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Success Academy Charter School-Upper West

Public, Charter Grades K-7

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School-Upper West is an exceptional elementary school serving 1,001 students in grades K-8 in New York City's Upper West Side. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Success Academy Charter School-Upper West demonstrates outstanding academic performance, with over 90% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, significantly outperforming the state and local district averages. The school's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, and its students excel on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Regents Algebra I and Global History and Geography. While the school spends more per student ($17,204) compared to nearby traditional public schools, its exceptional results suggest the investment is well-placed.

Nearby schools, such as Ps 199 Jessie Isador Straus and Anderson School (The), also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. This suggests that the Upper West Side is home to a concentration of high-performing educational institutions, providing families with multiple options for quality education.

1,002

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,949

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 W 84th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10024

(646) 274-1580

District: Success Academy Charter School-Upper West

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.1%

Asian:

19.8%

African American:

19.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (94% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

New York avg58%

Elementary school

10^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

15^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 874Success Academy Charter School-Upper West 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	97.9	10 of 2445	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	9 of 2445	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	13 of 2439	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	3 of 2434	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	8 of 2413	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	8 of 2395	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	8 of 2386	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	10 of 2366	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	10 of 2352	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	15 of 928	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	2 of 927	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	7 of 857	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 936	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	25 of 891	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	15 of 948	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	1 of 696	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	3 of 662	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	14 of 605	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	4 of 671	99.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	13 of 1117	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	6 of 1027	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	6 of 2409	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	6 of 2413	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	13 of 2403	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	8 of 2401	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	13 of 2357	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	4 of 2338	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	14 of 1569	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	7 of 1531	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	6 of 1429	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	6 of 1503	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	4 of 1315	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	5 of 1392	99.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	19 of 792	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	17 of 766	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	7 of 637	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	8 of 622	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	1 of 730	99.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	9 of 2098	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	6 of 2078	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	24 of 2041	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	5 of 2099	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	4 of 2032	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	8 of 2045	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	18 of 2407	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	17 of 2411	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	21 of 2400	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	2 of 2400	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	6 of 2358	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	15 of 2340	99.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	93.1	11 of 279	96.1%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	27 of 2134	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	12 of 2110	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	17 of 2016	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	6 of 2031	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	5 of 1859	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	6 of 1941	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	12 of 1402	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	9 of 1392	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	10 of 1337	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	2 of 1399	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	3 of 1338	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	6 of 1408	99.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	15 of 1500	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	14 of 1504	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	7 of 1500	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	10 of 1479	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	21 of 1439	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	12 of 676	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	12 of 705	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	1 of 696	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	19 of 706	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	18 of 653	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	8 of 406	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	5 of 396	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	2 of 388	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	6 of 381	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	13 of 1457	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	13 of 1465	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	5 of 1463	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	9 of 1454	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	28 of 1370	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	11 of 1353	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	13 of 965	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	6 of 953	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	5 of 943	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	7 of 914	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	4 of 826	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	9 of 810	98.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	9 of 603	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	8 of 594	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	7 of 543	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	4 of 487	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	8 of 1283	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	11 of 1296	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	5 of 1288	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	12 of 1306	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	18 of 1241	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	22 of 1245	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	19 of 1455	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	12 of 1464	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	5 of 1464	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	10 of 1455	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	17 of 1366	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	25 of 1352	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	10 of 1298	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	5 of 1303	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 1307	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	8 of 1283	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	8 of 1139	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	4 of 1170	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	1 of 775	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	9 of 778	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	6 of 772	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	4 of 748	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	6 of 763	99.2%	★★★★★

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

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)98th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)97th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography100%+24 vs state

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

Math97%+41 vs state

English Language Arts96%+43 vs state

Science93%+48 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts92%+17 vs state

Physics65%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 15, 2018

My son is in Kindergarten so we only have a few months of experience but until now we love it! His teacher is so sweet and we get to talk to her every day at pick up. If there is any problems we can address them right away. I'm amazed of how much my son has learned in the past few months and how happy he's there. It's a long day but at the end of it he doesn't want to go home, he wants to keep playing with his friends! We have had a lot of field trips and the kids love them. We are very happy with our experience there so far. 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 Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Public, Charter	K-7	145 W 84th St-2nd Fl	New York	10024	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 274-1580	1,002			56.3%	177 (17.7%)	191 (19.1%)	372 (37.1%)	198 (19.8%)	22 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.9%)	97.9	10^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.6	9^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	92.2	100.0		64.8		98.6		94.6	91.6	96.6	95.6	100.0		96.4	97.2	97.0	96.7	98.8	92.6	$17,949	$00	$17,949
Ps 9 Sarah Anderson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2812	529	36	14.6	14.6%	324 (61.2%)	13 (2.5%)	82 (15.5%)	46 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.7%)	93.3	121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.6	73^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%	48								79.3	90.5	92.5				89.3	86.5	88.2			85.3	$29,348	$1,511	$27,836
Ps 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science (The)	Public	K-5	132 W 89th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2829	607	37	16.4	19.4%	319 (52.6%)	28 (4.6%)	99 (16.3%)	79 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.3%)	96	57^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.1	40^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	17								91.2	93.5	91.9				96.2	91.6	92.1			87.4	$24,931	$1,713	$23,218
Ps 87 William Sherman	Public	K-6	160 W 78th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2826	751	49	15.3	13.2%	451 (60.1%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.2%)	63 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.9%)	92.6	142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%		95.9	65^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.3%	77								87.8	88.4	89.1				88.3	87.6	80.9			74.2	$27,844	$1,760	$26,084
Ps 84 Lillian Weber	Public	PK, KG-5	32 W 92nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-2534	685	41	16.6	34.0%	344 (50.2%)	69 (10.1%)	206 (30.1%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	81.9	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%		75.5	523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.6%	151								77.1	73.2	78.2				77.4	70.1	75.9			69.1	$29,743	$2,087	$27,656
Anderson School (The)	Public	K-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 595-7193	521	29	18.2	9.2%	223 (42.8%)	17 (3.3%)	57 (10.9%)	166 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.1%)	98.2	4^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	3^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.9%	1			100.0		100.0	100.0		98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	98.2	100.0	98.0	100.0	96.6	93.9	$25,230	$1,253	$23,977
Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children	Public	K-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 222-1450	438	45	9.7	55.0%	132 (30.1%)	73 (16.7%)	182 (41.6%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	62.3	887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.7%		79.8	432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.3%	455						16.2	39.4	87.1	58.7	75.6	43.3	60.0	54.1	90.6	52.2	60.5	37.5	39.3	48.7	$41,006	$2,565	$38,441
Ps 75 Emily Dickinson	Public	K-5	735 West End Ave	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 866-5400	453	71	6.3	67.3%	100 (22.1%)	65 (14.3%)	252 (55.6%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	53.9	1092^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.3%		62	856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%	236								56.3	76.0	55.2				55.1	73.6	48.4			38.7	$54,392	$3,163	$51,230
Ps 163 Alfred E Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	163 W 97th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2854	466	40	11.6	67.4%	61 (13.1%)	67 (14.4%)	299 (64.2%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	51.3	1176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		66.1	751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%	425								42.2	60.0	64.8				57.5	58.0	52.8			44.3	$34,901	$2,851	$32,051
Ps 199 Jessie Isador Straus	Public	K-5	270 W 70th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1033	570	42	13.5	23.9%	291 (51.1%)	20 (3.5%)	106 (18.6%)	111 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	91.8	161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.9	205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%	44								89.2	83.5	88.7				84.9	88.6	85.1			68.5	$30,023	$1,753	$28,271

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