Success Academy Charter School - Bed-Stuy 1

About

Success Academy Charter School - Bed-Stuy 1, a K-8 charter school in Brooklyn, is widely recognized for its exceptionally high academic performance, with ELA and Math proficiency rates well above citywide medians. The school operates with a structured approach, including a long school day and demanding expectations, often featuring two adults per classroom to support instruction. It occupies a well-equipped building with large classrooms and a renovated schoolyard. While the school boasts a very low suspension rate, some parents describe a highly disciplined and academically intense environment, with concerns raised about a strong focus on test scores and punitive practices, particularly as students progress to middle school. This has led to mixed parent sentiment, with some praising the rigorous education and dedicated teachers, while others express dissatisfaction with the pressure and perceived lack of social opportunities. Opportunities for accelerated coursework appear limited compared to other city schools.

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Academics

State test proficiency rates and acceleration.

ELA proficiency

96%

Math proficiency

97%

Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).

Attendance rate

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Avg class size (general ed)

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Avg class size (ICT)

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Community & climate

Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.

Quality signals

FacultyGoodAI-estimated

Parent survey · overall positive

67%7% response rate

Survey topics

Family outreach71%city 94%

School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.71%
Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.71%
My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.71%
I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.71%
My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.71%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (71%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

Parent–teacher trust71%city 95%

I feel respected by my child's teachers.71%
Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.71%
My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.71%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (71%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.

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Effective School Leadership

Inclusive Leadership69%city 95%

The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.80%
The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.71%
The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.57%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (69%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.

Strong Family-Community Ties

Parent Involvement in School66%city 63%

Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?.71%
Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?.71%
I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.57%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (66%) is their average, vs 63% citywide.

Trust

Parent-Principal Trust57%city 94%

I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.57%
I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).57%
The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.57%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (57%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

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]

Operational health

Attendance

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Chronic absenteeism

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Suspension rate

0%

Student body

Race / ethnicity^[4]

Asian 4%
Black 52%
Hispanic 35%
White 3%
Multiracial 3%

School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.

Gender^[4]

Female 53%
Male 47%

Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.

Enrollment

427

Economic Need Index

76%

Free / reduced lunch

69%

English learners

4%

Students with IEPs

19%

Location & commute

Where the school is and how to get there.

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