Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 3

On the most recent state tests, 94.3% of students hit ELA proficiency and 95.4% hit math proficiency — both roughly 35 points above District 16 averages of about 58% and 57%. That's a dramatic jump from the school's own 2022 results of 77.3% ELA and 71.9% math, with the steepest gains in math. Scores by grade are uniformly strong, including a perfect 100% proficiency rate for sixth graders in both subjects and 98%+ proficiency in third and fifth grade math.

Daily attendance averages 94%, well above the district average of roughly 89% — a strong indicator that families and students show up consistently. The reported chronic absenteeism rate of 82.6% is strikingly high for a school with attendance this strong, and the family survey drew essentially no responses (one response total, 0% rate), so independent parent feedback is thin. No suspension or teacher survey data is reported here, so the day-to-day climate picture is incomplete.

Roughly 84% of students identify as Black or Hispanic (54% Black, 30% Hispanic), with 11% white, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 1% Native American — a diversity index of 64%. Seventeen percent of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 65.4 means a clear majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body mirrors the surrounding neighborhood: predominantly working- and middle-class Black Brooklyn families, with a meaningful share of Hispanic and white families mixed in.

Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) is a historically Black Brooklyn neighborhood where median household income is about $70,755 and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. Roughly 41% of neighborhood adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of households have children under 18. The area has strong cultural roots and a real-estate market that's shifted noticeably — median home value is $1.18 million with just 27% homeownership, suggesting a growing renter and higher-income buyer presence alongside long-tenured residents.

Families have three nearby subway options: the M, J, and Z lines at Myrtle Avenue (about a 10-minute walk), the M and J at Flushing Avenue (about 13 minutes), and the G at Myrtle-Willoughby Avenues (about 10 minutes).