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
0/100100/10029/100
🌟 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.

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

-6 students YoY

Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst held near 643 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

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

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 360112206469 · Brooklyn, NY Elementary · MID · CHARTER

721 enr · 53.6% lunch · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Lakeside Intermediate School (721 students)

Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst held near 643 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). 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 - Bensonhurst compares

Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst held steady on CCD headcount: 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 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 methodology

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
$14,558
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
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.

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

District finance for Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst reports $14,558 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary 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 - 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. CCD year-over-year: 649 (2022-23) → 643 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

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: 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 - 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.

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.

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.