Original Research by School Decision on Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 4
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX 4
Success Academy Bronx 4 is a small, early-elementary charter serving kindergarten through fourth grade, with a student body that is predominantly Black and Latino. Roughly half the enrollment is Black students, and a similar share is Latino. The school draws a full cohort of students across its grade band, with each grade class near full capacity.
The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch numbers or the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent looking at enrollment composition beyond race and ethnicity would need to contact the school directly. State academic proficiency data for the school were not available in the data reviewed, making it difficult to assess how Bronx 4 students perform on standardized measures; a parent may want to request those results and comparison information from the school itself.
Among Bronx County's districts, the school sits in the lower range on per-pupil spending. Its chronic absenteeism rate falls above the midpoint across county districts, which is a soft spot worth understanding further with the school; chronic absence affects learning, and a parent may want to ask what drives this pattern and what steps the school takes to address it.
The broader Success Academy network carries a complex civil-rights record. In 2021, the network was ordered by federal court to pay a substantial sum in a disability discrimination case, with findings that it had used harsh disciplinary practices designed to push out young students with disabilities. That judgment is public record and relevant for any parent whose child has an IEP or suspected disability. The school itself does not report its special education enrollment, which makes it hard to assess whether similar patterns are present at Bronx 4; parents should ask the school directly about its special education population, disciplinary practices, and how it supports students with identified disabilities.
A significant structural change is underway for families in the Success Academy network in the Bronx. The network is opening a new K-12 campus in the borough in August 2026, publicly reported as located near Yankee Stadium. That shift means students from Bronx 4 who continue in the network can attend high school in the Bronx rather than traveling to Success high schools in Brooklyn, Harlem, or Manhattan, as they have historically done. This fundamentally changes the pathway for families staying within the network. The network has also broadened its admissions, now accepting applications through grade 6 for the 2026-2027 school year, whereas it previously accepted new entrants only through grade 4, which may expand entry points for families.
For a parent considering Bronx 4, the real questions come down to school-specific practice. The enrollment data show the school fills seats reliably, and the demographic makeup reflects the immediate Bronx community. Academic results, special education support, and school climate are not transparent in available data, so a direct conversation with the school about instruction, discipline, support for students with disabilities, and the transition experience to other Success Academy schools is essential before committing.
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