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High School For Law, Advocacy And Community Justic
122 Amsterdam Ave
New York NY, 10023, New York County
Phone: 212-501-1201
Ranking: 
(892 out of 989, bottom 10%)*
(892 out of 989, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 533 | 542 | 541 | 502 | 474 | 488 | 490 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 180 | 33.8% | 185 | 34.1% | 189 | 34.9% | 183 | 36.5% | 158 | 33.3% | 166 | 34.0% | 154 | 31.4% |
| Grade 10: | 145 | 27.2% | 165 | 30.4% | 154 | 28.5% | 165 | 32.9% | 133 | 28.1% | 132 | 27.0% | 158 | 32.2% |
| Grade 11: | 111 | 20.8% | 88 | 16.2% | 115 | 21.3% | 84 | 16.7% | 75 | 15.8% | 77 | 15.8% | 77 | 15.7% |
| Grade 12: | 96 | 18.0% | 102 | 18.8% | 83 | 15.3% | 70 | 13.9% | 69 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.5% | 61 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 39 | 8.2% | 42 | 8.6% | 40 | 8.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 250 | 46.9% | 228 | 42.1% | 217 | 40.1% | 206 | 41.0% | 174 | 36.7% | 199 | 40.8% | 193 | 39.4% |
| Female: | 283 | 53.1% | 314 | 57.9% | 324 | 59.9% | 296 | 59.0% | 292 | 61.6% | 281 | 57.6% | 293 | 59.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 271 | 50.8% | 269 | 49.6% | 261 | 48.2% | 231 | 46.0% | 209 | 44.1% | 223 | 45.7% | 246 | 50.2% |
| Black: | 235 | 44.1% | 243 | 44.8% | 249 | 46.0% | 238 | 47.4% | 233 | 49.2% | 233 | 47.7% | 221 | 45.1% |
| White: | 13 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 440 | 82.6% | 435 | 80.3% | 409 | 75.6% | 397 | 79.1% | NA | NA | 334 | 68.4% | 321 | 65.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.6% | 32 | 5.9% | 42 | 7.8% | 31 | 6.2% | NA | NA | 30 | 6.1% | 31 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.33 | 14.26 | 15.28 | 13.21 | 12.81 | 13.20 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 16% | 66% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 27% | 70% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 68% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 8% | 67% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 15% | 64% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 11% | 66% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 24% | 70% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 39% | 78% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 54% | 72% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 80% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 78% | 78% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 22% | 61% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 18% | 62% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 23% | 51% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 43% | 55% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 52% | 60% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 61% | 57% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 65% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 54% | 69% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 42% | 62% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 49% | 69% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 72% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 69% | 74% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 75% | 73% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 86% | 77% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 86% | 80% | 82% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 40% | 96% | 97% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 95% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 55% | 71% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 41% | 77% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48% | 73% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 39% | 60% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 37% | 54% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 32% | 53% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 50% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 63% | 56% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 59% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 59% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 60% | 67% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 57% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 66% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 40% | 64% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 62% | 64% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 48% | 65% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 31% | 60% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 32% | 63% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 37% | 61% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 67% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 84% | 72% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 83% | 77% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 75% | 73% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 36% | 73% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 46% | 72% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 51% | 74% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 34% | 68% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 42% | 64% | 61% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 63% | 59% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 31% | 61% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 27% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 0% | 69% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 0% | 63% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 0% | 66% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 0% | 72% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 98% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 45% | 68% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 53% | 72% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 54% | 71% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 57% | 66% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 68% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 77% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 79% | 66% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 75% | 68% | 79% |
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* High School For Law, Advocacy And Community Justic was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.