SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5

Located at 301 W 140TH ST-3RD FL, in NEW YORK, New York, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 is a big elementary-level community that works with 733 students (grades K through 8), overseen by SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5. Enrollment runs roughly 65% above the state mean of about 443.

SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 sits inside SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 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 44.9%; this one delivers 88.4%, a residual of +43.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, New York County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.1%.

SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 has decreased 9%, going from 806 students in 2018 to 733 in 2025.

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