Elementary · Pennsylvania
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS
CharterFree meals for allYoung Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS, a public elementary school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: grades k–8, 297 students, 7.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 297
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.0
- Students per teacher
- 7.8
- Grades
- K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 12.9 · 1,626 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 415 · 1,629 schools compared
Smaller than 73% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Pennsylvania: 49%36%proficient
−7.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 72% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 49% · 1,523 elementary schools compared
174 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Pennsylvania: 42%25%proficient
−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania
Median 52% · 1,523 elementary schools compared
177 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–8
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS.
Location
- Address
- 600 Newport Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
- Phone
- (412)668-2064
- County
- Allegheny County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K–5 | 398 | 14.9 | 77% | 76% | |
| K–5 | 312 | 10.1 | 56% | 58% | |
Pittsburgh Carmalt K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 547 | 14.4 | 45% | 31% |
Pittsburgh Brookline K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 384 | 12.6 | 44% | 30% |
| K–5 | 416 | 12.4 | 69% | 71% | |
| K–5 | 304 | 14.4 | 75% | 79% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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