SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UPPER WEST

www.successacademies.org

Charter School 1,002 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

Success Academy Charter School-Upper West (SA Upper West) is a high-performing public charter school located in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper West Side. As part of the expansive Success Academy network—the largest and highest-performing charter school network in New York City—the school adheres to a rigorous, data-driven academic model. It serves students in the elementary grades, emphasizing a comprehensive curriculum that balances intensive literacy and mathematics instruction with a strong focus on science, the arts, and chess.

The school is defined by its disciplined culture and a "no-excuses" philosophy, which aims to close the achievement gap by maintaining high expectations for both academic performance and student behavior. By extending the school day and academic year, Success Academy Upper West provides students with more instructional time than their traditional public school peers. The school is known for its college-prep orientation, aiming to prepare students from diverse backgrounds for success in selective middle and high schools and, eventually, top-tier universities.

1,002

Total Students

N/A

Full-Time Teachers

N/A

Student/Teacher Ratio

56.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UPPER WEST
Demographic	Student Count
White	177
Hispanic	372
Black	191
Asian	198
Two or More	39
American Indian	22
Pacific Islander	3

Hispanic
372 (37.1%)
Asian
198 (19.8%)
Black
191 (19.1%)
White
177 (17.7%)
Two or More
39 (3.9%)
American Indian
22 (2.2%)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-UPPER WEST
Phone:	(646)274-1580
Website:	http://www.successacademies.org
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	1,002
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	N/A
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	N/A
NSLP Participation:¹	N/A
Qualified Free Lunch:	555
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	9

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 53

Grade 1 45

Grade 2 57

Grade 3 57

Grade 4 79

Grade 5 210

Grade 6 187

Grade 7 171

Grade 8 143