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High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 3 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice enrolls 447 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.4% |
| White | 14 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
382 of the school's 447 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 67.
High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice is one of 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 19,143 students district-wide and employs 1,668 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice is close to the district average of about 435 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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