Enrollment
553
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Jamaica, NY
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica
Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360114106598Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 45
📋 Attendance 41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #2 of 6
- elementary schools in Jamaica · Resource Index
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 61.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 553
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica ranks #2 of 6 elementary schools in Jamaica, NY.
School address
District: Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica · New York
NCES ID 360114106598 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
61.2%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+9% vs state
What stands out at Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Jamaica, New York, enrolling 553 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 61.2% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 553 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 684 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #170.
Its student body is led by African American (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 61/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 277 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica spends $13,327 per pupil, 50% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica 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-South Jamaica compares
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica 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 | 61.2% | ▲ 9% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 553 | top 31% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
553
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
61.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 9% 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
23.5%
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
$13,327
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 277 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 34 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 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
African American 58.0%
Hispanic or Latino 16.5%
Asian 14.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.3%
White 2.5%
Two or More 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
Largest group: African American at 58.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 61.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 61.2, Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica 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-South Jamaica, which includes Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica.
$13,327
Per student
-50%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
-20%
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-South Jamaica
How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica?
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica has 553 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Jamaica, NY.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica?
61.2% of students at Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica 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-South Jamaica?
The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica is African American at 58.0% of enrollment, in Jamaica, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica?
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical 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-South Jamaica rank among elementary schools in Jamaica?
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica ranks #2 of 6 elementary schools in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica on the city page.
Is Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica a good school?
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica earns 39/100 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-South Jamaica?
None; Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica is its only campus.
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