Enrollment
1,002
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · New York, NY
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West
Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School-Upper West, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360103906260Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 33
📋 Attendance 45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- #21 of 46
- elementary schools in New York · Resource Index
- 36
- Resource Index · Typical
- 50.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 1,002
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Upper West ranks #21 of 46 elementary schools in New York, NY.
School address
District: Success Academy Charter School-Upper West · New York
NCES ID 360103906260 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
50.2%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-11% vs state
What stands out at Success Academy Charter School-Upper West
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West is a higher-need, large charter elementary school in New York, New York, enrolling 1,002 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.2% 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 1,002 students.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 309 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #159.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (37%) and Asian (20%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 75/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 334 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Success Academy Charter School-Upper West spends $16,439 per pupil, 38% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Charter School-Upper West 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-Upper West compares
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West 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 | 50.2% | ▼ 11% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 1,002 | top 8% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
1,002
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
50.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% 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
21.9%
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
$16,439
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 334 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 55 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 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
Hispanic or Latino 37.1%
Asian 19.8%
African American 19.1%
White 17.7%
Two or More 3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 37.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 75.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 75.3, Success Academy Charter School-Upper West 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-Upper West, which includes Success Academy Charter School-Upper West.
$16,439
Per student
-38%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
-1%
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.
Similar enrollment (~1,002 students)
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-Upper West
How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Upper West?
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West has 1,002 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in New York, NY.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Charter School-Upper West?
50.2% of students at Success Academy Charter School-Upper West 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-Upper West?
The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School-Upper West is Hispanic or Latino at 37.1% of enrollment, in New York, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 75.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Charter School-Upper West?
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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-Upper West rank among elementary schools in New York?
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Upper West ranks #21 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-Upper West a good school?
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West earns 36/100 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-Upper West?
None; Success Academy Charter School-Upper West is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School-Upper West is its only campus.
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