Youngsville Elementary

Youngsville Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Youngsville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Franklin County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 425 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Franklin County Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 7,978 students, Youngsville Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Youngsville Elementary lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Franklin County's rate of about 82%.

After controlling for student poverty, Youngsville Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 69.5%, +21.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,240, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,614 students), of which Youngsville Elementary is one.

Youngsville Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Youngsville Elementary. On composite proficiency, Youngsville Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 393 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 52% to 40% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.