High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice
122 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, Manhattan, NY 10023
About this school
Public choice option that is not guaranteed by address and generally depends on district choice or broader application rules.
At the HS for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice our mission is to emP.O.W.E.R. our students to be productive citizens through challenging academic curricula, rich-meaningful experiences and partnerships, positioning them to be successful beyond high school. Our students are immersed in the study, inquiry, and advocacy of law, with required involvement in community service, thus enabling them to realize their individual potential throughout the greater community. Students in our Early College Prep program take Dual Enrollment courses (College courses) during the regular school day and earn at least six FREE college credits in addition to College NOW courses available through our partnership with John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Source-reported description, not a current review or independent assessment. Programs may have changed.
Student demographics
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.
Academic measures
NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.
- Student attendance
- 73%September 2024-June 2025
Sources and data dates
- School listing
- NYC School Search · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
- Stored rating
- GreatSchools Summary Rating · Reporting period not recorded · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · GreatSchools-owned stored rating; measurement period undisclosed. Not an independently verified or current-year score.
- Enrollment
- NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
- School description
- NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2025 release (measurement periods vary) · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Measurement period is not established; retrieval date is not the date of the underlying fact.
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