CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is an intimate 9-12 campus in BRONX, New York, operated by CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. The school serves 523 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE sits inside CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE reports that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 10% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 49.4%, a residual of +9.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 396, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.0%.

CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 48%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 71% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.