📍 500 e Fordham Rd, Bronx, Bronx County, 10458
Bronx High School for Law and Community Service is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #10 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 1 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bronx High School for Law and Community Service enrolls 379 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 23% |
| White | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 379 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bronx High School for Law and Community Service 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 34, state house district 78.
Bronx High School for Law and Community Service is one of 84 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 42,464 students district-wide and employs 3,863 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Bronx High School for Law and Community Service is smaller than the district average of about 506 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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