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Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2 is an exceptional elementary school serving 978 students in grades K-8 in the New York City Geographic District #9. This school has consistently been one of the top-performing schools in New York state, with over 90% proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels, far exceeding the state and district averages.

The school's performance extends across all student subgroups, ranking among the top 3-6% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Homeless students. This consistent high performance has earned Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2 a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking in the top 1-2% of New York elementary schools over the past decade. Despite spending significantly less per student ($16,583 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby traditional public schools, which range from $24,005 to $45,511 per student, the school is able to achieve exceptional results.

The nearby traditional public schools in the same district, such as PS 55 Benjamin Franklin and PS 42 Claremont, struggle to match the academic performance of Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2, with proficiency rates that are 30-50 percentage points lower in many cases. This highlights the significant gap in educational outcomes between the charter school and its district counterparts, demonstrating the school's ability to deliver exceptional results for its students.

904

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,808

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl
Bronx, NY 10456

(347) 286-7965

District: Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

Hispanic:

32.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (92% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Physics scores 44 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

New York avg58%

Elementary school

5^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

12^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 874Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	5 of 2445	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	149 of 2445	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	172 of 2439	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	306 of 2434	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	98.1	28 of 2413	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	19 of 2395	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.4	18 of 2386	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	16 of 2366	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	23 of 2352	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	96.1	16 of 2345	99.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	3 of 928	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	24 of 927	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	27 of 857	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	44 of 936	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	16 of 891	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	11 of 948	98.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	96.2	18 of 1066	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	37 of 1001	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	36 of 1027	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	5 of 2409	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	146 of 2413	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	168 of 2403	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	298 of 2401	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	97.4	31 of 2357	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	14 of 2338	99.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	6 of 1569	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	63 of 1531	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	72 of 1429	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	113 of 1503	92.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	8 of 792	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	22 of 766	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	13 of 637	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	18 of 622	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	23 of 730	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	4 of 2098	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	61 of 2078	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	64 of 2041	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	114 of 2099	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	26 of 2032	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	17 of 2045	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	5 of 2407	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	125 of 2411	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	180 of 2400	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	313 of 2400	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	97.5	31 of 2358	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	21 of 2340	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	3 of 2134	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	106 of 2110	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	40 of 2016	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	105 of 2031	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	32 of 1859	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	9 of 1941	99.5%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	12 of 1500	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	29 of 1504	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	69 of 1500	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	25 of 1479	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	2 of 1439	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	13 of 1438	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	3 of 1455	99.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	10 of 676	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	17 of 705	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	19 of 696	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	10 of 706	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 653	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 663	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	6 of 1457	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	27 of 1465	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	77 of 1463	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	41 of 1454	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	3 of 1370	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	9 of 1353	99.3%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	11 of 603	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	12 of 594	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	10 of 543	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	10 of 1283	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	20 of 1296	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	28 of 1288	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	14 of 1306	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	3 of 1241	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	10 of 1245	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	21 of 1455	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	11 of 1464	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	20 of 1455	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 1366	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	13 of 1352	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	8 of 1298	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	13 of 1303	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	22 of 1307	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	10 of 1283	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 1139	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 1170	99.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography100%+24 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts98%+45 vs state

Science95%+50 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts78%+3 vs state

Physics24%-44 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

I absolutely love this school. My daughter has learned so much and continues to learn. She also is inspired to do her best and consistently wants to read and do her homework. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-5	450 St Paul's Pl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6227	495	41	12.2	97.6%	7 (1.4%)	203 (41.0%)	277 (56.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9	2321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%		12.7	2275^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	46					26.8	24.6	31.5				37.9	25.7	18.7				16.0		$36,270	$3,701	$32,569
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	904			89.3%	18 (2.0%)	552 (61.1%)	292 (32.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	23 (2.5%)	98.2	5^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		92.9	149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%	144	78.3	100.0	24.2	100.0	99.0	98.2	98.2	100.0	91.4		100.0	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0		94.6		$16,808	$00	$16,808
Ps 42 Claremont	Public	PK, KG-5	1537 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7366	311	37	8.4	99.7%	4 (1.3%)	89 (28.6%)	215 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.5	2144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%		22.6	1983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	161					21.3	25.0	47.6				42.6	40.0	37.8				18.2		$50,337	$4,046	$46,291
Icahn Charter School 1	Public, Charter	K-8	1525 Brook Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-8105	340	16	20.8	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	197 (57.9%)	128 (37.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	96	54^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%		89	228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.7%	174				94.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	60.0	85.7	$19,961	$1,262	$18,699
Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Crotona Park S	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0759	274	23	11.9	99.3%	14 (5.1%)	90 (32.8%)	167 (60.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.4	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%		24	1941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.6%	122					37.9	44.2	37.3				54.8	39.5	25.0				21.2		$38,518	$3,940	$34,577
Wildflower New York Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1332 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Wildflower New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 635-0474	62	1	71.2	79.0%	3 (4.8%)	22 (35.5%)	32 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)					91.7						100.0								$18,755	$1,046	$17,709
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	494	34	14.8	89.5%	6 (1.2%)	285 (57.7%)	190 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	71.3	653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.8	806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%	153					51.2	77.3	89.5	55.6	78.9	64.3	61.2	88.6	63.2	66.7	83.0	48.2	50.0	59.3	$25,655	$1,551	$24,105
Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6455	353	30	11.6	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	161 (45.6%)	179 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13.6	2227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		12	2297^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	70					24.5	37.3	45.2				26.9	28.6	32.6				16.3		$38,499	$3,808	$34,691
Ps 63 Author's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-3058	381	29	13.1	97.4%	7 (1.8%)	112 (29.4%)	248 (65.1%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35.2	1612^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%		36.6	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%	63					49.2	55.6	51.8				69.4	41.1	24.1				20.7		$34,806	$3,466	$31,340
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	360 E 168th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 681-7276	600	56	10.6	96.2%	8 (1.3%)	149 (24.8%)	430 (71.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28.1	1830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.9	2037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%	207					50.6	42.5	38.1				57.3	42.7	37.1				22.1		$37,836	$3,376	$34,460

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