Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVY·NCES 120114001204
YANKEETOWN SCHOOL
4500 HIGHWAY 40 W, YANKEETOWN, FL 34498 · (352) 447-2372 · Levy County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
174 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
250
+16 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 16.7:1
% White
89%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About YANKEETOWN SCHOOL
As an intimate elementary campus in YANKEETOWN, Florida, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL educates 250 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by LEVY. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
LEVY runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,554 students. YANKEETOWN SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Levy County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Levy County's rate of about 60%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YANKEETOWN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.3%; this one delivers 54.7%.
Across the wider county, Levy County reports that median household income runs about $56,750, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Levy County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,554 students), YANKEETOWN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, roughly 9.7 miles away. On composite proficiency, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YANKEETOWN SCHOOL has expanded 7%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 89%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.
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Levy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,391
Census ACS
Median income
$56,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEVY
- WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 586 students
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 537 students
Nearby schools
- ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE9.7 mi · 115
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL11.2 mi · 906
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 1,293
- CRYSTAL RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL11.6 mi · 644
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.4 mi · 877
- DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL13.4 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About YANKEETOWN SCHOOLHow many students attend YANKEETOWN SCHOOL?
YANKEETOWN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does YANKEETOWN SCHOOL serve?
YANKEETOWN SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at YANKEETOWN SCHOOL?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at YANKEETOWN SCHOOL.
How diverse is YANKEETOWN SCHOOL?
YANKEETOWN SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is YANKEETOWN SCHOOL in?
YANKEETOWN SCHOOL is part of LEVY.
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