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Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst

Public, Charter Grades K-4

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 643 students in grades K-4. This highly-ranked school consistently performs in the top 2% of New York elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for its exceptional academic outcomes.

The school's academic performance is truly remarkable, with a large majority of students scoring proficient or better on the New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 94.89% of 3rd graders and 89.92% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, far surpassing the statewide averages of 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. In Math, 97.08% of 3rd graders and 97.66% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the statewide averages of 59.7% and 58.64%. This exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs.

Interestingly, PS 205 Clarion, PS 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone, and PS 177 Marlboro (The), the nearby public schools, perform significantly below Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst in terms of academic proficiency, despite serving a similar demographic. This highlights the exceptional nature of the school's educational model and its ability to achieve outstanding results, even with a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, two other high-performing schools, Academy of Talented Scholars and Brooklyn School of Inquiry, are located very close to Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst, further demonstrating the concentration of educational excellence in this area of Brooklyn.

721

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,987

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Ave P-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11204

(347) 514-7082

District: Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.8%

Asian:

31.5%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2018 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (95% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New York elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

New York avg57%

42^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 874Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	42 of 2445	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	30 of 2445	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	19 of 2439	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	2 of 2434	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	18 of 2413	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	43 of 2395	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	95.2	33 of 948	96.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	70 of 696	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	43 of 662	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	32 of 605	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	12 of 671	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	15 of 548	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	26 of 601	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	21 of 1117	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	5 of 1066	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	29 of 1001	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 1027	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	39 of 2409	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	32 of 2413	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	22 of 2403	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	2 of 2401	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	17 of 2357	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	41 of 2338	98.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	30 of 1569	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	6 of 1315	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	14 of 1392	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	33 of 2098	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	22 of 2078	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	21 of 2041	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	2 of 2099	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	8 of 2032	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	33 of 2045	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	47 of 2407	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	24 of 2411	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	25 of 2400	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	1 of 2400	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	16 of 2358	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	50 of 2340	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	89 of 2134	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	20 of 2110	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	9 of 2016	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 2031	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	8 of 1859	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	30 of 1941	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	33 of 1402	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	29 of 1392	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	23 of 1337	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	8 of 1399	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	9 of 1338	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	39 of 1408	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2018)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math97%+38 vs state

English Language Arts92%+38 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Inexperienced teachers, staff and leadership
Extremely high teacher turnover
Cold and rigid atmosphere
Drill and kill teaching
Strong focus on state tests Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 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 - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	721			64.9%	388 (53.8%)	35 (4.9%)	59 (8.2%)	227 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	96.4	42^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.5	30^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.8%	12			94.9	89.9					97.1	97.7							$14,987	$00	$14,987
Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	383	51	7.4	70.0%	210 (54.8%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.7%)	122 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	78.1	478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	73			64.3	73.5	71.6				80.0	73.1	70.2				63.5		$43,527	$2,278	$41,249
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	97.1	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.3	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	100.0	94.3	98.1	92.6	94.6	96.2	90.7	100.0	100.0	94.3	92.7	100.0	90.7		80.4		$25,818	$1,341	$24,477
Ps 247	Public	K-5	7000 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-4205	744	63	11.8	78.0%	172 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (16.0%)	442 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84	333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.5	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%	29			75.4	75.9	75.8				86.4	77.2	76.5				61.4		$32,839	$2,606	$30,233
Ps 97 Highlawn (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1846 W 13th St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 672-7550	882	57	15.5	77.6%	221 (25.1%)	11 (1.2%)	199 (22.6%)	427 (48.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	74.1	581^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.2%		74	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%	25			62.1	56.8	74.1				77.1	74.6	83.9				55.4		$32,436	$2,732	$29,704
Ps 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,093	84	13.0	79.5%	148 (13.5%)	12 (1.1%)	312 (28.5%)	603 (55.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	81.1	390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.3	376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.6%	14			68.0	73.5	68.8				80.9	79.1	76.9				66.2		$32,035	$2,717	$29,318
Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	973	76	12.8	84.8%	296 (30.4%)	7 (0.7%)	346 (35.6%)	307 (31.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	70.7	673^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%		62.7	832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%	159			55.4	69.4	68.1				70.1	80.2	67.7				52.6		$29,564	$2,739	$26,825
Ps 177 Marlboro (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	346 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-9506	883	59	14.9	89.8%	345 (39.1%)	19 (2.2%)	253 (28.7%)	251 (28.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	67.2	762^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		61.5	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%	103			61.9	64.9	70.0				65.9	71.1	64.8				49.2		$31,155	$3,085	$28,070
Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	435	34	12.7	90.1%	179 (41.1%)	15 (3.4%)	97 (22.3%)	133 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	36.1	1580^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.3	1828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%	248			49.2	44.7	48.2				43.9	53.9	47.5				40.0		$34,358	$3,002	$31,356
Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 23rd Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 234-4940	877	88	9.9	85.7%	304 (34.7%)	13 (1.5%)	301 (34.3%)	242 (27.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	46.7	1278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.7%		50.5	1155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	123	55.1	85.7	53.3	49.4	61.5	46.7	48.3	47.4	59.5	54.4	59.3	34.8	44.1	55.7	43.7	15.9	$33,280	$2,941	$30,340

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