Enrollment
297
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOUNG SCHOLARS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CS·NCES 420084507424
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS
600 Newport Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15234 · (412) 668-2064 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
38 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
298 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 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 74% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
62%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
36.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 26.4% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,113 of 1,396 | #97 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #1,219 of 1,511 ▼ 36 | #109 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,094 of 1,511 ▼ 44 | #100 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,256 of 1,638 | #110 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #5 of 1,528 | #3 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #281 of 1,531 | #29 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #291 of 1,600 | #28 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #792 of 1,045 | #53 of 73 |
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
297
-53 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 297 | 38 | 7.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 39 | 7.6:1 | 100% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 38 | 7.9:1 | 100% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 34 | 10.3:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 61% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 61% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (318 to 297); teachers up 36% (28 to 38).
About Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It teaches 297 students in kindergarten through 8. It has 33% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS is its own local education agency in federal data.
No group is above 50% at Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS; the largest is White, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 43% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Allegheny County, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 7.8:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 5.3 students per teacher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS would score about 34.6%. It scores 35.7%, 1.1 points above that figure.
Census data for Allegheny County show median household income comes to about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 277 public schools and about 141,392 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Howe Elementary School, is the closest to Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.3:1).
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Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CSHow large is Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS enrolls approximately 297 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS serve?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS have?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS?
At Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS, the student body is approximately 44% White, 5% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS in?
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS is part of Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS.
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