SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1

SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 operates as a sizable K-12 campus in NEW YORK, New York, part of SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1. Current enrollment sits at 1,520 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 179% above typical.

Operationally, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 answers to SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 records that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 29% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 68% of students at SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 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 50.1%; this one delivers 84.3%, a residual of +34.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New York County) shows that median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 149 SOJOURNER TRUTH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1's enrollment has expanded 28% since 2018, when it stood at 1,184 (now 1,520). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 71% to 60%.

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