Frederick Douglass Elementary - Mastery Schools

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Your Neighborhood School in North Philadelphia

Welcome to Mastery Charter Frederick Douglass Elementary, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade in North Philadelphia.

When you walk through our doors, you can feel the students’ joy and excitement to learn, as well as the love our teachers and school leaders have for every child in the building. We pride ourselves on challenging our students academically and educating the whole child. That means, along with the core classes of math, science, and reading, we focus on the core values of respect, responsibility, hard work, teamwork, and kindness.

Douglass Elementary students have the opportunity to attend our Simon Gratz High School, giving them a full K-12 experience at Mastery Schools.

600

Students

K-8

Grades

Our School

Academic instruction includes small-group sessions that allow teachers to create a personalized learning experience for each student as they explore the concepts of language arts, math, science, and social studies. Students also receive instruction in art, physical education, and music as part of our commitment to educating the whole child.

We believe in a holistic approach to education, which helps foster academic excellence, critical thinking, and a lifelong passion for knowledge.

As part of Mastery’s initiative to have all students reading on grade level by grade 4, Frederick Douglass Elementary received $24k worth of new books donated to K-3 libraries in 2024.

For more information about the academics at Mastery Schools, visit our Academic Program page.

Frederick Douglass Elementary students can enjoy:

  • Students come to school excited to start their day.  
  • Enthusiastic greetings from teachers and staff
  • Morning meetings that set the tone for the day
  • Free play and structured recess

Aftercare and a variety of after-school activities, some examples including:

  • Academic Enrichment
  • Basketball
  • Book Club
  • Homework Support
  • Music

Frederick Douglass Elementary serves students in North Philadelphia who live in the school’s attendance zone within the 19121 zip code. 

The school cannot enroll students living outside of its attendance zone, even if they reside within the listed 19121 zip code. 

 

Life at Douglass

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Our Principal

Monique Dolcy

Monique B. Dolcy serves as the proud principal of Frederick Douglass Elementary. Ms. Dolcy grew up in Bronx, NY and moved to Delaware 17 years ago to raise her family. Over the course of the last 15 years, Ms. Dolcy served as an ELA teacher, Dean, Assistant Principal of School Culture and as a Principal Fellow at Uncommon schools. Most…
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School Leadership

Audrea Wright, Assistant Principal of School Culture

Ian Krouse, Assistant Principal of Instruction 

Josiah Carden, Assistant Principal of Specialized Services 

LaTanza Humphrey, Assistant Principal/Director of Operations

Nicole Cooper, Assistant Principal of Instruction 

 

Who to Contact

Staff Directory

Our staff is available to support you and your child throughout their school experience. We are available to meet with families and answer questions via the email addresses listed here.