Other / mixed grade configuration · Brooklyn, NY

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1

Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360105406295Charter school
0/100100/10026/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
8
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#151 of 262
schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
63.1%
free-lunch eligible
919
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 ranks #151 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+334 students YoY

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 grew from 482 students in 2022-23 to 816 in 2023-24 (+69.3%).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+334 students YoY 360105406295 · Brooklyn, NY Other · MID · CHARTER

919 enr · 63.1% lunch · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Greenfield Elementary School (919 students)

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 grew from 482 students in 2022-23 to 816 in 2023-24 (+69.3%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 compares

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 63.1% ▲ 12% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 919 top 10% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

919
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
63.1%
free-lunch eligible - 12% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
24.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,598
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 460 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 94 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 60.6%
Hispanic or Latino 26.0%
Asian 5.4%
White 2.8%
Two or More 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%

Largest group: African American at 60.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 56.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 56.0, Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 reports $22,598 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1?

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 has 919 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 482 (2022-23) → 816 (2023-24), up 334.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1?

63.1% of students at Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1?

The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 is African American at 60.6% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1?

Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 rank among schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 ranks #151 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Brooklyn on the city page.

What other schools are in Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1?

None; Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1 is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.