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Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3

Public, Charter Grades 2-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 100% of New York middle schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 is a highly-ranked public charter middle school serving grades 2-8 with a total enrollment of 400 students in Brooklyn, New York. This school is part of the Success Academy Charter School network and is ranked 4th out of 874 school districts in New York state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 consistently outperforms the state and district averages on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 93.75% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 54.15%. In math, 98.44% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 59.7% statewide. The school also ranks exceptionally well for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 1st out of 1,457 NY middle schools for female students and 2nd out of 1,455 for male students in ELA.

When compared to nearby district schools, such as Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur, located just 0.72 miles away, Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 significantly outperforms them on most academic measures. The school's higher spending per student, between $20,487 to $23,488, may contribute to its ability to provide a high-quality education and support services for its diverse student population.

494

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,343

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

787 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(646) 790-2126

District: Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.6%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2022 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (91% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

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

!Physics scores 56 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

New York avg58%

Elementary school

22^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 874Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 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	97.3	22 of 2445	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	72 of 2445	97.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	34 of 928	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	16 of 927	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	189 of 696	72.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 1117	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	36 of 2409	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	59 of 2413	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	3 of 1569	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	16 of 1531	99.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	26 of 792	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	2 of 766	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	15 of 2098	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	30 of 2078	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	12 of 2407	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	129 of 2411	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	2 of 2134	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	226 of 2110	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	79 of 1392	94.3%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	3 of 1500	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	52 of 1504	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	87 of 1500	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	21 of 1479	98.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	30 of 696	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	18 of 706	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	1 of 1457	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	56 of 1465	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	95 of 1463	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	12 of 1454	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	2 of 965	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	19 of 953	98.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	3 of 603	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	6 of 594	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 1283	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	33 of 1296	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	43 of 1288	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	18 of 1306	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	2 of 1455	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	57 of 1464	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	69 of 1464	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	38 of 1455	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 1298	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	16 of 1303	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	54 of 1307	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	18 of 1283	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	99.0	1 of 748	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

English Language Learner (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

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

White (2022)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)100th percentile~ school

African American (2023)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography100%+24 vs state

Math98%+42 vs state

Science98%+53 vs state

English Language Arts96%+42 vs state

Algebra I95%+38 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts82%+7 vs state

Physics13%-56 vs state

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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)	Regents Geometry (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	Regents Geometry 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-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	2-8	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	494			74.3%	13 (2.6%)	250 (50.6%)	182 (36.8%)	32 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	99	3^rd of 1500 public middle schools	99.8%		96.4	52^nd of 1504 public middle schools	96.5%	49	81.8	100.0		12.7		94.6			93.8	77.8	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	100.0		97.6		$18,343	$00	$18,343
Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business	Public	6-8	125 Stuyvesant Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2357	77	15	5.3	93.5%	5 (6.5%)	42 (54.5%)	25 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	17.9	1344^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.4%		19.3	1314^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.6%	30							5.6					25.9	31.8	19.1				26.9	36.4	38.1			$48,494	$4,215	$44,279
Madiba Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2804	176	36	4.8	91.5%	4 (2.3%)	86 (48.9%)	79 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	39.1	929^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.1%		26	1186^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.1%	257						95.5	41.7					50.0	37.1	38.2				60.9	52.4	47.4		16.0	$53,639	$3,949	$49,689
Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology	Public	6-8	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2318	142	17	8.4	88.0%	2 (1.4%)	89 (62.7%)	43 (30.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	86.2	169^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.7%		83.5	197^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.9%	28						53.3	61.5					53.3	86.1	68.0				91.3	81.8	82.4		90.0	$43,922	$2,982	$40,940
Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	5-9	800 Gates Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7460	317	28	11.3	85.2%	8 (2.5%)	177 (55.8%)	119 (37.5%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	66.5	440^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.7%		61.8	519^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.5%	79			45.3			55.2					66.7	41.8	58.8	61.5			67.5	61.6	70.9	72.9	40.5		$21,716	$888	$20,828
Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur	Public	6-8	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2345	175	19	9.2	92.0%	1 (0.6%)	150 (85.7%)	22 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.9	256^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.9%		78.5	252^nd of 1504 public middle schools	83.2%	4					57.1	81.5	9.3					69.6	62.2	88.5				53.9	77.8	64.4		60.5	$45,619	$7,221	$38,399
Is 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 Walton St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-0589	1,028	74	13.8	62.3%	303 (29.5%)	180 (17.5%)	434 (42.2%)	59 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.4%)	82.6	221^st of 1500 public middle schools	85.3%		68.6	392^nd of 1504 public middle schools	73.9%	171					98.5	91.3	91.3	66.7				77.8	83.2	76.3				63.2	83.3	29.8		31.9	$28,673	$2,550	$26,123
Restoration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 245-8766	91	12	7.3	91.2%	4 (4.4%)	63 (69.2%)	10 (11.0%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	18.9	1325^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.7%		16	1366^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.2%	41												30.8	32.4	34.6				30.8	27.0	23.1		34.6	$51,587	$5,688	$45,899
Is 347 School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4248	193	23	8.2	95.9%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.8%)	169 (87.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1334^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.1%		15.8	1368^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.0%	34												23.1	32.7	27.0				26.5	24.1	40.3		27.3	$41,744	$5,012	$36,731
Is 349 Math Science And Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 418-6389	173	24	7.2	91.9%	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.6%)	146 (84.4%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	1289^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.1%		20.5	1295^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.9%	6						100.0						28.2	37.2	31.3				26.2	36.4	38.0		25.0	$47,170	$3,257	$43,913

Frequently Asked Questions about Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3

Is Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 a good school?

Yes! Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 1500 New York middle schools.

What district is Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 in?

Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3

What is the racial makeup of Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3?

Students at Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 are 51% African American, 37% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3.

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