Enrollment
505
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008303691
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE
549 AUDUBON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10040 · (212) 342-6130 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
491 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 9 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 86 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 3% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
32.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -20.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE this school | 505 | 97.2% | 38.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES NEW YORK | 424 | 96.0% | 37.8% |
| CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BRONX | 523 | 94.1% | 49.4% |
| INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES NEW YORK | 380 | 96.6% | 43.8% |
| PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ELMHURST | 482 | 99.4% | 50.0% |
| INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS BRONX | 491 | 99.4% | 37.4% |
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #977 of 1,135 | #105 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #818 of 1,109 ▲ 225 | #61 of 112 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,114 of 1,135 ▼ 155 | #125 of 125 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #538 of 1,216 | #35 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #932 of 1,058 | #93 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #902 of 1,070 | #107 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #29 of 1,167 | #3 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #550 of 743 | #60 of 79 |
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
505
+63 (+14%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 97% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 98% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 38.7 | 9.4:1 | 96% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 93% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 89% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 75% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 99% (657) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE.
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE
NEW YORK, New York, is home to HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE, a small high school. The school serves 505 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE reports to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which has 45 schools and 17,415 students.
Hispanic students make up 90% of enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE. The remaining students are 6% Black. Census figures show New York County is about 24% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE counts 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.0 students for each one. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The lunch program counts 97% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in New York County is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE is C-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New York, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.0% actual against a predicted 39.2%.
In the county around the school, New York County, the median household income is $103,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 358 public schools in New York County, enrolling about 152,104 students in all.
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is located less than a tenth of a mile from HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE. The five-mile area around HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 38.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment gain, from 442 in 2020-21 to 505 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.9:1 to 14.0:1.
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New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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- COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)0.0 mi · 347
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES0.0 mi · 424
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS0.0 mi · 359
- EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 1,075
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- PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL0.3 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICEHow large is HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 09-12.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE is approximately 14.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE?
At HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE, the student body is approximately 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE public or private?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
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