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Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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Bronx School For Law Government And Justice ranks 831 st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 33% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx School For Law Government And Justice is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 690 students.

Bronx School For Law Government And Justice faces significant challenges, with consistently low statewide rankings, ranging from 800-997 out of 1,200-1,255 schools over the past 10 years, and a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York high schools for this subgroup. However, the school performs relatively better for African American and Hispanic students, as well as special education students, ranking in the middle 50% of New York high schools for these subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 73.2% to 84.3%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 10.7%, which is higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning, have a similar performance profile to Bronx School For Law Government And Justice, with low statewide rankings and ratings. However, some nearby charter schools, such as Nyc Charter High School - AECI and AECI II: NYC Charter High School, have slightly higher performance on certain metrics, such as Regents exam proficiency rates. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,561 to $29,353 per student, and low student-teacher ratio, the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of resources, but rather other factors, such as instructional practices and school culture.

683

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,598

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

244 E 163rd St
Bronx, NY 10451

(718) 410-3430

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

20.8%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 9

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Chemistry scores 59 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

New York avg61%

Middle school

1,136^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

831^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 20High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1136 of 1500	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1112 of 1504	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	944 of 1500	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	787 of 1479	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	858 of 1242	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	595 of 1439	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	590 of 1438	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	656 of 1455	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	614 of 1429	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	626 of 1407	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.0	571 of 1401	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.8	979 of 1373	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.9	810 of 1337	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	912 of 1295	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	886 of 1243	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	867 of 1224	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.5	779 of 1185	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.2	869 of 1123	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	751 of 1095	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	73.5	119 of 663	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	613 of 646	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	568 of 615	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	227 of 591	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	225 of 581	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	110 of 473	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	225 of 503	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1035 of 1457	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1015 of 1465	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	854 of 1463	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	699 of 1454	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	694 of 1066	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	556 of 1370	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	556 of 1353	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	570 of 965	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	580 of 953	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	502 of 943	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	382 of 914	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	257 of 826	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	232 of 810	71.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	324 of 603	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	394 of 594	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	286 of 543	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	218 of 487	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	74 of 392	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	95 of 457	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	62.4	354 of 1241	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	379 of 1245	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1195 of 1455	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1185 of 1464	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1025 of 1464	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	961 of 1455	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	597 of 1071	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	637 of 1366	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	649 of 1352	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	767 of 1298	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	640 of 1303	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	356 of 1307	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	578 of 1283	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	408 of 1139	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	401 of 1170	65.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	831 of 1234	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	876 of 1242	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	997 of 1228	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	848 of 1190	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	880 of 1207	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	854 of 1210	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.7	800 of 1221	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	826 of 1255	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	891 of 1255	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.6	918 of 1237	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	826 of 1217	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.7	866 of 1198	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	744 of 1165	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.0	764 of 1117	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.3	743 of 1086	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.4	763 of 1027	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	891 of 1002	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	912 of 986	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.6	843 of 935	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	381 of 713	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	352 of 671	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	391 of 686	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	308 of 679	54.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	663 of 669	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	331 of 637	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	496 of 583	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	221 of 481	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	439 of 565	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	354 of 546	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	781 of 1206	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	831 of 1219	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	950 of 1197	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	813 of 1155	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	904 of 1193	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	852 of 1176	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	449 of 885	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	488 of 865	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	661 of 851	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	487 of 760	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	513 of 815	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	480 of 791	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	377 of 607	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	348 of 564	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	348 of 531	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	163 of 389	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	180 of 493	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	281 of 498	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	801 of 1179	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	705 of 1170	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.2	958 of 1155	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	741 of 1101	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	869 of 1179	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	812 of 1154	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	866 of 1201	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	891 of 1211	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1005 of 1191	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	869 of 1154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	851 of 1190	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	848 of 1176	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	515 of 1149	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	558 of 1144	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.7	902 of 1130	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	709 of 1038	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	873 of 1132	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	643 of 1095	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2018)82nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)71st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state

Global History and Geography77%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government75%~ state avg

Life Science Biology48%-10 vs state

Common Core Algebra II45%-30 vs state

English Language Arts38%-13 vs state

Math38%-14 vs state

Living Environment34%-22 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

Algebra I25%-31 vs state

Geometry16%-43 vs state

Chemistry5%-59 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)			NY State Assessments Science (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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bronx School For Law Government And Justice	Public	6-12	244 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-3430	683	68	10.0	96.8%	7 (1.0%)	142 (20.8%)	521 (76.3%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32.3	831^st of 1234 public high schools	32.7%		27.8	876^th of 1242 public high schools	29.5%	45	5.3	45.1	80.1			76.7	34.5		74.8	24.9	48.4	16.5		31.7	43.2	40.5	26.5	48.8	39.7	31.0	$31,598	$3,502	$28,095
Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Public	6-12	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8287	370	30	12.3	94.3%	1 (0.3%)	70 (18.9%)	285 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	23.7	940^th of 1234 public high schools	23.8%		17.3	1016^th of 1242 public high schools	18.2%	76	21.1	52.2	61.8		8.3	69.1	42.9		50.6	30.2	44.4	45.5	57.9	40.7	34.6	50.0	29.6	30.8			$30,341	$2,746	$27,596
Careers In Sports High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7110	446	38	11.6	94.8%	7 (1.6%)	117 (26.2%)	318 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22.9	951^st of 1234 public high schools	22.9%		9.6	1142^nd of 1242 public high schools	8.1%	191	4.8	37.5	56.1			74.1	39.0		84.7	15.7		0.0	25.2								$35,486	$2,997	$32,489
Bronx Leadership Academy II High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7171	381	48	7.8	96.6%	7 (1.8%)	118 (31.0%)	248 (65.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.8	1141^st of 1234 public high schools	7.5%		13	1094^th of 1242 public high schools	11.9%	47	2.3	21.7	42.3	0.0	10.0	60.8	21.7		58.4	17.2	13.0	13.9	25.0								$36,443	$3,035	$33,407
Bronx Legacy High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-8225	266	30	8.8	96.6%	3 (1.1%)	71 (26.7%)	189 (71.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	1175^th of 1234 public high schools	4.8%		9.1	1157^th of 1242 public high schools	6.8%	18	6.7	7.1	37.9	12.5		52.1	27.7		48.0	11.8	30.5	0.0									$35,986	$3,564	$32,423
South Bronx Community Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1110 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Community Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 470-5594	349	22	17.6	88.8%	4 (1.1%)	129 (37.0%)	204 (58.5%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11	1125^th of 1234 public high schools	8.8%		16.6	1029^th of 1242 public high schools	17.1%	96			41.8				32.0		52.5	17.3											$31,107	$00	$31,107
Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Public, Charter	9-12	838 Brook Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 400-5566	450	33	13.7	99.6%	6 (1.3%)	157 (34.9%)	274 (60.9%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	712^th of 1234 public high schools	42.3%		28.2	870^th of 1242 public high schools	30.0%	158	21.6	92.7	72.9			71.9	53.9	14.3	69.5	57.3		51.5									$26,310	$763	$25,548
Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-5000	412	38	10.8	92.7%	4 (1.0%)	113 (27.4%)	282 (68.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.4	1027^th of 1234 public high schools	16.8%		16.5	1034^th of 1242 public high schools	16.7%	7	0.0	25.0	69.9			62.4	29.7		63.6	4.0	27.9	1.5	29.9								$37,889	$3,652	$34,238
Bronx Haven High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3638	98	10	9.8	93.9%	1 (1.0%)	29 (29.6%)	63 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	5.7	1198^th of 1234 public high schools	2.9%		9.3	1152^nd of 1242 public high schools	7.2%	46			42.9			27.8	39.3		22.2	12.9											$46,259	$3,370	$42,889
Bronx Design And Construction Academy	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-7690	223	32	6.8	94.6%	2 (0.9%)	70 (31.4%)	145 (65.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9.7	1146^th of 1234 public high schools	7.1%		8.7	1162^nd of 1242 public high schools	6.4%	16		15.4	50.5	1.7	15.6	44.1	35.9		24.4	17.9	39.4	10.4	26.8								$48,292	$3,595	$44,697

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Bronx School For Law Government And Justice ranks 831^st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bronx School For Law Government And Justice in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

What is the racial makeup of Bronx School For Law Government And Justice?

Students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Bronx School For Law Government And Justice?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Bronx School For Law Government And Justice.

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