At a Glance
A small, high-scoring Success Academy in southeastern Brooklyn where K-3 students post math proficiency well above the district average.
Best suited for
Families committed to a rigorous charter K-3 experience who can manage a longer commute by car or bus, and who are ready to navigate middle-school admissions after third grade.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- 91% math proficiency is one of the strongest in District 22
- Class size of 21.2 runs smaller than the district average of 23.8
- Overall school score of 3.42 out of 4 sits well above the district's 2.43
- A genuine K-3 elementary in a small, tight-knit setting (just 177 students)
- Charter lottery means admission isn't gated by zoning or test scores
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism is striking at 83.7% — worth asking the school how they handle it
- No usable family survey data (1% response rate) — there's no real signal from current parents
- 20-minute walk to the nearest subway means this isn't a car-free commute for most families
- Charter admission is a lottery, so placement isn't guaranteed
- School ends at grade 3 — families will need a separate plan for middle school
- High economic need index (82.6%) signals a population that may need more wraparound support
Based on 2023-24 data
School SummaryDistrict 22
This school stands out among District 22 peers — its test scores and overall rating put it among the strongest performers in a district where most schools hover closer to proficiency averages in the low 60%. Other District 22 charters, like Success Academy Bergen Beach, post similar results, while the surrounding zoned schools typically land well below.
Academics
This school's proficiency rates are well above district norms — 79.8% in ELA and 91% in math compared with district averages near 61% and 60% respectively. The school earned an overall score of 3.42 out of 4, far above the district average of 2.43. The trajectory tells a more complicated story: scores climbed steadily from 2016 to 2019, peaking at 94.6% ELA and 98.2% math, then dropped sharply in 2022 (44.6% ELA) before rebounding strongly in 2023 — though not quite back to the pre-pandemic peak.
Culture
Daily attendance is solid at 94%, beating the district average of 91%. The catch is that 83.7% of students qualify as chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days) — a high figure that suggests some families are struggling with consistent attendance even though most kids show up most days. Family survey data is essentially absent (only 1% response rate), so there's no real read on how parents experience the school.
Community
The student body is 62% Black, 23% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% white, with an economic need index of 82.6% — meaning most students come from lower-income households. About 17% of students have IEPs. The neighborhood around the school skews middle-class (median household income just under $80,000, 52.8% homeownership), so the school is drawing from a racially and economically distinct cross-section of southern Brooklyn families rather than just its immediate surroundings.
Neighborhood
The school sits in the Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach area, a stretch of southern Brooklyn where middle-income families predominate — median household income is roughly $79,500, more than half of homes are owner-occupied, and 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. About 18% of households include children, and the poverty rate is 13%. It's a residential, family-oriented part of the borough that runs more on buses, cars, and bikes than on the subway.
The nearest subway is Neck Road on the Q line, about a 20-minute walk away — most families will drive, get dropped off, or take the bus.
Enrollment & applying
Enrollment availability is tracked from the school's published listings and refreshed daily. Confirm cycle dates on the school's own site before applying.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay a good school?
- On Motley, Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay earns an overall rating of 86/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run above the District 22 average.
- What grades does Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay serve?
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay serves grades K to 3.
- How do students get into Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay?
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay is a charter school — it admits through a free public lottery, with no test or attendance zone.
- Is Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay public, charter, or private?
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay is a public charter school in NYC Community School District 22.
- What neighborhood is Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay in?
- Success Academy Charter School - Sheepshead Bay is in Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn.