renaissance School was renamed for Douglass. [6]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Frederick A. Douglass High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Frederick A. Douglass High School" (PDF). LHSAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ Buras, abstract.
  4. 1 2 Buras, p. 144.
  5. 1 2 Felton, Emmanuel (2017-12-08). "City that loved and lost high school football finally gets it back". The Hechinger Report . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  6. ↑ Hasselle, Della (2019-08-22). "KIPP New Orleans given OK to take over high school at center of grade-fixing scandal". The Times Picayune . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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