High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice

High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice rated 71/100 in Manhattan, District 3. 76% 4-year graduation rate. 65% college-ready. 6 AP courses. 401 students enrolled in grades 9-12.

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses55

Response rate14%

Published topics8 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Inclusive Leadership is among the highest published topics (96/100). IEP Service Satisfaction sits lower (82/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
95 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
94 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
96 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Conflict ResolutionNot reportedNot reported
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education9590–100 · Higher end
IEP Service Satisfaction8270–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Leadership9690–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9490–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School8870–89 · Middle band
Parent-Principal Trust9390–100 · Higher end
Parent-Teacher Trust9690–100 · Higher end
School Facilities and Services8870–89 · Middle band
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 03M492

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses263

Response rate64%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Preventing Bullying is among the highest published topics (78/100). Personal Attention and Support sits lower (47/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety
74 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 82 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Student-Teacher Trust
64 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 73 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Personal Attention and Support
47 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 61 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 11 topics and source details
High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press490–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity590–69 · Lower end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction600–69 · Lower end
Guidance560–69 · Lower end
Inclusive Learning Environment560–69 · Lower end
Personal Attention and Support470–69 · Lower end
Preventing Bullying7870–89 · Middle band
Safety7470–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services530–69 · Lower end
Social-Emotional520–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust640–69 · Lower end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 03M492

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses36

Response rate86%

Published topics21 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Guidance is among the highest published topics (100/100). Preventing Bullying sits lower (47/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
78 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
82 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
77 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press7770–89 · Middle band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior7070–89 · Middle band
Conflict Resolution7770–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction8470–89 · Middle band
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance10090–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment9490–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility590–69 · Lower end
Instructional Leadership7870–89 · Middle band
Outreach to Parents8770–89 · Middle band
Peer Collaboration8270–89 · Middle band
Preventing Bullying470–69 · Lower end
Program Coherence640–69 · Lower end
Quality of Professional Development7370–89 · Middle band
Quality of Student Discussion670–69 · Lower end
SafetyNot reportedNot reported
School Commitment7670–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services8070–89 · Middle band
Social-Emotional7770–89 · Middle band
Strong Core Instruction9690–100 · Higher end
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence540–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Principal Trust8170–89 · Middle band
Teacher-Teacher Trust7670–89 · Middle band
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 03M492

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

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