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Enrollment
523
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE·NCES 360113306569
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
1960 UNIVERSITY AVE, BRONX, NY 10453 · (347) 696-0042 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
46 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
492 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 143 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 22% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
47.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -17.2pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE this school | 523 | 94.1% | 49.4% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE NEW YORK | 505 | 97.2% | 38.0% |
| AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 603 | 91.9% | 40.2% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES NEW YORK | 424 | 96.0% | 37.8% |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS NEW YORK | 552 | 92.0% | 38.8% |
| NEW HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 673 | 95.4% | 50.3% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #744 of 1,135 | #43 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #660 of 1,109 ▼ 67 | #39 of 128 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #983 of 1,135 ▼ 251 | #98 of 136 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #514 of 1,216 | #26 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #570 of 1,058 | #72 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #860 of 1,070 | #123 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #107 of 1,167 | #62 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.7% | #25 of 339 | #6 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
523
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 523 | 46.4 | 11.3:1 | 94% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 90% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 89% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 81% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 55% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
About CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is a small high school located in BRONX, New York. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 523 students. It has 22% fewer students than the average for high schools in New York (about 668).
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE operates as its own local education agency.
At CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 88% of students are Hispanic. It is also 10% Black. For comparison, the population of Bronx County is roughly 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE scores 21%.
Based on 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE has a ratio of 11.3:1. The average for high schools in New York is about 11.0:1. Income data for the school show 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE lands at B-, ahead of 45% of New York public high schools.
In New York, CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.4% actual against a predicted 40.4%.
In Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
Among nearby public schools, PS 396 is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 523, compared with 481 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 14.2 in 2020-21 to 11.3 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
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- PS 3960.1 mi · 217
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- PS 2260.3 mi · 310
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS0.3 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICEHow large is CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE?
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE serve?
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE have?
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE?
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE reports a student body of 88% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE?
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is overseen by CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE in Bronx County.
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