High School for Law and Public Service (06M467)

549 Audubon Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10040, Manhattan
Phone: 212-342-6130
Hours: 8:05am - 2:35pm
School Website: https://www.myhslps.org
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/06M467/
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School Leader: Paula Lev (plev@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Ricardo Brens Matos (rbrensmatos@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Natalia Urena Borg (nurenaborg@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Keven Cisnero (kcisnero@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Keven Cisnero (kcisnero@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Alquioril Polanco (apolanco15@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

At the High School for Law and Public Service, we believe in the power of community. Parents, caregivers, and staff are integral to our mission of providing students with opportunities to become invested in their communities. Through service learning, internships, mentoring programs, and partnerships, our students are able to apply their academic knowledge to real-life settings. They also develop important life skills such as community building and conflict resolution through Restorative Justice practices led by students. Our RJ students focus on building strong and healthy relationships, working in circles to improve gender, racial and socio-economic equity. Our students are provided with Advanced Placement Courses, a Law Program with a state-of-the-art courtroom, a diversity of clubs, and an NJROTC program. Additionally, we partner with Dominican Writers, People Theaters Program, Justice Resource Center, Dominicanos USA (DUSA), District Attorneys Office, and Dream Squad to enhance their learning experiences.

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 45%

Academic Highlights: Saturday Academy, After-School Tutoring, Mentoring (Peer Forward), Mid-Winter Break Programs for Regents Prep, and Credit Accumulation, Units Aligned Field Trips including at least an HBCU visit each year and other SUNYs and CUNY, Ivy League Universities, Law Sequence that includes Intro to Law, Law 1, Business Law, Financial Literacy, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Constitutional Law, and Mock Trial, Student Success Center to help with college applications, financial aid, and scholarship applications, Computer Science, AP Computer Science, and Robotics

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Courses On Site, College Trips, Community Service Expected, Computer Science Coursework, Dress Code, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Health Center, Internships, Online Grading System, Paid Internships, Summer Bridge, Uniform

English Language Learner Programs: Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish

School Features:

  • Offers 10th Grade Seats
  • School whose primary location is co-located with another school
  • Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Guidance Counselors, Bilingual Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
AP Courses
Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Statistics, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Comp Sci/Math Tech (Advanced Placement), Econ/Gov (Advanced Placement), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)
Languages Offered
Spanish
ELL Programs
Transitional Bilingual Education: Spanish
Boys PSAL Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball
Girls PSAL Sports
Basketball, Flag Football, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball
PSAL Team
George Washington
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
College Academy, The (06M462)
High School for Health Careers and Sciences (06M468)
High School for Law and Public Service (06M467)
High School for Media and Communications (06M463)
Other Sports
Baseball, Cheerleading, Dance, Fitness, Martial Arts, Soccer, Yoga
Clubs
a brand new Weight Room, and More!, Art, Band, Coding, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Cycling, Dance, Drama, Film, Hiking Club, LGBTQ, Mock Trial Team, Music, National Honor Society, Newspaper Club, Peer Forward, Peer Mediation, Photography, Reading/Book Club, Restorative Justice Committee, Robotics, STEM club, Student Council, Student Government, Taekwondo, Technology & Digital Design, Video Game Club, We Outside Club, Wellness Fairs, What You Do Matters Club, Yearbook Committee, Yoga
Art
The art program at the High School for Law and Public Service seeks to provide all students with the time, space, and support to learn what it means to be an artist. We embrace a vision of art education as an integral part of a student's core education. We, therefore, provide students with rich opportunities to express themselves artistically through a variety of media or performances, to explore career opportunities available in the art world, and to learn about art history and the role that art plays in cultures throughout the world. This develops their understanding of how art is related to all forms of expression and is connected to other subjects of study. We offer studio visual arts and a theater course, as well as a competitive improvisational theater team. We also provide arts engagement in several robust afterschool clubs, including spoken word, theater, vocal and media arts. Additionally, students study how policies and inequality affect people like them and showcase their opinions through the arts: posters, short videos, murals, and performances.
Program Details
Law and Public Service(M31A)
Law & Government

At the High School for Law and Public Service, teachers, administrators, parents and caregivers work together to develop mature citizens committed to their community and high achievement. Our graduates have experience in and knowledge of the public sector, law and have the ability to make positive change in the community. Internships, mentoring programs, and partnerships offer our students the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge to real-life settings.

10th Grade seats available

Method:
Requirement:
Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.
Priority:
  • (Group 1) Manhattan students or residents
  • (Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis
2023-242022-232021-22
GE applicants/seats:43 / 105 (0.41)39 / 105 (0.37)58 / 104 (0.56)
SWD applicants/seats:7 / 26 (0.27)10 / 29 (0.34)7 / 30 (0.23)
Rank Avg: 6.05
OffersOffers - WaitlistOffers
School Student & Admissions Statistics
School Year
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
Total Students Across All Grades
450
360
368
    Grade 12 Students
97
66
71
    Grade 11 Students
53
54
71
    Grade 10 Students
136
111
111
    Grade 9 Students
164
129
115
Avg. Class Size
22.9
19.2
Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD
<5 / 13 / 1
7 / 26 / 0
11 / 13 / 0
Attendance %
79%
80%
76%
Graduation %
78%
76%
64%
College %
44%
33%
34%
Total Applicants / Seats
Total Offers
643 (95) / 167
84
448 (58) / 168
0
524 / 170
78

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Student Responses
Academic Rigor 
  82.86%
Academic Engagement 
  81.23%
Safety 
  87.50%
Bully Prevention 
  84.50%
Inclusivity 
  91.50%
Mental Support 
  91.00%
Environment 
  84.50%
Post-School Support 
  92.33%
Teacher Responses
Academic Rigor 
  82.00%
School Satisfaction 
  88.92%
Student Behavior 
  64.25%
Student Support 
  94.62%
School Leadership 
  88.31%
Instructional Clarity 
  78.67%
Instructional Development 
  84.50%
Post-School Support 
  93.60%
Family Responses
Education 
  99.56%
Teacher Support 
  99.86%
Safety 
  100.00%
School Community 
  99.86%
School Leadership 
  99.75%
Post-School Support 
  100.00%
IEP Support 
  99.00%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

View Full NYC DOE Survey Results:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly school surveys: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/nyc-school-survey

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
Academic Proficiency
4-Year Grad. %
  78.70%
CC Regents
  52
Non-CC Regents
  66
Impact Score
  0.38
Performance Score
  0.36
College Aptitude
CCR
  32.40%
SAT Math
  375
SAT R/W
  386
Postsecondary
2-Year College 22.20%
4-Year College 44.50%
Other Postsecondary 4.20%
Vocational Program 2.80%
Unknown 26.30%

View Full Academic Data:

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

School Demographics (2023-24)
Student Population:
Male 48.70%
Female 51.30%
English Language Learners:
  48.00%
Students with Disabilities:
  15.80%
Economic Need Index: 
  94.90%
Student Ethnicity:
Asian 0.90%
Black 9.10%
Hispanic 86.40%
White 2.70%
Other 0.90%
Teacher Ethnicity:
Hispanic 48.60%
White 37.10%
Other 14.30%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)
IEP Services
Students with IEPs
  16.20%
Students with SETSS
  0.20%
Students with ICT
  10.20%
Students with SC
  2.40%
Has all programs
  90.00%
Has all services
  96.00%
IEP Student Performance
Regents English
  49
Regents Gl. Hist.
  55
Regents Algebra I
  47
Regents Living Env.
  49
4-Year Grad. Rate
  58.8
IEP Movement
Fair
IEP Support 
  99.00%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2024-25)
ProgramFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services43 (91%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
Special Class11 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
ServiceFully ReceivingPartially ReceivingNot Receiving
Counseling Services>5 (85%)N/A (N/A)<=5 (15%)
Counseling Services Bilingual<=5 (?)0 (0%)<=5 (?)
Hearing Education Services<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Occupational Therapy<=5 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy34 (100%)N/A (N/A)0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy Bilingual6 (75%)<=5 (?)<=5 (?)
TransportationNumber Receiving
Curb to School12 (100%)
Stop to School0 (0%)
Unassigned0 (0%)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)
Regents English
  51
Regents Gl. Hist.
  62
Regents US Hist.
  65
Regents Algebra I
  55
Regents Living Env.
  55
4-Year Grad. Rate
  76.9
ELL Progress
  54

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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