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Bronx School Of Law And Finance
99 Terrace View Ave, Bronx, NY, 10463 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Bronx School Of Law And Finance
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 11
County New York County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 307 students
% Male / % Female 43%  /  57%
Total Classroom Teachers 17 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 122 students
Grade 10 - 114 students
Grade 11 - 71 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 1%
% Hispanic 55% 12%
% Black 39% 18%
% White 3% 22%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 78% 34%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name New York City Geographic #10 School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 78 3
Number of Students Managed 55,238 students 1,132 students
District Total Revenue n/a $16,519,000
District Expenditure n/a $16,398,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $14,593
District Expenditure / Student n/a $14,486
In the News:
  • Kids Support Bronx Teacher Suspended For Masturbation Story (Gothamist)
    posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:49:36 pm
    Teacher Greg Van Vooris from the "Save Mr V" group on Facebook Following the suspension of a Bronx English teacher who assigned 11th graders a short story about tragic masturbation attempts , students have defended the instructor while adults have expressed skepticism over his decision. Louella Hatch, whose grandson attends the Bronx School of Law and Finance, is one of the adults who objects to ...
  • NYC Teacher Suspended Over Masturbation Story (WPIX 11 New York)
    posted on November 10, 2009 at 07:27:47 pm
    An English teacher from the Bronx is accused of overstepping his boundaries by sharing with his students a steamy composition about teenage masturbation.
  • Students Rally Around Removed English Teacher (WCBS-TV New York)
    posted on November 10, 2009 at 01:21:06 am
    A controversial lesson has landed a popular English teacher in hot water. As he defends himself to the Department of Education, hundreds of students are trying to save his job. There's a lot of love for Greg Van Voorhis, whose students call him "Mr. V." He's Jay Stuart's favorite teacher. During an English class at The Bronx School of Law and Finance Van Voorhis gave 11th graders studying for ...
  • Bronx Teacher Suspended For Assigning Story On Masturbation (Gothamist)
    posted on November 9, 2009 at 07:34:06 pm
    Teacher Greg Van Vooris from the "Save Mr V" group on Facebook A popular high school English teacher has been suspended after assigning his 11th-grade students a short story about masturbation by "Fight Club" author Chuck Palahniuk. Greg Van Voorhis, 30, issued copies of " Guts " — which details three increasingly catastrophic masturbation attempts by teenagers with props including a carrot, a ...
  • 'Sex ed' flap at Bronx high school (New York Post)
    posted on November 9, 2009 at 11:40:23 am
    The first rule about having an edgy English teacher is don't talk about your edgy English teacher. A beloved city schoolteacher has been suspended by the Department of Education after giving his 11th-grade students a copy of a graphic short story ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (10463)
School Zip (10463)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 65,576 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 38% 32%
Population Average Age 38 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $40,497 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.5 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 55 years old 56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (10463)


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% Owning / % Renting 27% / 73% 42% / 58%
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