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Bronx High School For Law And Community Service

Public Grades 9-12

971^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 21% of New York high schools

Summary

Bronx High School For Law And Community Service is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bronx, New York, with a student population of 393. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bronx High School For Law And Community Service has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 820 to 1094 out of over 1200 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 91.8%, slightly below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been between 1.1% and 4.9%, higher than the state and district averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 44.7% in recent years, significantly above the state and district averages.

The school's performance on Regents exams is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 76.54% across different subject areas and years. Bronx High School For Law And Community Service has a very high percentage of students (over 90%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Theatre Arts Production Company School, Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School, and Crotona International High School, have similar performance profiles, while some schools like Fordham High School For The Arts and Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School perform slightly better on certain metrics.

367

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,391

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

(718) 733-5274

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

African American:

18.3%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Chemistry scores 50 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

971^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 26High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	21.4	971 of 1234	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	866 of 1242	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	954 of 1228	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	928 of 1190	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	879 of 1207	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	820 of 1210	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.5	994 of 1221	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	967 of 1255	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	987 of 1255	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	994 of 1237	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	1061 of 1217	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	1121 of 1198	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1006 of 1165	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	1081 of 1117	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	1014 of 1086	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	982 of 1027	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	825 of 1002	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	819 of 986	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.7	842 of 935	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	414 of 713	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	299 of 690	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	453 of 671	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	392 of 593	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	301 of 686	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	271 of 679	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	618 of 669	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	383 of 637	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	246 of 583	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	420 of 481	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	218 of 565	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	166 of 546	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	937 of 1206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	890 of 1219	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	952 of 1197	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	912 of 1155	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	875 of 1193	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	784 of 1176	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	608 of 885	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	526 of 865	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	609 of 851	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	553 of 760	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	498 of 815	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	421 of 791	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	327 of 607	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	222 of 564	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	217 of 531	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	155 of 389	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	141 of 493	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	170 of 498	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	865 of 1179	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	736 of 1170	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	937 of 1155	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	910 of 1101	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	834 of 1179	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	741 of 1154	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	963 of 1201	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	817 of 1211	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	931 of 1191	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	913 of 1154	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	879 of 1190	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	847 of 1176	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	884 of 1149	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	809 of 1144	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	926 of 1130	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	798 of 1038	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	450 of 1132	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	470 of 1095	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

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

Common Core English Language Arts67%-8 vs state

Global History and Geography65%-11 vs state

Common Core Algebra II45%-30 vs state

Living Environment34%-22 vs state

Life Science Biology31%-28 vs state

Algebra I28%-28 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences20%-36 vs state

Geometry14%-45 vs state

Chemistry14%-50 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The school in its physical setting (Inside Theore Roosevelt campus) isn't too good (4 out of 10), but it has gotten better over the years, they even have a cortroom now!
The administrators of the school (Vice principals and above) to a good job as far as administrating goes, but the ones that really make the school stand up, are the teachers. The teachers in this school are excellent! Close Quote

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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
Belmont Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-4559	334	28	11.8	93.7%	6 (1.8%)	74 (22.2%)	245 (73.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15	1062^nd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		25.7	897^th of 1242 public high schools	27.8%	165	30.0	12.5	52.5			60.4	8.0		79.6	11.8	28.9	0.0	32.3								$32,773	$3,170	$29,603
Fordham High School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 733-4656	351	34	10.2	88.3%	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.4%)	231 (65.8%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	34.9	807^th of 1234 public high schools	34.6%		30.1	852^nd of 1242 public high schools	31.4%	45	12.6	42.2	81.8	5.0	4.6	87.8	53.0		59.8	58.0	62.9	34.5	53.1								$30,337	$3,178	$27,158
Fordham Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5024	369	43	8.6	93.8%	11 (3.0%)	86 (23.3%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.2	1031^st of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		16.3	1038^th of 1242 public high schools	16.4%	7	12.5	19.5	70.7		23.1	53.4	28.2		42.3	29.7	44.1	13.2	68.8								$31,292	$3,479	$27,813
Bronx High School For Law And Community Service	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5274	367	30	12.0	91.0%	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.3%)	272 (74.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.4	971^st of 1234 public high schools	21.3%		28.7	866^th of 1242 public high schools	30.3%	105	14.3	45.1	67.2			65.4	34.4		71.4	27.7	30.7	14.5	19.6								$34,391	$3,334	$31,056
West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1143^rd of 1234 public high schools	7.4%		5.1	1208^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	65	0.0	7.6	63.8	2.0		49.2	13.9		42.7	23.2	22.0	6.6	16.4	29.0	27.5	48.4	7.4	10.0	7.3	17.1	$33,243	$3,698	$29,546
Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-1247	461	38	12.2	94.4%	23 (5.0%)	102 (22.1%)	318 (69.0%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	27.4	892^nd of 1234 public high schools	27.7%		26.7	889^th of 1242 public high schools	28.4%	3	51.9	80.5	52.1	48.5	27.6	53.2	40.6		49.6	52.0	40.4	16.9	57.6								$28,797	$2,770	$26,027
Crotona International High School	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-8701	354	28	12.7	95.8%	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	316 (89.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			51.8							50.0											$31,322	$3,889	$27,433
High School For Energy And Technology	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3080	331	31	10.5	92.7%	6 (1.8%)	88 (26.6%)	225 (68.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20.2	982^nd of 1234 public high schools	20.4%		22.3	950^th of 1242 public high schools	23.5%	32		14.3	82.1			46.1	30.0		61.4	29.6	27.7	0.0	32.0								$31,454	$3,806	$27,649
Bronx Academy For Software Engineering (Base)	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-6024	375	37	10.0	90.9%	12 (3.2%)	94 (25.1%)	246 (65.6%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	18.4	1003^rd of 1234 public high schools	18.7%		24.1	924^th of 1242 public high schools	25.6%	79	0.0	20.8	72.1	0.0	14.3	51.8	5.0		60.9	20.7	52.8	10.3	45.5								$33,771	$3,253	$30,517
Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	20.5	980^th of 1234 public high schools	20.6%		25.3	906^th of 1242 public high schools	27.1%	74		21.2	67.3			65.3	15.4	0.0	62.7	22.9	46.8	16.0	27.7	44.0	45.0	50.0	52.0	89.5			$39,689	$3,263	$36,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx High School For Law And Community Service

How many students attend Bronx High School For Law And Community Service?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Bronx High School For Law And Community Service.

Is Bronx High School For Law And Community Service a good school?

Bronx High School For Law And Community Service ranks in the bottom 21.3% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bronx High School For Law And Community Service?

Students at Bronx High School For Law And Community Service are 74% Hispanic, 18% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Bronx High School For Law And Community Service in?

New York City Geographic District #10

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