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Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School

Q: Is Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School a good school?

Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School ranks 725 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in State College, PA, with 344 students. The school is part of the Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School District, which is ranked 173 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating.

Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School generally performs well, with higher proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts compared to the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 59.1% proficiency in ELA for all grades, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also performs particularly well for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 351 out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools in this category for 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. Additionally, the school has had very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.6% in recent years, which is significantly better than the state average.

However, when compared to the nearby elementary schools in the State College Area School District, such as Ferguson Township Elementary, Radio Park Elementary, and Corl Street Elementary, Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School generally performs below these top-performing district schools in terms of overall academic achievement. The school's fluctuating performance and relatively high percentage of low-income students may be contributing factors to its performance compared to the nearby district schools.

321

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,472

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 Westerly Parkway
State College, PA 16801

(814) 237-9727

District: Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.8%

African American:

14.3%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

725^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

170^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 606Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	725 of 1511	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	830 of 1526	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	686 of 1534	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	583 of 1534	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	788 of 1433	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	866 of 1544	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	638 of 1530	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	654 of 1547	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	584 of 1554	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	484 of 1474	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	575 of 1599	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.8	570 of 1597	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.8	262 of 1579	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	527 of 1549	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	690 of 1551	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.0	861 of 1555	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	848 of 1466	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	727 of 1488	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	351 of 1369	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	812 of 1432	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	836 of 1414	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	604 of 1475	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	892 of 1495	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	830 of 1201	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	739 of 1229	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	735 of 1236	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	170 of 873	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	152 of 891	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	139 of 893	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	213 of 883	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	380 of 797	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	369 of 891	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	207 of 861	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	55.8	413 of 877	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.6	144 of 870	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	208 of 835	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	45 of 805	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	78.6	121 of 770	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	85.9	83 of 860	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	275 of 843	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	272 of 877	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	84 of 874	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	227 of 839	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	227 of 870	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	220 of 649	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	104 of 673	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	199 of 681	70.8%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)90th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+11 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1530 Westerly Parkway	State College	16801	Centre County	Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 237-9727	321	41	7.8	49.5%	192 (59.8%)	46 (14.3%)	16 (5.0%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.0%)	56.3	725^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.0%		52.5	830^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.6%	105	59.5	47.3	19.4	40.0	31.0	52.4	42.6	64.3	52.7	41.9	60.0	58.6	85.7	59.1	$23,472	$942	$22,531
Corl Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Corl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-1185	250	22	11.5	18.0%	192 (76.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	32 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	83.1	234^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.5%		88.4	124^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.9%	110	69.5	72.2	62.5				67.5	63.8	71.5	68.7				68.0	$23,607	$144	$23,463
Radio Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 W Cherry Ln	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4115	424	34	12.5	19.3%	253 (59.7%)	12 (2.8%)	18 (4.2%)	97 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.1%)	90.4	116^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.3	203^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	86.7%	87	86.1	71.7	64.4				74.9	84.7	76.6	72.9				78.5	$23,150	$144	$23,006
Easterly Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	234 Easterly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-1170	314	31	9.9	39.2%	195 (62.1%)	28 (8.9%)	27 (8.6%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	75.8	358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.3%		73	436^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.4%	78	61.5	66.0	52.6				60.9	61.5	64.3	68.4				64.7	$26,402	$1,457	$24,945
Nittany Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1612 Norma St	State College	16801	Centre County	Nittany Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(814) 867-3842	51	7	6.9	21.6%	47 (92.2%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							51.8							59.3	$20,155	$274	$19,881
Ferguson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 West Pine Grove Rd	Pine Grove Mills	16868	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4119	287	23	12.5	15.3%	220 (76.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	35 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	93.5	54^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.4%		88.2	131^st of 1526 public elementary schools	91.4%	77	85.4	77.8	76.4				79.8	83.3	80.0	80.0				81.1	$23,926	$144	$23,781
Park Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2181 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5010	419	31	13.4	18.6%	318 (75.9%)	16 (3.8%)	27 (6.4%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	85.1	197^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.4	144^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.6%	53	77.8	72.6	65.8				71.6	67.7	64.4	71.8				68.0	$21,761	$685	$21,076
Mount Nittany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Brandywine Drive	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 272-5970	413	32	12.7	23.0%	332 (80.4%)	9 (2.2%)	17 (4.1%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	84.4	206^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.4%		81.6	251^st of 1526 public elementary schools	83.6%	45	67.6	69.9	66.6				68.1	69.1	72.6	73.0				71.5	$23,484	$677	$22,807
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Scholl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5026	360	26	13.5	21.1%	298 (82.8%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	83.7	224^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.2%		88.4	126^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.7%	98	69.2	74.0	63.9				68.8	69.2	76.0	62.3				68.8	$21,702	$436	$21,266
Gray's Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Brackenbourne Drive	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 235-6100	356	27	12.9	11.5%	315 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	74.3	395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.9%		75	394^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.2%	1	64.8	62.8	60.6				62.6	60.7	70.6	50.8				60.1	$21,624	$142	$21,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School

How many students attend Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School.

What district is Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School in?

Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School

Is Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School a good school?

Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School ranks 725^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School?

Students at Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School are 60% White, 14% African American, 14% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

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