Frederick Douglass Elementary, 314 NW 12th St.: Pre-K-5, 187 students (NCES 2024-25), a B in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school directory, the Frederick Douglass Elementary website, the School Board’s June 17, 2026, attendance zone actions (PDF), the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and Miami-Dade County’s attendance boundary maps and address points.

Frederick Douglass Elementary is at 314 NW 12th St. in Overtown. Its zone grew this school year: when the School Board closed nearby Phillis Wheatley Elementary, it split Wheatley’s zone between Douglass and Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8 Center. It earned a B in each of the last two years.

Who to call

  • Front office: 305-371-4687, 314 NW 12th St., Miami, FL 33136
  • School website: frederickdouglasselementary.net
  • Enrolling: register in person at the school assigned to your address; the district’s registration guide (PDF) lists what to bring
  • Magnet and choice questions: the district’s School Choice and Parental Options office, 305-995-1922
  • School buses: the district’s transportation department
  • District main line: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 305-995-1000
Address 314 NW 12th St., Miami, FL 33136
Phone 305-371-4687
Grades Pre-K to 5
Mascot Lion
Type Neighborhood school
State school number 13-1361

Principal

Principal Robert Megias, according to the district’s school directory and the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 187 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 12 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. The district’s online directory currently lists 253 students against a capacity of 275; it does not give a date for that count.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. The state says school grades “provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school,” in its 2026 school grades overview.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (60% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 B

From the 2026 grades file, where achievement is the share of tested students at grade level or above:

  • Third grade English language arts achievement: 32%
  • English language arts achievement: 52%
  • Math achievement: 65%
  • Science achievement: 55%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site.

Attendance zone

Starting in 2026-27, the School Board set new boundaries for Frederick Douglass and Paul Dunbar K-8 Center to absorb the closed Phillis Wheatley Elementary’s zone, in its June 17, 2026, attendance zone actions (PDF). Students living in the combined Wheatley, Douglass and Dunbar boundaries attend Jose de Diego Middle for middle school.

In Miami-Dade County’s elementary attendance boundary map, 2,346 of the city’s 77,214 address points, about 3%, fall in its zone.

The district’s directory places Frederick Douglass Elementary in the Booker T. Washington Senior High feeder pattern.

Check any address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s directory:

  • Pre-K: 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
  • Kindergarten to grade 1: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 5: 8:35 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.
  • Grades 2 to 5, Wednesdays: 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.

Next breaks on the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Friday, Oct. 16: end of the first grading period
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher planning day, no students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving holiday and recess day
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter recess

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Frederick Douglass Elementary serve?

Pre-K through fifth grade, at 314 NW 12th St., Miami.

What is Frederick Douglass Elementary’s school grade?

It earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades for the 2025-26 school year, with 60% of possible points, after a B in 2025.

Which high school does Frederick Douglass Elementary feed into?

The district’s school directory places it in the Booker T. Washington Senior High feeder pattern.

What time does Frederick Douglass Elementary start?

Pre-K, 8:20 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.; Kindergarten to grade 1, 8:35 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; Grades 2 to 5, 8:35 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.. From the district’s school directory.

Where do Phillis Wheatley Elementary students go?

The School Board closed Phillis Wheatley Elementary for 2026-27 and split its zone between Frederick Douglass Elementary and Paul Laurence Dunbar K-8 Center. Students from those zones attend Jose de Diego Middle.