Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg

Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg serves students in grades K-8, offering a rigorous academic environment. The school demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with ELA proficiency at 84% and Math proficiency at 91%, both well above the citywide 75th percentile. It maintains a very low suspension rate of 0%, indicating a well-managed and orderly school climate. With an enrollment of 246 students, it is a smaller school compared to most in the city. The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a notably low percentage of English Language Learners. Parents consistently express high satisfaction, reflected in a 100% positive response rate on the parent survey. Families frequently praise the dedicated teachers, supportive staff, and a strong sense of community. The school is known for its structured approach and high academic expectations, which some parents appreciate for fostering learning and discipline, while a few note the intensity for younger children. Beyond core subjects, the curriculum includes programs in chess, music, art, and athletics, with a strong emphasis on science education starting in Kindergarten.

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]