# Success Academy Charter Schools

> Success Academy is New York City's largest public charter school network, running roughly 57 schools that serve about 22,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, most of them Black and Hispanic children from low-income neighborhoods. Founded in Harlem in 2006 by former City Council education chair Eva Moskowitz, the tuition-free, lottery-admission network has climbed to the top of New York State's academic rankings and sends 100% of its graduates to four-year colleges, while packaging its methods for other educators through its online Education Institute.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Eva Moskowitz (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 3,800 employees
- **Products:** K-12 Charter Schools, Success Academy Education Institute, College Access Program, Teacher Training & Residency
- **Notable:** Ranked #1 in math and #2 in reading/ELA out of 700+ New York State districts and charter networks in 2025, 100% of graduates accepted to four-year colleges across nine consecutive graduating classes (1,000+ alumni), Class of 2025: 100% college bound, roughly two-thirds to selective colleges including Yale, Cornell, Chicago, Duke, Columbia and Penn

## Products & services

- **K-12 Charter Schools** — A network of roughly 57 tuition-free public elementary, middle and high schools across New York City, admitting students by blind public lottery.
- **Success Academy Education Institute** — An online portal that shares the network's curriculum, instructional materials, video libraries and teacher professional development with educators nationwide.
- **College Access Program** — Advising and support that has produced a 100% four-year college acceptance rate across nine graduating classes.
- **Teacher Training & Residency** — Intensive summer training (about four weeks for new teachers) plus weekly coaching and daily collaboration.

## Achievements

- Ranked #1 in math and #2 in reading/ELA out of 700+ New York State districts and charter networks in 2025
- 100% of graduates accepted to four-year colleges across nine consecutive graduating classes (1,000+ alumni)
- Class of 2025: 100% college bound, roughly two-thirds to selective colleges including Yale, Cornell, Chicago, Duke, Columbia and Penn
- Every Class of 2025 graduate passed at least one AP exam; about 30% earned College Board AP Scholar distinctions
- Grew from one Harlem school (165 students, 2006) to roughly 57 schools serving about 22,000 students
- Winner of the 2017 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Won approval to co-locate in five Miami-Dade high schools, its first expansion outside New York, backed by a $50M pledge from Ken Griffin.
- **2026-01** — Reported plans involving a governance change for a NYC charter, drawing renewed press scrutiny.
- **2025-09** — Ranked #1 in math and #2 in ELA statewide on 2025 New York State exams.
- **2025-06** — Class of 2025 graduated with 100% college acceptances for the fourth straight year.
- **2025-05** — Founder Eva Moskowitz testified before a U.S. House committee on education.

## Links

- Website: https://successacademies.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/success-academy-charter-schools
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SuccessCharters
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SuccessCharters
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/successacademies
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuccessAcademies

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Last updated: 2026-08-13