2026 Spring Benefit
Celebrating 20 Years of Success Academy
Twenty years ago, Success Academy launched the most consequential experiment in modern American public education, boldly reimagining every aspect of schooling to solve the national crisis of failing schools. Scaling swiftly from a single school in Harlem to the fourth-largest school district in New York State, SA now educates 22,000 children in many of the lowest-income neighborhoods of New York City. Our 59 schools are rigorous, engaging, and efficient – and successful at readying students for higher education and for life. Our scholars have outscored affluent white students on Regents, APs, and SATs, and rank #1 in math and #2 in reading across New York State. All our graduates – 100% – have been accepted into 4-year colleges, and our alumni are enrolled in selective institutions across the country. To serve as many families as possible, we are now bringing our proven model of educational excellence to Florida, opening our first schools in Miami in 2027.
