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What's the biggest difference between Yorktown Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
687
Middle
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORKTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180723001218
Yorktown Middle School
8820 W Smith St, Yorktown, IN 47396 · (765) 759-2660 · Delaware County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
240 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 227 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 33% |
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
Yorktown Middle School→Yorktown High School
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
47.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Middle School
Yorktown Middle School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Middle School this school | 687 | 34.9% | 49.3% |
| Western Middle School Russiaville | 589 | 34.1% | 47.7% |
| Castle South Middle School Newburgh | 641 | 39.0% | 57.5% |
| Pendleton Heights Middle School Pendleton | 730 | 37.4% | 47.1% |
| Batesville Middle School Batesville | 507 | 31.0% | 49.8% |
| Silver Creek Middle School Sellersburg | 748 | 35.6% | 43.7% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #85 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #62 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #88 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #106 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #244 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #202 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #264 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #31 of 110 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
687
+57 (+9%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 687 | 40.8 | 16.8:1 | 35% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 42.3 | 16.5:1 | 36% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 37% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 29 | 21.7:1 | 36% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 27 | 21.2:1 | 33% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 32% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 11% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yorktown Middle School.
About Yorktown Middle School
Yorktown Middle School is a public middle school run by Yorktown Community Schools in Yorktown, Indiana. It enrolls 687 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
The Yorktown Community Schools system has 4 schools and 2,793 students.
Of every 100 students at Yorktown Middle School, about 83 are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Delaware County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Yorktown Middle School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 40.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.8:1. The average for middle schools in Indiana, 15.6:1, is lower. Roughly 35% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 55% for public schools in Delaware County.
Yorktown Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Indiana public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Yorktown Middle School is 1.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.3% actual, 50.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.
For the population of Delaware County, the median household earns about $58,127 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Delaware County, 36 public schools serve about 15,683 students.
Yorktown Elementary School is the nearest public school to Yorktown Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Yorktown Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Yorktown Middle School is ahead of the 41.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 4.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
The school's student count rose 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.7:1 to 16.8:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
Other schools in Yorktown
- Yorktown High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Yorktown Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
Other Yorktown Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Yorktown Middle. Yorktown Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Yorktown MiddleYorktown, VA · 717 students
- Yorktown Middle SchoolColumbus, OH · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Yorktown Elementary School0.1 mi · 649
- Yorktown High School0.4 mi · 839
- Pleasant View Elementary School0.5 mi · 618
- Youth Opportunity Center3.3 mi · 47
- West View Elementary School3.7 mi · 538
- Burris Laboratory School4.4 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Yorktown Middle SchoolHow large is Yorktown Middle School?
Yorktown Middle School enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Yorktown Middle School serve?
Yorktown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Yorktown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Yorktown Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Yorktown Middle School?
Student demographics at Yorktown Middle School are roughly 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Yorktown Middle School in?
Yorktown Middle School is part of Yorktown Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.