Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach - New York 4

About

Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach is a large K-5 elementary school in Brooklyn known for its exceptionally strong academic performance. Students consistently achieve proficiency rates in ELA (86%) and Math (91%) that are well above the citywide 75th percentile, indicating a highly effective instructional program. The school operates with a rigorous, data-driven curriculum that integrates arts, music, chess, and athletics into the daily schedule. Parent sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with recent surveys showing 100% satisfaction across many key areas. While the school reports a 0.0% suspension rate, the Success Academy network is generally recognized for its strict disciplinary approach, which some parents and critics have described as rigid or "militaristic," raising concerns about its impact on students with behavioral challenges. The school serves a student body with a high percentage of Black students (76%) and relatively low English Language Learner and IEP populations.

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Academics

State test proficiency rates and acceleration.

ELA proficiency

86%

Math proficiency

91%

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

FacultyExcellentAI-estimated

Parent survey · overall positive

80%8% response rate

Survey topics

Family outreach88%city 94%

School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.88%
Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.100%
My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.100%
I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.62%
My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.88%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (88%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

Parent–teacher trust79%city 95%

I feel respected by my child's teachers.75%
Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.75%
My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.88%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (79%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.

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Effective School Leadership

Inclusive Leadership70%city 95%

The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.67%
The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.67%
The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.75%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (70%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.

Strong Family-Community Ties

Parent Involvement in School79%city 63%

Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?.100%
Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?.100%
I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.38%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (79%) is their average, vs 63% citywide.

Trust

Parent-Principal Trust66%city 94%

I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.75%
I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).62%
The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.62%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (66%) 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 76%
Hispanic 6%
White 8%
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

960

Economic Need Index

69%

Free / reduced lunch

65%

English learners

4%

Students with IEPs

16%

Location & commute

Where the school is and how to get there.

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