Original Research by School Decision on Success Academy Charter School-bed Stuy 3
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 is a small, middle-grades-focused charter serving grades two through eight across two locations: a grades five through eight campus on Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn and a separate site in Ridgewood, Queens, serving grades kindergarten through one. The school serves a specific student population. The majority of enrolled students are Black or Hispanic, each comprising roughly half the enrollment. White and Asian students make up a small share. The overall enrollment is small to mid-sized for a charter school in New York City.
The school does not report data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, or English learner population, so a parent looking to understand the economic or academic support landscape will need to contact the school directly for that detail. State academic proficiency results were not available in the data, so the school's performance on New York State assessments cannot be characterized here; this is also something a parent would want to ask the school about directly.
What is known from the renewal process is that Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3's charter was evaluated and renewed in 2026 as part of a network-wide review. According to publicly reported findings, the school met its key academic accountability goals over its charter term and was found an academic success, securing continued operation. The corporation as a whole publicly reported that a majority of tested students enrolled at least two years scored at or above proficient in both English Language Arts and mathematics, though site-level breakouts were not available.
The school showed strong attendance relative to its peers. Among Kings County's districts, the school's chronic absenteeism rate placed it in the top quartile, meaning students are showing up more consistently than the median district. Per-pupil spending at the school falls in the middle range, on the lower half, compared with other districts in the county.
The school recently restructured its enrollment. It moved from a kindergarten through eight model to a configuration serving only kindergarten and first grade at one location, with grades five through eight at another. This shift means families entering the school now choose it for specific grade spans rather than as a pathway through all elementary and middle grades on one campus. A parent considering Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 should ask the school about articulation between the separate sites, transportation, and how the split model affects school culture and student experience across grades.
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