Success Academy Charter School - Hudson Yards

Math proficiency at 94% is roughly 21 points above the district average of 73%, and ELA at 89% runs about 16 points above the district's 73%. The math trajectory has been remarkably steady — 94%, 96%, 93%, 94% across four years — while ELA dipped to 78% in 2024 before jumping to 89% in 2025, its highest point in the four-year window. Grade-by-grade, fourth graders hit 98% in math and 92% in ELA, with third graders close behind. These are top-decile results citywide, not just above-average-for-the-district.

Attendance at 91.5% is right at the district average of 92%, but the chronic absenteeism rate of 69% is striking and worth flagging — that's far higher than typical and suggests a meaningful share of students miss 10% or more of the school year. Family survey data isn't usable this year (only one response, 0% response rate), so there's no reliable read on parent satisfaction or trust from the survey side. As a Success Academy campus, expect a structured, long-hours culture built around results rather than the looser feel of many zoned schools.

The student body is genuinely diverse — 39% Hispanic, 20% Black, 20% White, 17% Asian, 4% multi-racial — with a diversity index of 82%. Economic need lands at a moderate 57, and 19% of students have IEPs. That mix doesn't mirror the surrounding Chelsea-Hudson Yards neighborhood, where the median household income is $122,639 and only 6% of households have children, meaning most local residents aren't school-age families. The school draws a working- and middle-class cross-section of Manhattan that wouldn't otherwise be reflected in the immediate blocks.

Chelsea-Hudson Yards is a dense, high-rise stretch of midtown west defined by recent development, soaring home values around $986,000, and a highly educated adult population where 75% hold a bachelor's degree. Only 6% of households here have children, so the school-age population is thin on the ground — this is not a neighborhood where families stumble out of apartment buildings into the local K-8. Homeownership is low at 27%, and the area leans heavily on transit rather than cars or even local walking.

The closest station is 34 St-Hudson Yards on the 7 line, about a 7-minute walk; 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal on the A, C, and E lines is about 8 minutes, and 34 St-Penn Station on the A, C, and E lines is around 10 minutes on foot.