📍 900 N Marshall St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19123
Young Scholars CS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Young Scholars CS school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Young Scholars CS enrolls 267 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 15% Two or more races and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 217 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 15% |
| White | 5 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 267 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Young Scholars CS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-20, state senate district 1, state house district 181.
Young Scholars CS is one of 1 schools in Young Scholars CS, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 265 students district-wide and employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Young Scholars CS is close to the district average of about 265 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large