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Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway

Public, Charter Grades K-8

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway is an exceptional elementary school serving 714 students in grades K-8 in the Far Rockaway area of New York. The school consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in the state, with outstanding academic performance across all student subgroups.

On state assessments, Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway students demonstrate proficiency rates that far exceed state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, ELA proficiency ranged from 72.09% to 92.11% across grades 3-7, compared to state averages of 50.86% to 56.61%. In math, proficiency rates were equally impressive, ranging from 82.14% to 94.59%, well above the state averages of 51.2% to 59.7%. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency of 64.63% also significantly outpaced the state average of 45.02%.

Notably, Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway maintains this high level of performance across diverse student populations, including economically disadvantaged, minority, English language learner, and special education students. The school's ability to effectively serve these groups is in stark contrast to the nearby New York City Geographic District #27 public schools, which struggle to match the academic outcomes of Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway.

728

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,876

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 704-1421

District: Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2022 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Physics scores 38 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

New York avg56%

Elementary school

204^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2022

From top 5% (2022) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

44^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 874Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway 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	89.5	204 of 2445	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	343 of 2445	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	94.6	103 of 2439	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	129 of 2434	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	55 of 928	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	60 of 927	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	24 of 857	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	24 of 936	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	33 of 1117	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	174 of 2409	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	355 of 2413	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	94.5	84 of 2403	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	125 of 2401	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	97 of 1569	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	91 of 1531	94.1%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	61 of 792	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	72 of 766	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	34 of 637	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	5 of 622	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	104 of 2098	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	151 of 2078	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	51 of 2041	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	42 of 2099	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	258 of 2407	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	327 of 2411	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	136 of 2400	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	138 of 2400	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	232 of 2134	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	176 of 2110	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	55 of 2016	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	53 of 2031	97.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	44 of 1500	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	10 of 1504	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	13 of 1500	99.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	26 of 676	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	7 of 705	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	5 of 696	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	24 of 1457	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	8 of 1465	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	15 of 1463	99.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	37 of 603	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	32 of 1283	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	4 of 1296	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 1288	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	61 of 1455	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	14 of 1464	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	15 of 1464	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	20 of 1298	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	3 of 1303	99.8%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

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

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math86%+30 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts82%+7 vs state

English Language Arts82%+28 vs state

Science65%+20 vs state

Physics31%-38 vs state

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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)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	728			77.1%	10 (1.4%)	527 (72.4%)	158 (21.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	89.5	204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.9	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%	139	82.1	30.8	100.0	82.4	72.1	82.1	86.3	92.1		84.6	85.1	82.1	90.0	94.6	64.6										$17,876	$00	$17,876
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	611 Beach 19th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 403-9231	313			74.4%	7 (2.2%)	166 (53.0%)	124 (39.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	95.8	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.1	112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%	50				86.7	95.4	97.6				95.5	92.9	94.9			77.1										$21,102	$1,581	$19,521
Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Central Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-0895	542	44	12.3	96.3%	5 (0.9%)	160 (29.5%)	348 (64.2%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.8%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	16.1	2169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.3	2174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%	5				34.7	35.6	42.9				39.5	29.1	28.2			21.4										$34,994	$2,564	$32,430
Ps 197 Ocean School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Hicksville Rd	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1083	425	30	14.1	89.9%	10 (2.4%)	188 (44.2%)	210 (49.4%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35.6	1599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%		43.3	1346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%	253				51.6	49.2	42.9				62.3	54.1	39.7			20.7										$35,857	$2,185	$33,671
Wave Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	535 Briar Pl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-7091	484	28	17.2	89.0%	4 (0.8%)	155 (32.0%)	309 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	87.8	242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%		59.6	915^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.6%	673				89.6	91.4	73.3				91.7	94.7	82.9			52.4										$28,245	$2,181	$26,064
Ps 104 Bays Water (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	26-01 Mott Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1910	542	42	12.9	86.9%	12 (2.2%)	181 (33.4%)	311 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	22.2	2011^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.7	1817^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.7%	194				35.3	30.1	45.1				47.8	37.3	44.0			25.3										$37,508	$2,207	$35,301
Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	574	44	12.9	92.9%	11 (1.9%)	307 (53.5%)	238 (41.5%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	12.7	2247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.8	2222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	25			30.2	31.0	35.3	38.7	14.3	17.7	40.5	44.1	21.6	20.0	6.1	25.0	26.6	34.2									$38,181	$2,930	$35,250
Lawrence Early Childhood Center At #4 School	Public	K-2	87 Wanser Ave	Inwood	11096	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-6400	189	1	320.3	59.8%	20 (10.6%)	11 (5.8%)	153 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)																									$43,216	$3,620	$39,596
Lawrence Primary School At #2 School	Public	1-3	1 Donahue Ave	Inwood	11096	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-6200	419	35	11.8	81.1%	16 (3.8%)	36 (8.6%)	353 (84.2%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)				33.9						42.6							97.7	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	99.6	98.6	$43,229	$3,620	$39,609
Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Beach 35th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5828	157	18	8.5	96.2%	5 (3.2%)	84 (53.5%)	58 (36.9%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	10.9	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.1	2347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%	62				29.2	24.0	42.1				28.0	29.6	21.1			21.1										$46,594	$2,583	$44,011

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Yes. Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway ranks in the top 8.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway?

Students at Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway are 72% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway.

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