Is Bronx School For Law Government And Justice a good school?

Bronx School For Law Government And Justice ranks 876 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 690 students attended Bronx School For Law Government And Justice.

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

Students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice are 77% Hispanic, 21% African American, 1% American Indian.

Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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 755 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 747 students.

Bronx School For Law Government And Justice has consistently ranked in the bottom 30% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs better for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the middle 50% of New York high schools for these subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 76.8% to 85.1% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.9% to 10.0%, which is higher than the state average. Bronx School For Law Government And Justice has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 75.4% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning, which is also in the same district, performs slightly better than Bronx School For Law Government And Justice on most metrics, including ranking, graduation rates, and academic performance. However, the two schools have similar high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility. Bronx School For Law Government And Justice's location in a high-poverty district, with over 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to the challenges it faces in terms of academic achievement and attendance. The school's consistent low performance across multiple years and student subgroups suggests deeper systemic issues that may require comprehensive interventions and support to address.

Detail:

Public 6-12

244 E 163rd St
Bronx, NY 10451

(718) 410-3430

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

SchoolDigger Rank:
876^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,371

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 690

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

African American:

20.7%

American Indian:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bronx School For Law Government And Justice ranks worse than 73.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.58. (See more...)

Compare Details Bronx School For Law Government And Justice ranks worse than 70.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 8^th among 22 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.8. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Bronx School For Law Government And Justice has the largest high school student body size in the New York City Geographic District # 9. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.5%), African American (20.7%), American Indian (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice is 10.6, which is the 11^th best among 22 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9. (See more...)

Compare Bronx School For Law Government And Justice employs 64.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice is $16,371, which is the lowest among 23 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Bronx School For Law Government And Justice 1112^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Bronx School For Law Government And Justice in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bronx School For Law Government And Justice 876^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Bronx School For Law Government And Justice in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 9:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 9 755^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	39.77	751^st	1095	31.4%
2007	27.18	869^th	1123	22.6%
2008	46.51	779^th	1185	34.3%
2009	40.81	867^th	1224	29.2%
2010	35.17	886^th	1243	28.7%
2011	33.48	912^th	1295	29.6%
2012	44.85	810^th	1337	39.4%
2013	29.83	979^th	1373	28.7%
2014	53.97	571^st	1401	59.2%
2015	52.01	626^th	1407	55.5%
2016	52.83	614^th	1429	57.0%
2017	52.32	656^th	1455	54.9%
2018	55.20	590^th	1438	59.0%
2019	53.01	595^th	1439	58.7%
2021	33.24	858^th	1242	30.9%
2022	45.30	787^th	1479	46.8%
2023	38.76	944^th	1500	37.1%
2024	29.58	1112^th	1504	26.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.61	225^th	503	55.3%
2019	57.25	110^th	473	76.7%
2022	48.18	225^th	581	61.3%
2023	47.48	227^th	591	61.6%
2024	25.10	568^th	615	7.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.30	401^st	1170	65.7%
2019	49.99	408^th	1139	64.2%
2022	44.98	578^th	1283	54.9%
2023	59.38	356^th	1307	72.8%
2024	43.66	640^th	1303	50.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	60.21	379^th	1245	69.6%
2019	62.38	354^th	1241	71.5%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.72	95^th	457	79.2%
2019	67.92	74^th	392	81.1%
2022	48.33	218^th	487	55.2%
2023	44.43	286^th	543	47.3%
2024	36.09	394^th	594	33.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.69	556^th	1353	58.9%
2019	55.51	556^th	1370	59.4%
2021	37.18	694^th	1066	34.9%
2022	50.05	699^th	1454	51.9%
2023	42.45	854^th	1463	41.6%
2024	34.03	1015^th	1465	30.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.80	649^th	1352	52.0%
2019	47.92	637^th	1366	53.4%
2021	43.05	597^th	1071	44.3%
2022	34.61	961^st	1455	34.0%
2023	32.46	1025^th	1464	30.0%
2024	25.19	1185^th	1464	19.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	73.49	119^th	663	82.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.75	232^nd	810	71.4%
2019	61.11	257^th	826	68.9%
2022	51.86	382^nd	914	58.2%
2023	43.79	502^nd	943	46.8%
2024	39.09	580^th	953	39.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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Rank History for all high school students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	11.61	843^rd	935	9.8%
2006	8.56	912^th	986	7.5%
2007	14.85	891^st	1002	11.1%
2008	33.41	763^rd	1027	25.7%
2009	38.26	743^rd	1086	31.6%
2010	37.00	764^th	1117	31.6%
2011	41.26	744^th	1165	36.1%
2012	26.67	866^th	1198	27.7%
2013	32.52	826^th	1217	32.1%
2014	24.58	918^th	1237	25.8%
2015	29.64	891^st	1255	29.0%
2016	35.53	826^th	1255	34.2%
2017	33.67	800^th	1221	34.5%
2018	29.28	854^th	1210	29.4%
2019	27.21	880^th	1207	27.1%
2022	27.20	848^th	1190	28.7%
2023	16.31	997^th	1228	18.8%
2024	27.80	876^th	1242	29.5%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.06	354^th	546	35.2%
2019	27.81	439^th	565	22.3%
2022	46.90	221^st	481	54.1%
2023	24.97	496^th	583	14.9%
2024	43.04	331^st	637	48.0%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.78	643^rd	1095	41.3%
2019	26.00	873^rd	1132	22.9%
2022	31.35	709^th	1038	31.7%
2023	24.69	902^nd	1130	20.2%
2024	44.03	558^th	1144	51.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.19	812^th	1154	29.6%
2019	29.09	869^th	1179	26.3%
2022	34.18	741^st	1101	32.7%
2023	17.24	958^th	1155	17.1%
2024	40.19	705^th	1170	39.7%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.73	281^st	498	43.6%
2019	55.00	180^th	493	63.5%
2022	48.43	163^rd	389	58.1%
2023	36.59	348^th	531	34.5%
2024	38.57	348^th	564	38.3%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.72	852^nd	1176	27.6%
2019	24.23	904^th	1193	24.2%
2022	29.41	813^th	1155	29.6%
2023	19.25	950^th	1197	20.6%
2024	32.50	831^st	1219	31.8%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.62	848^th	1176	27.9%
2019	29.63	851^st	1190	28.5%
2022	22.36	869^th	1154	24.7%
2023	14.35	1005^th	1191	15.6%
2024	25.12	891^st	1211	26.4%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.47	308^th	679	54.6%
2019	40.48	391^st	686	43.0%
2023	41.75	352^nd	671	47.5%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.78	480^th	791	39.3%
2019	36.99	513^th	815	37.1%
2022	33.13	487^th	760	35.9%
2023	23.15	661^st	851	22.3%
2024	39.94	488^th	865	43.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1998	0	34	3	27	0	n/a	n/a	64
1999	0	71	3	69	0	n/a	n/a	143
2000	4	112	0	99	0	n/a	n/a	215
2001	7	131	1	117	0	n/a	n/a	256
2002	6	116	0	102	0	n/a	n/a	224
2003	6	116	0	102	0	n/a	n/a	224
2004	10	195	2	200	2	n/a	n/a	409
2005	10	223	6	283	5	n/a	n/a	527
2006	13	244	10	328	3	n/a	n/a	598
2007	17	222	11	323	3	n/a	n/a	576
2008	8	222	17	345	5	n/a	n/a	597
2009	11	204	18	364	5	n/a	n/a	602
2010	11	209	18	392	3	n/a	n/a	633
2011	12	236	15	460	2	0	0	725
2012	8	232	15	505	3	0	0	763
2013	7	221	15	519	2	0	3	767
2014	8	199	14	540	3	0	6	770
2015	11	181	14	552	4	0	9	771
2016	9	188	10	551	6	0	10	774
2017	8	194	9	548	3	1	10	773
2018	7	192	7	544	3	2	12	767
2019	6	177	9	547	3	2	12	756
2020	7	154	5	552	5	3	2	728
2021	6	154	6	575	5	2	4	752
2022	4	152	9	538	5	2	3	713
2023	9	155	5	558	7	2	11	747
2024	6	143	5	528	7	1	0	690

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	64	6.0	10.7	67.2
1999	143	9.0	15.9	79
2000	215	14.0	15.4	89.8
2001	256	12.0	21.3	96.1
2002	224	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	224	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	527	n/a	n/a	0
2006	598	38.0	15.7	87
2007	576	40.5	14.2	79.9
2008	597	44.0	13.6	83.4
2009	602	42.8	14.1	79.1
2010	633	40.0	15.8	n/a
2011	725	41.2	17.5	76.4
2012	763	47.0	16.2	76.8
2013	767	49.5	15.4	87.6
2014	770	48.0	16.0	89
2015	771	50.0	15.4	92.3
2016	774	46.0	16.8	90.6
2017	773	53.6	14.4	90.9
2018	767	59.0	12.9	90.7
2019	756	56.0	13.5	86.9
2020	728	67.0	10.8	86.8
2021	752	58.8	12.7	88.2
2022	713	61.7	11.5	92
2023	747	61.6	12.1	92.6
2024	690	64.9	10.6	94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bronx School For Law Government And Justice

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	64	6.0	10.7	67.2
1999	143	9.0	15.9	79
2000	215	14.0	15.4	89.8
2001	256	12.0	21.3	96.1
2002	224	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	224	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	527	n/a	n/a	0
2006	598	38.0	15.7	87
2007	576	40.5	14.2	79.9
2008	597	44.0	13.6	83.4
2009	602	42.8	14.1	79.1
2010	633	40.0	15.8	n/a
2011	725	41.2	17.5	76.4
2012	763	47.0	16.2	76.8
2013	767	49.5	15.4	87.6
2014	770	48.0	16.0	89
2015	771	50.0	15.4	92.3
2016	774	46.0	16.8	90.6
2017	773	53.6	14.4	90.9
2018	767	59.0	12.9	90.7
2019	756	56.0	13.5	86.9
2020	728	67.0	10.8	86.8
2021	752	58.8	12.7	88.2
2022	713	61.7	11.5	92
2023	747	61.6	12.1	92.6
2024	690	64.9	10.6	94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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