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School For Legal Studies High School
850 Grand St
Brooklyn NY, 11211, Kings County
Phone: 718-387-2800
Ranking: (921 out of 989, bottom 7%)*
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: | 32 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 655 | 672 | 753 | 813 | 838 | 790 | 835 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 231 | 35.3% | 223 | 33.2% | 158 | 21.0% | 318 | 39.1% | 322 | 38.4% | 326 | 41.3% | 307 | 36.8% |
Grade 10: | 170 | 26.0% | 162 | 24.1% | 182 | 24.2% | 184 | 22.6% | 233 | 27.8% | 177 | 22.4% | 209 | 25.0% |
Grade 11: | 173 | 26.4% | 180 | 26.8% | 209 | 27.8% | 210 | 25.8% | 121 | 14.4% | 120 | 15.2% | 120 | 14.4% |
Grade 12: | 80 | 12.2% | 104 | 15.5% | 204 | 27.1% | 101 | 12.4% | 88 | 10.5% | 106 | 13.4% | 130 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 74 | 8.8% | 61 | 7.7% | 69 | 8.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 332 | 50.7% | 309 | 46.0% | 346 | 45.9% | 376 | 46.2% | 365 | 43.6% | 339 | 42.9% | 391 | 46.8% |
Female: | 323 | 49.3% | 363 | 54.0% | 407 | 54.1% | 437 | 53.8% | 465 | 55.5% | 443 | 56.1% | 440 | 52.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 311 | 47.5% | 307 | 45.7% | 296 | 39.3% | 288 | 35.4% | 276 | 32.9% | 277 | 35.1% | 326 | 39.0% |
Black: | 319 | 48.7% | 347 | 51.6% | 430 | 57.1% | 502 | 61.7% | 532 | 63.5% | 486 | 61.5% | 490 | 58.7% |
White: | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 537 | 82.0% | 562 | 83.6% | 582 | 77.3% | 562 | 69.1% | NA | NA | 548 | 69.4% | 532 | 63.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 4.4% | 30 | 4.5% | 52 | 6.9% | 70 | 8.6% | NA | NA | 68 | 8.6% | 87 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.48 | 20.43 | 19.02 | 21.02 | 18.71 | 17.90 | 21.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 18% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 32% | 26% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 34% | 32% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 25% | 14% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 29% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 58% | 30% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 18% | 28% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 8% | 25% | 74% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68% | 55% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 56% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 22% | 39% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 35% | 41% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 13% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 10% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 18% | 42% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 38% | 51% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 32% | 39% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 21% | 44% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 43% | 38% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 36% | 46% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 52% | 57% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 60% | 64% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 72% | 73% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 74% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 80% | 74% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 69% | 73% | 82% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 49% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 38% | 44% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 37% | 47% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 41% | 24% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 29% | 28% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 25% | 27% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 35% | 36% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 48% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 50% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 40% | 50% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 54% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 54% | 51% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 62% | 55% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 53% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 40% | 57% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 38% | 40% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 35% | 43% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 41% | 49% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 36% | 44% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 37% | 53% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 55% | 62% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 35% | 57% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 57% | 41% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 63% | 53% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 54% | 55% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 52% | 55% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 37% | 45% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 45% | 36% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 23% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 24% | 34% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 31% | 27% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 18% | 24% | 68% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 38% | 30% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 64% | 38% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 35% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 30% | 13% | 77% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 94% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 86% | 94% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 64% | 32% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 49% | 43% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 48% | 50% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 65% | 58% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 65% | 54% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 72% | 56% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 57% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 68% | 64% | 79% |
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* School For Legal Studies High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.