Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5
- 301 WEST 140 STREET, Manhattan
- Grades K-8
- 646-380-2580
About
Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 5 serves elementary and middle school students in grades K-8, with an enrollment of 725, which is well above the citywide 75th percentile. The school's student population includes 88 percent with an Economic Need Index, near the citywide 75th percentile. Academic proficiency in ELA and Math is a notable strength, with 89 percent of students proficient in ELA and 96 percent proficient in Math, both well above the citywide 75th percentile. The percentage of students participating in accelerated coursework is 1 percent, which is well below the citywide 25th percentile. The school reports a 0.0 percent suspension rate. In the 2025-2026 DOE School Survey, parents reported very high satisfaction across many areas. One hundred percent of parents surveyed felt their child is safe, that school staff communicate regularly, and that teachers treat them as partners. Parents also reported 100 percent favorable responses regarding the principal's trustworthiness and effectiveness, and that the school is kept clean. Student survey results are not available for this school.
Sources (4)
- NYC DOE Location Code Generating and Management System (LCGMS) · 2026-27 (export of 2026-08-22)
- NYC DOE School Quality Reports and Snapshot, 2024-25 · 2024-25
- New York State Education Department School Report Card · 2024-25
- NYC School Survey (parent and student responses) · 2025-26
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
89%
Math proficiency
96%
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
NYC School Survey, 2025-26
Parent survey · overall positive
96%1% response rate
Survey topics, 2025-26
Family outreach100%city 94%
- Parents · School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.100%
- Parents · Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.100%
- Parents · My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.100%
- Parents · My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.100%
- Parents · If I suspect my child needs additional learning supports and services, I know the next steps to get support at my school.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Parent–teacher trust100%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's teachers.100%
- Parents · Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.100%
- Parents · My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
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Instruction and Performance
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education93%city 94%
- Parents · My child is progressing in reading the way I would expect.83%
- Parents · My child is progressing in math the way I would expect.100%
- Parents · My child's school helps me understand what grade-level schoolwork looks like.83%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The education my child has received this year.100%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The overall quality of my child's teachers this year.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (93%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Safety and School Climate
Conflict Resolution100%city 93%
- Parents · Conflicts are resolved fairly at my child’s school. [Grades K-5].100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 93% citywide.
Inclusive Leadership100%city 96%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.100%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.100%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Relationships with Families
Parent-Principal Trust100%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.100%
- Parents · I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).100%
- Parents · The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Parent Involvement in School83%city 91%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?100%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?100%
- Parents · I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.33%
- Parents · During the school year, have you...attended a school meeting, school event, or parent-teacher conference (virtually or in-person)?100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (83%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
School Description
School Facilities and Services93%city 94%
- Parents · This school is kept clean.100%
- Parents · This school is kept in good physical condition.100%
- Parents · My child's school provides me information about transportation options (e.g. Metrocard and busing).80%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (93%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2025-2026). 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 2%
- Black 65%
- Hispanic 28%
- White 2%
- Multiracial 2%
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
725
Economic Need Index
88%
Free / reduced lunch
83%
English learners
7%
Students with IEPs
18%
Financials
[8]What this school has to spend, and what it spends it on. Spending is not a measure of quality. Schools serving more students with higher needs receive more money.
Charter schools manage their own budgets rather than receiving a school allocation from the DOE, so the staffing and supplies breakdown the DOE publishes for district schools is not published for this school.
Spending
Total spend
$13.7MStudents: 733
49th percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$18,738
2nd percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.