Enrollment
721
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brooklyn, NY
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360112206469Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #69 of 95
- elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 53.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 721
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst ranks #69 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.
School address
District: Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst · New York
NCES ID 360112206469 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
53.6%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-5% vs state
What stands out at Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, enrolling 721 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 53.6% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 721 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 538 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #365.
Its student body is led by White (54%) and Asian (32%) (diversity index 60/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 721 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
17.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst spends $14,483 per pupil, 45% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst compares
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.6% | ▼ 5% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 721 | top 18% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
721
Bigger than 81% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
53.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
17.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,483
per pupil, district-wide
- below New York avg of $26,410
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 721 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 53.8%
Asian 31.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.2%
African American 4.9%
Two or More 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 53.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 60.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 60.2, Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst, which includes Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst.
$14,483
Per student
-45%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
How many students attend Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst?
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst has 721 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst?
53.6% of students at Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst 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 - Bensonhurst?
The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is White at 53.8% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst?
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst ranks #69 of 95 elementary 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 elementary schools in Brooklyn on the city page.
Is Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst a good school?
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst?
None; Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is its only campus.
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