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What's the biggest difference between Yorktown Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORKTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180723001216
Yorktown Elementary School
8810 W Smith St, Yorktown, IN 47396 · (765) 759-2770 · Delaware County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
271 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 209 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 215 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 225 | 35% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 57% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Yorktown Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
59.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Yorktown Elementary School
Yorktown Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Elementary School this school | 649 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| Royerton Elementary School Muncie | 596 | 41.3% | 59.8% |
| JB Stephens Elementary School Greenfield | 587 | 42.2% | 51.7% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School Yorktown | 618 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Henryville Elementary School Henryville | 611 | 42.1% | 31.7% |
| Tipton Elementary School Tipton | 621 | 43.0% | 49.6% |
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 Yorktown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #393 of 983 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #258 of 986 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #518 of 986 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #124 of 1,079 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #837 of 991 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #648 of 996 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #760 of 1,058 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #174 of 353 | #4 of 7 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
649
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 36.8 | 17.6:1 | 42% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 36.3 | 18.3:1 | 37% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 35.5 | 18.9:1 | 36% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 34% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 26 | 22.6:1 | 39% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 20 | 26.3:1 | 38% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 34% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 14% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yorktown Elementary School.
About Yorktown Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Yorktown, Indiana, Yorktown Elementary School is part of Yorktown Community Schools. It reports enrollment of 649 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 49% above the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Yorktown Community Schools totals 2,793 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Yorktown Elementary School is White, at 83%. The school is also 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Among Delaware County residents, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for Yorktown Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Yorktown Elementary School totals 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Federal data show 42% of students (271) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Delaware County, the average is 55%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Yorktown Elementary School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.0%.
In the wider Delaware County area, median household income comes to about $58,127, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Delaware County counts 36 public schools with about 15,683 students.
Of the public schools around it, Yorktown Elementary School is closest to Yorktown Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Yorktown Elementary School at 3rd of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Yorktown Elementary School is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at Yorktown Elementary School was 642 in 2020-21 and 649 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.7:1 to 17.6:1.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yorktown Community Schools
- Yorktown High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Yorktown Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
Other schools in Yorktown
- Yorktown High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Yorktown Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
Other Yorktown Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Yorktown Elementary. Yorktown Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Yorktown ElementaryYorktown, VA · 599 students
- Yorktown ElementaryBowie, MD · 396 students
- Yorktown Elementary SchoolYORKTOWN, TX · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Yorktown Middle School0.1 mi · 687
- Yorktown High School0.4 mi · 839
- Pleasant View Elementary School0.5 mi · 618
- Youth Opportunity Center3.2 mi · 47
- West View Elementary School3.6 mi · 538
- Burris Laboratory School4.3 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Yorktown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Yorktown Elementary School?
Yorktown Elementary School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 03-05.
Is Yorktown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yorktown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Yorktown Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Yorktown Elementary School.
How diverse is Yorktown Elementary School?
Yorktown Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Yorktown Elementary School in?
Yorktown Elementary School is part of Yorktown Community Schools.
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