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SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1, a big combined-grade school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1, educates 919 students, covering grades K through 11. Enrollment runs roughly 69% larger than the state mean of about 544.
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 sits inside SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Demographically, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 records that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 26% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 92.0%, a residual of +42.3 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
PS 368 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 49.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Trend over the last 7 years. SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1's enrollment has ticked up 33% since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 919). Black enrollment moved from 69% to 61% across the same window.
On the community side, members of the SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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