Enrollment
321
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOUNG SCHOLARS OF CENTRAL PA CS·NCES 420013700879
Young Scholars of Central PA CS
1530 Westerly Parkway, State College, PA 16801 · (814) 237-9727 · Centre County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
159 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 48% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 45.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Young Scholars of Central PA CS
Young Scholars of Central PA CS's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Scholars of Central PA CS this school | 321 | 49.5% | 54.5% |
| Tinicum School Essington | 325 | 56.3% | 45.5% |
| Kindergarten Academy Mechanicsburg | 321 | 44.2% | N/A |
| York Haven Elementary School York Haven | 293 | 53.9% | 82.4% |
| Kindergarten Academy Prospect Park | 245 | 46.1% | N/A |
| Leedom Elementary School Ridley Park | 291 | 56.7% | 54.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Young Scholars of Central PA CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #749 of 1,396 | #17 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #957 of 1,511 ▼ 97 | #19 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #463 of 1,511 ▲ 81 | #15 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,166 of 1,638 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #4 of 1,528 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #329 of 1,531 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #1,013 of 1,600 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #366 of 1,045 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-66 (-17%) vs 2020
+87% since 2010-11, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 321 | 41.1 | 7.8:1 | 50% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 38 | 9.1:1 | 46% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 42% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 33% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 26% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 32 | 10.7:1 | 26% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 17 | 10.1:1 | 18% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Young Scholars of Central PA CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (389 to 321); teachers up 21% (34 to 41.1).
About Young Scholars of Central PA CS
Young Scholars of Central PA CS is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of State College, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 321 students in kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Young Scholars of Central PA CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The largest group at Young Scholars of Central PA CS is White students, at 60%. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Centre County, the White share is about 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Young Scholars of Central PA CS scores 60%.
Young Scholars of Central PA CS reports a ratio of 7.8 students per teacher, from 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 5.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Young Scholars of Central PA CS, 50% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Centre County, the average eligibility rate is 31%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Young Scholars of Central PA CS outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Young Scholars of Central PA CS would be expected to post about 56.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%.
The school is in Centre County, where median household income comes to about $74,291, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Centre County counts 33 public schools with about 13,674 students.
Corl Street Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Young Scholars of Central PA CS, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Young Scholars of Central PA CS places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Young Scholars of Central PA CS is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. Young Scholars of Central PA CS is a public charter school.
In 2020-21, Young Scholars of Central PA CS enrolled 387 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 321. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.4:1 in 2020-21 to 7.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Young Scholars of Central PA CS discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
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- State College Area High SchoolHigh · 2,402 students
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- Mount Nittany Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Corl Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 250
- Centre Learning Community CS0.9 mi · 67
- State College Area High School1.0 mi · 2,402
- Radio Park Elementary School1.7 mi · 424
- Easterly Parkway Elementary School1.7 mi · 314
- Nittany Valley CS1.8 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About Young Scholars of Central PA CSHow large is Young Scholars of Central PA CS?
Young Scholars of Central PA CS enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Young Scholars of Central PA CS serve?
Young Scholars of Central PA CS serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Young Scholars of Central PA CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Young Scholars of Central PA CS is approximately 7.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Young Scholars of Central PA CS?
At Young Scholars of Central PA CS, the student body is approximately 60% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Young Scholars of Central PA CS public or private?
Young Scholars of Central PA CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Young Scholars of Central PA CS.
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