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High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 32% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District 3, with an enrollment of 449 students.

The school's academic performance, as measured by Regents/Common Core exam proficiency rates, is generally below the district and state averages across most subject areas, with the exception of English Language Arts, where the school exceeds the district and state. The school's four-year graduation rate and dropout rate are generally on par with the district and state. However, the school serves a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Nearby schools, such as Manhattan/Hunter Science High School, consistently outperform High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice in most subject areas, while other nearby schools, like High School Of Arts And Technology and Urban Assembly School For Media Studies, have lower academic performance. This suggests that the school may benefit from learning from the practices and strategies employed by its more successful counterparts to address the unique needs of its student population and improve overall student outcomes.

531

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,469

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023

(212) 501-1201

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

African American:

25.6%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (53% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg63%

New York avg67%

834^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	834 of 1234	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	910 of 1242	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	916 of 1228	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1017 of 1190	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	965 of 1207	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	976 of 1210	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	962 of 1221	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1087 of 1255	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1100 of 1255	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	1003 of 1237	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	1028 of 1217	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	873 of 1198	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	805 of 1165	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	836 of 1117	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	880 of 1086	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	954 of 1027	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	869 of 1002	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	841 of 986	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.4	820 of 935	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	306 of 713	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	448 of 690	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	433 of 671	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	506 of 593	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	486 of 686	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	484 of 679	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	382 of 447	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	533 of 669	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	605 of 637	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	510 of 583	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	449 of 481	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	372 of 565	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	367 of 546	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	782 of 1206	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	867 of 1219	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	854 of 1197	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	943 of 1155	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	948 of 1193	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	998 of 1176	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	489 of 885	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	547 of 865	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	538 of 851	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	546 of 760	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	583 of 815	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	552 of 791	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	319 of 607	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	284 of 564	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	342 of 531	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	286 of 389	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	361 of 493	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	416 of 498	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	754 of 1179	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	847 of 1170	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	878 of 1155	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	957 of 1101	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	960 of 1179	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	953 of 1154	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	891 of 1201	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1069 of 1211	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1075 of 1191	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1063 of 1154	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	991 of 1190	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	958 of 1176	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	675 of 1149	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	907 of 1144	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	889 of 1130	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	794 of 1038	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	935 of 1132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	929 of 1095	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2024)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts79%+3 vs state

U.S. History and Government71%-4 vs state

Global History and Geography64%-12 vs state

Life Science Biology44%-14 vs state

Living Environment40%-17 vs state

Common Core Algebra II37%-38 vs state

Algebra I30%-26 vs state

Geometry25%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 501-1201	531	45	11.8	88.1%	24 (4.5%)	136 (25.6%)	347 (65.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	32.1	834^th of 1234 public high schools	32.4%		25.1	910^th of 1242 public high schools	26.7%	76		37.0	78.6			63.9	39.7		70.6	30.1	43.8	25.0							$29,469	$2,561	$26,908
High School Of Arts And Technology	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 501-1198	392	43	9.1	89.5%	5 (1.3%)	117 (29.8%)	250 (63.8%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	10.4	1128^th of 1234 public high schools	8.6%		9.8	1139^th of 1242 public high schools	8.3%	11	18.2	11.4	58.9		9.4	51.4	22.2		41.9	26.7	16.3	0.0	28.2						$35,981	$3,753	$32,228
Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	447	32	13.9	73.8%	78 (17.4%)	56 (12.5%)	184 (41.2%)	116 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	81.8	116^th of 1234 public high schools	90.6%		76.1	211^th of 1242 public high schools	83.0%	95	72.6	100.0	96.7			93.8	80.0		72.7	88.6	82.8								$27,000	$2,236	$24,765
Urban Assembly School For Media Studies	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 501-1110	331	36	9.1	86.1%	17 (5.1%)	81 (24.5%)	218 (65.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	10	1137^th of 1234 public high schools	7.9%		4.6	1217^th of 1242 public high schools	2.0%	80			48.0	0.0		47.0	19.1		48.9	33.8	32.2	0.0							$45,234	$2,475	$42,759
Fiorello H Laguardia High School	Public	9-12	100 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 496-0700	2,251	153	14.7	31.6%	878 (39.0%)	254 (11.3%)	391 (17.4%)	433 (19.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	278 (12.4%)	74.5	245^th of 1234 public high schools	80.1%		75.7	217^th of 1242 public high schools	82.5%	28	59.8	92.7	92.6	51.4		96.1	58.7	53.8	92.5	75.5	92.9	76.9							$24,630	$1,311	$23,318
West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	722	59	12.2	38.5%	352 (48.8%)	90 (12.5%)	198 (27.4%)	45 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.7%)	51.9	615^th of 1234 public high schools	50.2%		63.7	459^th of 1242 public high schools	63.0%	156	13.3	59.6	89.5	25.0	36.4	86.1	56.3		69.4	54.2	65.2	48.9	65.7	71.3	87.8	82.1	68.0	87.4	$24,929	$1,359	$23,571
High School For Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	444 W 56th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8113	1,007	74	13.6	69.1%	158 (15.7%)	137 (13.6%)	543 (53.9%)	115 (11.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	52.2	613^th of 1234 public high schools	50.3%		42.9	726^th of 1242 public high schools	41.5%	113	56.5	64.3	87.7	20.6	19.4	85.8	50.0	35.0	76.1	49.6	70.7	36.4	56.9						$25,858	$2,265	$23,593
Independence High School	Public	9-12	850 10th Ave	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8067	222	25	8.9	91.4%	6 (2.7%)	75 (33.8%)	131 (59.0%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.7	1168^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		9.4	1149^th of 1242 public high schools	7.5%	19			39.8			53.8	39.0		26.2	8.1	30.0								$42,522	$3,452	$39,070
Food And Finance High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-2943	474	44	10.7	84.2%	17 (3.6%)	147 (31.0%)	286 (60.3%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.1	950^th of 1234 public high schools	23.0%		24.8	914^th of 1242 public high schools	26.4%	36	12.5	29.0	73.8	12.5		64.6	51.6		64.2	23.0	30.1	22.0	37.6						$30,837	$2,665	$28,173
High School Of Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0963	228	24	9.4	91.2%	5 (2.2%)	46 (20.2%)	164 (71.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	14.9	1065^th of 1234 public high schools	13.7%		25	912^th of 1242 public high schools	26.6%	153		0.0	83.3		0.0	55.1	21.1		47.1	16.2	30.8	4.6							$37,850	$2,715	$35,136

Frequently Asked Questions about High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice

Is High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice a good school?

High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice ranks 834^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice?

Students at High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice are 65% Hispanic, 26% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian.

What district is High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

How many students attend High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice.

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