Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brooklyn, NY

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg

Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360106206346Charter school
0/100100/10035/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

#48 of 95
elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
60.4%
free-lunch eligible
247
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg ranks #48 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.

Enrollment

247

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

60.4%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+7% vs state

What stands out at Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg is a higher-need, small charter elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, enrolling 247 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 60.4% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 247 puts it in the smaller 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 372 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #228.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (50%) and African American (23%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 124 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 68.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg spends $15,520 per pupil, 41% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg 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-Williamsburg compares

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg 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 60.4% ▲ 7% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 247 top 85% - -

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

247
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
60.4%
free-lunch eligible - 7% 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
68.8%
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
$15,520
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 124 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.9 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 50.2%
African American 23.1%
White 10.5%
Two or More 9.3%
Asian 5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.2, Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg 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-Williamsburg, which includes Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg.

$15,520
Per student
-41%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
-6%
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

Verify locally before acting on Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg's federal record.

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-Williamsburg

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg?

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg has 247 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.

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

60.4% of students at Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg 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-Williamsburg?

The largest demographic group at Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg is Hispanic or Latino at 50.2% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.2/100.

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

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (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-Williamsburg rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg ranks #48 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn on the city page.

Is Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg a good school?

Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg earns 35/100 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-Williamsburg?

None; Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg 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 2021-22) · 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.

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