Enrollment
977
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brooklyn, NY
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach
Federal NCES profile for Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 21/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360112306534Charter school
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 2
📋 Attendance 31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- #89 of 95
- elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
- 21
- Resource Index · Lower
- 58.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 977
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach ranks #89 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.
School address
District: Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach · New York
NCES ID 360112306534 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
58.9%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+5% vs state
What stands out at Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach is a higher-need, large charter elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, enrolling 977 students.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 58.9% 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 91% of state schools at 977 students.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 333 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #293, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by African American (76%) and White (8%) (diversity index 41/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 489 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach spends $15,197 per pupil, 42% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach is a single-school charter district, so Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach 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 Cs - Bergen Beach compares
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach 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 | 58.9% | ▲ 5% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 977 | top 9% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
977
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
58.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% 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
27.7%
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
$15,197
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 489 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 104 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.6 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 76.2%
White 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2%
Asian 4.4%
Two or More 2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: African American at 76.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 40.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 40.6, Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach, which includes Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach.
$15,197
Per student
-42%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
-8%
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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Frequently asked questions about Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach
How many students attend Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach?
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach has 977 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach?
58.9% of students at Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach?
The largest demographic group at Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach is African American at 76.2% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach?
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach has a Resource Investment Index of 21/100 (lower 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 Cs - Bergen Beach rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?
By Resource Investment Index, Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach ranks #89 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 Cs - Bergen Beach a good school?
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach earns 21/100 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 Cs - Bergen Beach?
None; Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach is a single-school charter district, and Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach is its only campus.
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