Enrollment
998
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
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
🌟 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.
School address
NCES ID 360111806486 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
48.8%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-13% vs state
What stands out at Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens is a large charter elementary school in Springfield Gardens, New York, enrolling 998 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 48.8% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New York, bigger than 92% of state schools at 998 students.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 319 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #93.
Its student body is predominantly African American (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 333 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
15.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens spends $16,252 per pupil, 38% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens 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 - Springfield Gardens compares
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$16,252
per pupil, district-wide
- below New York avg of $26,410
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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens, which includes Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens.
$16,252
Per student
-38%
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.
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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.
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: 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 - 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.
Is Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens a good school?
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens earns 42/100 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 - 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.
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