Enrollment
484
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · New York, NY
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen
Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360109906375Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 3
📋 Attendance 57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- #31 of 46
- elementary schools in New York · Resource Index
- 30
- Resource Index · Lower
- 57.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 484
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen ranks #31 of 46 elementary schools in New York, NY.
School address
NCES ID 360109906375 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
57.4%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+2% vs state
What stands out at Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in New York, New York, enrolling 484 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 57.4% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 484 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 757 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #471.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (38%) and African American (24%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 74/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 484 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
17.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen spends $16,879 per pupil, 36% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen 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-Hell's Kitchen compares
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen 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 | 57.4% | ▲ 2% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 484 | top 40% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
484
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
57.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 2% 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
17.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$16,879
per pupil, district-wide
- below New York avg of $26,410
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 484 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 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
Hispanic or Latino 38.0%
African American 23.8%
Asian 21.3%
White 10.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.7%
Two or More 2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 38.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 74.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 74.1, Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen 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-Hell's Kitchen, which includes Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen.
$16,879
Per student
-36%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+2%
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-Hell's Kitchen
How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen?
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen has 484 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in New York, NY.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen?
57.4% of students at Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen 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-Hell's Kitchen?
The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen is Hispanic or Latino at 38.0% of enrollment, in New York, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 74.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen?
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (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-Hell's Kitchen rank among elementary schools in New York?
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen ranks #31 of 46 elementary schools in New York, 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 New York on the city page.
Is Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen a good school?
Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. 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-Hell's Kitchen?
None; Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School-Hell's Kitchen is its only campus.
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