Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3

Success Academy’s approach emphasizes fostering a love of learning while developing students into critical and creative thinkers with strong life skills, confidence, and the ability to pursue their passions. It pairs high-quality teaching and consistently high expectations with a structured school design that aims to maximize focus and minimize classroom distractions, while also providing broad enrichment (e.g., arts, chess, athletics) as part of the school day.

To apply to Success Academy Charter School–Harlem 3, submit the network’s online application via the “Apply to this school/Apply Now” link on Success Academy’s website; the application process can automatically add the five closest Success Academy schools to your address, and you can select and rank additional schools. (successacademies.org) Eligibility is for New York State full-time residents, for students entering Kindergarten–6th grade for Fall 2026 (with Kindergarten eligibility requiring the child to be age 5 by March 31, 2027). (apply.successacademies.org) Admission is free and awarded by random lottery after the application deadline of April 1, 2026 (Success Academy notes the lottery is typically held in mid-April). (apply.successacademies.org) Applications submitted after April 1, 2026 are treated as waitlist applications, and the network may process the waitlist multiple times through spring and summer as seats become available. (apply.successacademies.org) Lottery priority categories include siblings of current/newly accepted Success Academy students, children of current Success Academy employees, applicants living within the school’s Community School District, and English Language Learners (ELL). (apply.successacademies.org)