Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 2

Success Academy Charter School - Bed-Stuy 2, serving students in grades K-8 in Brooklyn, is part of a charter network known for its rigorous academic program and high expectations. The school demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with ELA proficiency rates at 93% and Math proficiency rates at 95%, both well above the citywide 75th percentile. The student body is predominantly Black (65%) and Hispanic (27%), with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Parents often praise the structured environment, strong discipline, and the quality of education, viewing it as an opportunity for their children to achieve at high levels. The network emphasizes a blend of traditional discipline with a progressive curriculum, focusing heavily on literacy and science, and requires significant parent involvement, including daily reading logs. However, the Success Academy network has also faced criticism regarding its intense academic pressure, strict disciplinary policies, and high teacher turnover. Some reports from former staff and parents describe the environment as demanding, with concerns about micro-management and the network's approach to students with disabilities. Official parent and student survey data for this specific school is not available.

Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2023-2024). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.^[3]