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Youngsville Academy

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Youngsville Academy ranks 756 th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-11

756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 49% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Youngsville Academy is a public charter school located in Youngsville, North Carolina, serving grades KG-10 with a total enrollment of 556 students. This alternative school within the Youngsville Academy district stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, particularly in reading, math, and end-of-course exams.

Youngsville Academy's test scores significantly outpace the state average in several subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate was 73.4%, compared to the state average of 46.7%, and their 8th grade science proficiency rate was 63%, compared to the state average of 60.1%. Additionally, Youngsville Academy students outperform the state average on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in Math III (87.5% proficient vs. 66.4% state) and English II (79.5% proficient vs. 59.6% state). The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14 to 15.5 over the past 3 school years, which is lower than the nearby Henderson Collegiate, Falls Lake Academy, East Wake Academy, Franklin Academy, and Wake Preparatory Academy.

When compared to the nearby charter schools, Youngsville Academy generally performs on par or better in most subject areas and grade levels. While the nearby charter schools all have a 4-year graduation rate of 87.7% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average, Youngsville Academy does not have graduation rate data available, as it only serves grades KG-10 currently. Overall, Youngsville Academy's consistent high performance and low student-teacher ratio suggest that it is providing a quality educational experience for its students.

615

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2045 Hicks Rd
Youngsville, NC 27596

(984) 235-4620

District: Youngsville Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

756^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 44% (2018) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

375^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 26 pts since 2021

From top 23% (2021) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	756 of 1490	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	469 of 1505	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	508 of 1502	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	703 of 1514	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	312 of 1489	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	796 of 1473	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	807 of 1434	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	731 of 1451	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	450 of 1455	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	531 of 1459	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	697 of 1458	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	326 of 1440	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	770 of 1424	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	772 of 1405	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	98.3	11 of 843	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	852 of 1437	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	816 of 1450	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.6	205 of 1437	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	732 of 1450	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	488 of 1464	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	514 of 1461	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	686 of 1464	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	322 of 1444	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	792 of 1430	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	905 of 1413	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	747 of 1172	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	576 of 1166	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	687 of 1183	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	803 of 1194	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.6	355 of 1172	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	927 of 1183	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	941 of 1178	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	375 of 773	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	217 of 793	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	280 of 784	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	231 of 786	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	167 of 741	77.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	409 of 546	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	327 of 733	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	180 of 738	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	294 of 731	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	317 of 733	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	159 of 706	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	612 of 729	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	382 of 733	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	253 of 751	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	264 of 747	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	170 of 748	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	164 of 711	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	412 of 649	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	270 of 652	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	347 of 656	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	274 of 658	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	178 of 632	71.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2021)99th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III88%+21 vs state

English II80%+20 vs state

Reading68%+15 vs state

Biology67%+18 vs state

Science56%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, February 8, 2021

Great education with a great faculty & staff. Awesome school for those who are looking for a college-preparatory school that's not focused on common-core. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 31, 2020

Very unprofessional principal and his administration staff(his daughter in law) I pulled my daughter out of this school. I have never seen a school run so poorly. They need a new principal to focus on the kids and communicate with parents not ignore emails Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 1, 2020

Do NOT send your kids to this school if you care about them. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 16, 2019

I had 2 of my children go there I’ve experienced false record keeping. Like all of the kids have never missed a day of school in their life the entire school other stuff I am not permitted to say just yet. Also the principal his son and daughter-in-law Need to be replaced they are running the school and very unprofessional like using foul language Towards me in front of my children. If the administration Would changed I would send my kids back to that school. But not after how they have treated my children and me. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 23, 2018

We have 2 children attending Youngsville Academy & they love it! We are very satisfied with the school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Total
Youngsville Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2045 Hicks Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Youngsville Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(984) 235-4620	615	38	16.1		430 (69.9%)	47 (7.6%)	95 (15.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)								(n/a)	66.7	79.5		87.5	34.4	38.6	55.4	30.5	50.9	44.4	73.4	82.1	73.2	55.9	64.9	57.4	50.0	63.0
Wake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14111 Capital Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Franklin County	Wake Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 245-0050	2,617	122	21.4	30.3%	1,420 (54.3%)	506 (19.3%)	380 (14.5%)	86 (3.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (8.3%)								(n/a)	54.1	79.3	58.3	63.8	62.9	50.0	65.2	68.3	58.0	63.4	53.1	52.6	58.0	69.3	52.0	59.9	61.8	69.8
Franklin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1127 Chalk Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Franklin Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 570-8262	1,660	124	13.3		1,263 (76.1%)	117 (7.0%)	96 (5.8%)	91 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.4%)								(n/a)	81.1	89.1	85.4	79.0	80.3	75.8	83.3	82.3	88.6	88.5	79.5	76.6	68.3	72.3	77.3	83.8	82.5	96.2
East Wake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	821 Charter School Way	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	East Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 404-0444	1,265	88	14.3		872 (68.9%)	161 (12.7%)	138 (10.9%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.3%)								(n/a)	60.8	70.6	49.3	74.2	77.2	67.7	84.7	78.0	70.1	49.0	56.5	66.7	69.4	64.0	57.7	59.0	80.6	81.0
Falls Lake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 East Lyon Station Road	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Falls Lake Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 964-9003	1,105	86	12.8		789 (71.4%)	116 (10.5%)	123 (11.1%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.1%)								(n/a)	60.9	75.6	18.8	81.3	74.7	55.4	73.3	75.6	86.6	49.4	67.5	65.1	58.1	59.8	74.4	63.9	77.9	73.5
Henderson Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1071 Old Epsom Rd	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Henderson Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 598-1038	1,334	96	13.9	97.6%	56 (4.2%)	810 (60.7%)	377 (28.3%)	26 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.7%)								(n/a)	50.5	86.5	66.7	98.9	86.8	88.2	84.2	87.6	90.6	84.9	58.2	74.5	68.3	85.6	84.9	87.7	62.4	94.3

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Youngsville Academy ranks 756^th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Youngsville Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Youngsville Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Youngsville Academy?

Students at Youngsville Academy are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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