Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brooklyn, NY

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick

Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 16/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360114606580Charter school
0/100100/10016/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick earns 16/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#92 of 95
elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
16
Resource Index · Lower
74.7%
free-lunch eligible
558
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick ranks #92 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.

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

+36 students YoY

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick grew from 478 students in 2022-23 to 514 in 2023-24 (+7.5%).

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

Growing CCD campus

+36 students YoY 360114606580 · Brooklyn, NY Elementary · MID · CHARTER

558 enr · 74.7% lunch · RII 16

Nearest enrollment peer: Don Mensendick School (558 students)

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick grew from 478 students in 2022-23 to 514 in 2023-24 (+7.5%). 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-Bushwick compares

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick 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 74.7% ▲ 33% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 558 top 31% - -

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

558
Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
74.7%
free-lunch eligible - 33% 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
33.2%
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
$15,090
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 558 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 35 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 73.3%
African American 16.8%
White 3.9%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 73.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.2, Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick reports $15,090 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-Bushwick

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick?

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick has 558 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 478 (2022-23) → 514 (2023-24), up 36.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick?

74.7% of students at Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick 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-Bushwick?

The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick is Hispanic or Latino at 73.3% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick?

Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick has a Resource Investment Index of 16/100 (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-Bushwick rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick ranks #92 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-Bushwick?

None; Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick 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.