The top reported proficiency rate is 94% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Success Academy Charter School-hudson Yards
Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards is a small charter serving kindergarten through fourth grade in a mixed-use neighborhood near the Hudson Yards development. The school sits within the Success Academy network, which operates centrally designed curricula across all its schools and revises them annually at the network level. Every child in the elementary grades receives daily inquiry-based science instruction with dedicated science teachers, and the school day includes art, music, chess, and athletics at no additional cost to families.
The enrollment reflects New York City demographics: about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is ethnically mixed, with significant shares of Hispanic, Black, and Asian students alongside smaller populations of white and multiracial students. The school serves a little over six percent of students with the remaining categories of special populations not reported in the available data.
State assessment results from the most recent year show strong proficiency in math and English language arts across the tested grades. In fourth-grade math, proficiency ran substantially above state thresholds, and in third-grade math it also exceeded the statewide median. Fourth-grade English language arts was similarly high, while third-grade English language arts was more moderate though still solid. Science testing data were not available from the most recent cycle, so the school's performance in that subject cannot be assessed here. Participation rates in the assessed subjects were high, with over nine in ten students taking the tests.
In the context of districts across New York County, this school's overall proficiency index ranks in the top quartile, meaning it performs above the majority of peer districts in the county. The comparison reflects the network's reputation for strong academic outcomes in the early grades.
A structural change is coming that families need to know about. Beginning in 2025-26, a Success Academy middle school is being consolidated into the Hudson Yards charter, moving up from Union Square. This reshapes the K-8 pathway students advance through after elementary grades. The network is also undergoing broader changes: enrollment across several Success Academy schools has declined in recent years, the network is exploring expansion into Florida, and leadership recently sought to transfer a Bronx school to a separate charter entity. While these are network-level moves, they signal a period of restructuring that a family planning to enroll should track.
Admission to Success Academy comes with a K-12 guarantee: once a child is admitted, they hold a seat through high school graduation without needing to reapply, unlike the city's gifted-and-talented screening. The network frames its pathway around college preparation, with Regents coursework, AP offerings, and dual-enrollment arrangements with local colleges beginning in the middle grades. This is the educational and admissions model a family would be signing up for.
The school occupies a densely urban setting in Manhattan. The neighborhood is walkable and well-served by the city's extensive transit system, and New York City's character is shaped by mixed-use development, with residential and commercial space integrated vertically and horizontally. Growth in housing has been steady, and the area supports major employers in finance, technology, and professional services. Housing costs in the zip code are high, reflecting the location's market position, though rental increases have moderated slightly in the most recent period.
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