The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Science. The lowest is 33% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Youngsville El Sch
Youngsville El Sch is a small elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in a rural borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The school's enrollment is small, with roughly an equal number of students distributed across each grade. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with very limited racial or ethnic diversity. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic circumstances of the community.
The school sits in the Brokenstraw Valley near the Allegheny Mountains and Allegheny National Forest, in a borough of about one thousand residents. Youngsville itself has a compact, walkable downtown with independent antique shops, small restaurants, and taverns along Main Street, though the wider region is car-dependent. The local economy centers on health care and long-term care facilities, manufacturing including precision forging operations, and small retail. Housing is affordable; median owner-occupied home values are substantially below the state benchmark and rents are correspondingly modest. The borough is experiencing gradual population decline, not growth.
Academically, the school's performance presents a mixed picture across its tested grades (3-5). On the most recent state assessment in science, students performed at a proficient level, with more than three-quarters of students meeting or exceeding state standards. In contrast, performance in math and English language arts is notably weaker. On the 2024-25 state assessment, fewer than two in five students met or exceeded proficiency in math, and only about one in three students did so in English language arts. These results suggest that while the school has strength in science instruction or student aptitude in that domain, foundational literacy and numeracy are areas where families should look carefully at how the school addresses the gap. Parents may want to look into further what supports are in place for students below proficiency and how the school targets intervention. The district has recently restructured its K-12 reading intervention program, which may affect how students at this school access support.
A significant contextual change affects families considering or already in this community. In January 2025, the Warren County School District closed Youngsville Middle/High School, effective at the end of the 2024-25 school year. As of 2025-26, students in grades 6-8 now attend Youngsville Elementary/Middle School (the building housing this school with grades K-5), while students in grades 9-12 are bused to Eisenhower Middle/High School outside the borough. This shift means that high school life has moved away from the local community, bus commutes have lengthened substantially for some students, and the extracurricular and course offerings available to high schoolers have been reconfigured. The closure was driven by declining enrollment district-wide, teacher shortages, and financial constraints, and the district estimates it will save money annually while enabling a property tax freeze in 2025-26. For families living in or considering Youngsville, this institutional contraction is material to the school landscape.
The school occupies a central position in the borough, on College and 2nd Street near the downtown core, rather than on a remote campus. The Youngsville Public Library, at Broad Street, offers free literacy and job programs. Civic anchors including the Volunteer Fire Department and the Hilltop Park Recreation Area with its swimming pool provide community gathering places. Public transit to neighboring areas is limited; the region relies on personal vehicles for mobility.
Data on special education enrollment or English learner status was not available, so the nature and scale of those student populations at Youngsville El Sch remain unclear. The school operates as a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation.
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