YOAKUM ANNEX

YOAKUM ANNEX is an elementary-level community of minimally staffed scale in YOAKUM, Texas, one of the schools within YOAKUM ISD, enrolling 185 students in grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

Within YOAKUM ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,458 students, YOAKUM ANNEX is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, YOAKUM ANNEX lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 37% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting YOAKUM ANNEX tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, DeWitt County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (DeWitt County) logs that median household income runs about $63,730, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. YOAKUM ANNEX is one of 16 public schools in DeWitt County (combined enrollment of about 4,297 students).

Nearest neighbor: YOAKUM INT, around 0.5 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.