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Yankeetown Elementary School

7422 Yankeetown Rd, Newburgh, IN 47630 · (812) 853-8500 · Warrick County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools

Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
127 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5116%
Grade 15317%
Grade 25116%
Grade 34916%
Grade 44715%
Grade 55919%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).

Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
28291%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15751%
Female
15349%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
50.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.8%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 →

Schools most like Yankeetown Elementary School

Yankeetown Elementary School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Yankeetown Elementary School this school31041.0%56.7%
Riverdale Elementary School
Saint Joe
30041.7%51.0%
Andrews Elementary School
Andrews
29041.4%47.9%
Lydia Middleton Elementary School
Madison
33340.5%46.8%
Waldron Elementary School
Waldron
29843.0%47.0%
Converse Elementary School
Converse
32341.5%N/A
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Yankeetown Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Warrick County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.7%#202 of 983#8 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.8%#280 of 986#9 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#251 of 986#9 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
310#811 of 1,079#7 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#801 of 991#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.0%#819 of 996#5 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.0%#775 of 1,058#6 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.7%#272 of 353N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
310
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253101817.2:141% (127)
2023-243001717.6:14% (12)
2022-232871617.9:142% (120)
2020-212812312.2:136% (100)
2017-182991519.9:131% (92)
2015-163321423.7:134% (114)
2010-113481523.2:128% (96)
2000-013041520.3:111% (33)
1990-912681419.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yankeetown Elementary School.

About Yankeetown Elementary School

Among the schools in Newburgh, Indiana, is Yankeetown Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 310 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 436 average for elementary schools in Indiana.

Warrick County School Corp operates 18 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,858 students.

White students are the large majority at Yankeetown Elementary School, with 91% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Yankeetown Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.

Yankeetown Elementary School operates with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.

Yankeetown Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

In Indiana, Yankeetown Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.7% actual against a predicted 46.5%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Warrick County show that median household income is about $89,844, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 19 public schools in Warrick County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,858.

Sharon Elementary School is located about 5.1 miles from Yankeetown Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Yankeetown Elementary School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Yankeetown Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment was 281 in 2020-21 and 310 in 2024-25, a increase of 29 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.2:1 to 17.2:1.

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Warrick County at a glance

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Population
65,261
Census ACS
Median income
$89,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,858 students

Quick facts

School name
Yankeetown Elementary School
District
Warrick County School Corp
Address
7422 Yankeetown Rd, Newburgh, IN 47630
Phone
(812) 853-8500
County
Warrick County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
310
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
127 (41%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
181239001988
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Yankeetown Elementary School
How large is Yankeetown Elementary School?
Yankeetown Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-05.
Is Yankeetown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yankeetown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Yankeetown Elementary School have?
Yankeetown Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yankeetown Elementary School?
At Yankeetown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Yankeetown Elementary School in?
Yankeetown Elementary School is part of Warrick County School Corp.
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