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Success Academy Charter School-Union Square

Public, Charter Grades K-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School-Union Square is an exceptional elementary school in New York City, serving 1,006 students in grades K-8. This high-performing charter school has consistently ranked among the top 1-2% of New York elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for its outstanding academic achievements.

The school's students demonstrate exceptionally high proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments, significantly outperforming the state and New York City averages across all grade levels in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.92% of 3rd graders, 94.19% of 4th graders, and 98.25% of 7th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 50.99%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were equally impressive, with 97.98% of 3rd graders, 96.51% of 4th graders, and 98.25% of 7th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 59.7%, 58.64%, and 56.47%.

The exceptional performance of Success Academy Charter School-Union Square is further highlighted when compared to nearby public schools, such as PS 41 Greenwich Village, Children's Workshop School, and Neighborhood School, which have significantly lower academic proficiency rates, often 20-40 percentage points lower in ELA and Math. This contrast highlights the potential impact of school choice and the importance of access to high-quality educational opportunities, even in urban settings with high concentrations of socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

967

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,817

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10003

(646) 790-2161

District: Success Academy Charter School-Union Square

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.8%

Asian:

24.1%

African American:

22.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2017 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (92% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Physics scores 14 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

New York avg56%

Elementary school

27^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

16^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 874Success Academy Charter School-Union Square 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	97.0	27 of 2445	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	24 of 2445	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	36 of 2439	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	10 of 2434	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	4 of 2413	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	17 of 2395	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	29 of 2386	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	23 of 928	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	13 of 927	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	41 of 857	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	15 of 936	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 891	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	14 of 948	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	7 of 696	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	12 of 662	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	19 of 605	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	5 of 671	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	4 of 548	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	14 of 601	97.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	27 of 1117	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	21 of 1027	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	27 of 2409	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	38 of 2413	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	30 of 2403	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	12 of 2401	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	7 of 2357	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	22 of 2338	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	53 of 1569	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	23 of 1531	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	22 of 1429	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	32 of 1503	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	8 of 1315	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	11 of 1392	99.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	43 of 792	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	16 of 766	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	29 of 637	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	17 of 622	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	28 of 2098	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	20 of 2078	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	37 of 2041	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	10 of 2099	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	9 of 2032	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	21 of 2045	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	30 of 2407	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	21 of 2411	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	55 of 2400	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	7 of 2400	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	4 of 2358	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	13 of 2340	99.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	54 of 287	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.5	9 of 223	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	5 of 289	98.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	37 of 2134	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	11 of 2110	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	21 of 2016	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	4 of 2031	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	10 of 1859	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	19 of 1941	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	13 of 1402	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	11 of 1392	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	11 of 1337	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	6 of 1399	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	2 of 1338	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	9 of 1408	99.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	16 of 1500	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	13 of 1504	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	9 of 1500	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	4 of 1479	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	6 of 1439	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	14 of 676	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	8 of 705	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	9 of 696	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	2 of 706	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	3 of 653	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	12 of 406	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	8 of 396	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	8 of 388	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	4 of 381	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	20 of 1457	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	9 of 1465	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	8 of 1463	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 1454	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	9 of 1370	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	10 of 965	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	10 of 953	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	7 of 943	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 914	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 826	99.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	8 of 603	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	1 of 487	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	11 of 1283	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	6 of 1296	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	13 of 1288	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	3 of 1306	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	4 of 1241	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	14 of 1455	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	15 of 1464	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	8 of 1464	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	3 of 1455	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	7 of 1366	99.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	95.8	3 of 208	98.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	12 of 1298	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	11 of 1303	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	7 of 1307	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 1283	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	94.9	18 of 772	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	3 of 748	99.6%	★★★★★

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

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Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

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

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2023)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

Math97%+41 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts97%+22 vs state

English Language Arts94%+41 vs state

Science80%+35 vs state

Physics54%-14 vs state

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A fantastic school, really focused on the things that matter most. Especially impressed by their doubling down on remote learning. I say this as a parent of a former G&T student as well as another student that went to a blue ribbon school in the city, Success Academy has raised the bar so high compared to my experience with the NYC DoE schools its like night and day. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 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-Union Square	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl	New York	10003	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2161	967			58.8%	144 (14.9%)	217 (22.4%)	317 (32.8%)	233 (24.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.8%)	97	27^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.6	24^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%	3	97.0	54.5	99.0	91.9	94.2	92.8	95.1	98.3	98.0	96.5	96.7	97.6	98.3	79.6	$17,817	$00	$17,817
Ps 40 Augustus Saint-Gaudens	Public	PK, KG-5	320 E 20th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-5500	538	36	14.9	15.6%	300 (55.8%)	19 (3.5%)	84 (15.6%)	58 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	73 (13.6%)	92.2	153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.6	170^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%	17				87.4	83.7	88.5			89.6	87.1	86.4			69.3	$27,725	$1,746	$25,979
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	172	34	5.0	73.8%	30 (17.4%)	30 (17.4%)	93 (54.1%)	10 (5.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	30.6	1751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.4%		64.8	785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%	966				40.0		83.3		44.4	30.0		33.3		75.0	33.3	$82,485	$2,335	$80,150
East Village Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	185 1st Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 533-5340	477	48	9.9	45.1%	184 (38.6%)	40 (8.4%)	164 (34.4%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.1	300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		79.8	429^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%	129				77.1	83.0	81.8			73.5	80.9	86.1			56.4	$39,986	$1,589	$38,398
Sixth Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 6th Ave	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 305-1000	299	21	14.1	23.7%	146 (48.8%)	11 (3.7%)	69 (23.1%)	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.4%)	86.9	258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		89.2	223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.9%	35				83.3	85.0	95.7			80.6	75.0	78.3			60.9	$32,153	$2,235	$29,918
Ps 41 Greenwich Village	Public	PK, KG-5	116 W 11th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-2756	478	29	16.4	7.9%	313 (65.5%)	9 (1.9%)	55 (11.5%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.8%)	94.3	96^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	70^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%	26				96.8	80.0	91.8			98.4	86.0	91.8			73.8	$29,632	$1,417	$28,216
Children's Workshop School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 614-9531	277	25	11.2	51.6%	103 (37.2%)	24 (8.7%)	101 (36.5%)	20 (7.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	71.9	637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%		51.1	1140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	503				74.2	80.6	63.3			56.7	75.0	60.0			60.0	$33,049	$1,638	$31,411
Star Academy Ps 63 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E 3rd St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 674-3180	187	25	7.3	78.6%	21 (11.2%)	28 (15.0%)	130 (69.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	22.1	2017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%		25.7	1878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%	139				40.0	45.5	46.2			16.7	31.3	26.7			46.2	$51,165	$3,675	$47,490
Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E 3rd St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 387-0195	215	19	11.3	44.2%	89 (41.4%)	21 (9.8%)	75 (34.9%)	10 (4.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)								(n/a)					66.7					16.7					$36,701	$1,797	$34,904
Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray	Public	PK, KG-6	210 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 685-4366	426	27	15.8	53.8%	129 (30.3%)	49 (11.5%)	157 (36.9%)	61 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	45.7	1306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.6%		77.1	495^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.8%	811				56.4	50.0	65.2			50.0	40.0	50.0			48.1	$32,513	$2,035	$30,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Success Academy Charter School-Union Square

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Union Square?

In the 2024-25 school year, 967 students attended Success Academy Charter School-Union Square.

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What is the racial makeup of Success Academy Charter School-Union Square?

Students at Success Academy Charter School-Union Square are 33% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 22% African American, 15% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Success Academy Charter School-Union Square a good school?

Yes! Success Academy Charter School-Union Square is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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