Elementary school (grades K-5) · Springfield Gardens, NY

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens

Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360111806486Charter school
0/100100/10042/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 15
public schools in Springfield Gardens · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
48.8%
free-lunch eligible
998
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens ranks #1 of 15 public schools in Springfield Gardens, NY.

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

+49 students YoY

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens grew from 895 students in 2022-23 to 944 in 2023-24 (+5.5%).

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

Growing CCD campus

+49 students YoY 360111806486 · Springfield Gardens, NY Elementary · MID · CHARTER

998 enr · 48.8% lunch · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Alvin Elementary (998 students)

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens grew from 895 students in 2022-23 to 944 in 2023-24 (+5.5%). 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 - Springfield Gardens compares

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens 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 48.8% ▼ 13% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 998 top 8% - -

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

998
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
48.8%
free-lunch eligible - 13% 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
15.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,603
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 333 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 45 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 87.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.9%
Asian 1.9%
Two or More 1.5%
White 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 87.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.5, Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens reports $17,603 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 - Springfield Gardens

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens?

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens has 998 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Springfield Gardens, NY. CCD year-over-year: 895 (2022-23) → 944 (2023-24), up 49.

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

48.8% of students at Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens 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 - Springfield Gardens?

The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens is African American at 87.2% of enrollment, in Springfield Gardens, NY.

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

Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical 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 - Springfield Gardens rank among public schools in Springfield Gardens?

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens ranks #1 of 15 public schools in Springfield Gardens, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Springfield Gardens on the city page.

What other schools are in Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens?

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