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Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights

Public, Charter Grades K-4

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights is an exceptional elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 231 students in grades KG-4. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a statewide ranking between 14 and 217 over the past several years.

The school's academic performance is truly outstanding, with the majority of students scoring proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. This high level of achievement extends across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In fact, Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights often places in the top 50 or even top 10 schools in the state for these subgroups, demonstrating its commitment to equity and excellence.

Interestingly, while Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights spends significantly less per student ($16,492 to $20,640 per year) compared to the nearby public schools ($32,459 to $49,217 per student), it is able to achieve exceptional results. This suggests that the school's model and practices may offer valuable lessons for improving educational outcomes more broadly, and its success is a testament to the dedication and effectiveness of its educators.

220

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,484

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Park Pl-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11216

(646) 790-2121

District: Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.5%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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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 (99% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school99%

New York avg57%

14^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 874Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights 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	97.7	14 of 2445	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	106 of 2445	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	198 of 2439	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	217 of 2434	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	14 of 2413	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	27 of 2395	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	26 of 2386	98.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	93.8	47 of 936	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	10 of 891	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	18 of 948	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	18 of 2409	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	61 of 2413	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	105 of 2403	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	261 of 2401	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	98.5	3 of 2357	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	33 of 2338	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	94.8	46 of 1503	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	2 of 1315	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 1392	99.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	93.4	29 of 622	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	17 of 730	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	12 of 2098	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	33 of 2078	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	176 of 2041	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	101 of 2099	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	15 of 2032	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	27 of 2045	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	10 of 2407	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	186 of 2411	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	339 of 2400	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	172 of 2400	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	26 of 2358	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	28 of 2340	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	7 of 2134	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	74 of 2110	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	64 of 2016	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	25 of 2031	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	19 of 1859	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	28 of 1941	98.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	97.6	31 of 1479	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	12 of 1439	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	99.0	13 of 706	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	94.7	54 of 1454	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	6 of 1370	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	99.7	5 of 826	99.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	7 of 487	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	98.9	21 of 1306	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	8 of 1241	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	98.3	21 of 1455	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	21 of 1366	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	11 of 1283	99.1%	★★★★★

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

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)97th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2022)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2022)95th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)99th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)99th percentile~ school

Male (2022)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)98th percentile~ school

African American (2022)98th percentile~ school

Female (2022)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math100%+41 vs state

English Language Arts99%+45 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

I'm so happy that my Son got accepted at Success Academy Prospect Heights, since he's been going there his performance academically improves a lot, the teachers and staff are well educated and knowledgeable of what they are teaching the scholars.
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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)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Public, Charter	K-4	801 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2121	220			76.8%	3 (1.4%)	175 (79.5%)	29 (13.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	97.7	14^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%		94.4	106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%	92						97.4	100.0					100.0	100.0							$19,484	$00	$19,484
Ps 138	Public	PK, KG-8	760 Prospect Pl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0800	356	38	9.2	85.7%	37 (10.4%)	245 (68.8%)	59 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	68.8	722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.5%		65.6	767^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.6%	45	80.0		100.0	83.3	91.7	46.9	73.3	82.1	61.9	72.2	73.0	59.4	63.3	93.1	68.2	62.2	71.1	50.0	68.6	$43,500	$4,269	$39,231
Ps 93 William H Prescott	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 604-7363	179	15	12.2	96.6%	12 (6.7%)	103 (57.5%)	37 (20.7%)	18 (10.1%)	4 (2.2%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%	431						42.3	31.3	5.0				30.8	5.6	5.0				6.7		$43,313	$5,849	$37,464
Ps 289 George V Brower	Public	PK, KG-5	900 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-3824	280	27	10.2	90.7%	9 (3.2%)	194 (69.3%)	54 (19.3%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	59.5	945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		50.5	1154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	209						81.0	56.5	58.6				90.0	78.3	48.2				31.0		$51,992	$4,409	$47,584
Ps 316 Elijah Stroud	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	No	(718) 638-4043	644	46	13.8	51.6%	127 (19.7%)	328 (50.9%)	105 (16.3%)	16 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.9%)	82.7	357^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.6	352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.6%	5						70.7	75.3	94.5				70.7	71.2	83.6				67.7		$29,342	$1,615	$27,727
Brooklyn Arts And Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	443 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-0851	259	21	12.5	70.3%	48 (18.5%)	110 (42.5%)	80 (30.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	47.9	1248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		37.9	1509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.3%	261						47.2	58.1	62.9				51.4	41.4	51.4				55.9		$38,802	$3,860	$34,942
Ps 161 Crown (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Crown St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3100	271	23	11.7	94.5%	11 (4.1%)	188 (69.4%)	54 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44	1363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%		35.2	1587^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%	224						69.7	55.3	44.2				69.7	68.4	34.6				31.4		$43,458	$4,920	$38,538
Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	786			79.4%	15 (1.9%)	664 (84.5%)	69 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	93.8	107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%		98.2	15^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%	92	93.1	72.2	100.0			78.9	88.2	99.2	99.1	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		57.4		$17,829	$00	$17,829
Ps 241 Emma L Johnston	Public	PK, KG-5	976 President St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-4725	369	21	17.5	72.4%	45 (12.2%)	258 (69.9%)	42 (11.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	72.8	621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	74.6%		76	509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%	112						83.9	75.0	66.7				85.7	77.5	59.3				46.3		$34,418	$3,309	$31,110
Ps 3 Bedford Village (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Jefferson Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-2960	174	15	11.6	86.2%	8 (4.6%)	118 (67.8%)	22 (12.6%)	16 (9.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	39	1502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	38.6%		32.7	1665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.9%	163						76.9	42.9	37.5				66.7	38.1	11.8				29.4		$41,029	$2,784	$38,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights

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What is the racial makeup of Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights?

Students at Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights are 80% African American, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights?

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights.

Is Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights a good school?

Yes! Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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