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Enrollment
477
High
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOAKUM ISD·NCES 484662005299
Yoakum High School
104 POTH ST, YOAKUM, TX 77995 · (361) 293-3442 · DeWitt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public high schools
- BTest 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.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
244 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 132 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within YOAKUM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 43.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 36.0% | 42.0% | 10.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 33.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Yoakum High School
Yoakum High School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum High School this school | 477 | 51.2% | 59.5% |
| McGregor High School MCGREGOR | 437 | 52.4% | 62.1% |
| Rockdale High School ROCKDALE | 468 | 53.6% | 43.1% |
| Dalhart High School DALHART | 481 | 55.3% | 49.5% |
| East Chambers High School WINNIE | 447 | 53.9% | 57.0% |
| Brazos High School WALLIS | 317 | 48.3% | 57.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Yoakum High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #501 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #592 of 1,425 ▼ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,037 of 1,425 ▼ 202 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #28 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #925 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #70 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #579 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #979 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #428 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
477
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 477 | 50.7 | 9.4:1 | 51% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 52.9 | 9.2:1 | 68% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 45.6 | 10.6:1 | 70% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 46 | 10.5:1 | 70% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 47.2 | 10.6:1 | 66% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 46 | 9.9:1 | 51% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 42 | 10.9:1 | 49% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 14% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 35 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yoakum High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (499 to 477); teachers up 7% (47.2 to 50.7).
About Yoakum High School
Yoakum High School is a low-enrollment high school in YOAKUM, Texas, administered by YOAKUM ISD. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 477 students. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
Yoakum High School is in YOAKUM ISD, a district with 1,458 students across 5 schools.
Yoakum High School's enrollment is 59% Hispanic. Other groups make up 34% White and 5% Black. County-wide, 36% of DeWitt County residents are Hispanic. Yoakum High School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Yoakum High School is 51%.
Yoakum High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Yoakum High School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 51.8%. Yoakum High School scores 59.5%, 7.7 points above that line.
DeWitt County census figures show that median household income is about $63,730, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yoakum High School is among the 16 public schools in DeWitt County.
The closest public school, Yoakum Junior High School, is about 0.1 miles from Yoakum High School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Yoakum High School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's size has been steady, with 484 students in 2020-21 and 477 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.5:1 in 2020-21, and 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Yoakum High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DeWitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,016
Census ACS
Median income
$63,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,297 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YOAKUM ISD
- Yoakum Intermediate SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Yoakum Junior High SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Yoakum Primary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Yoakum AnnexElementary · 185 students
Other schools in YOAKUM
- Yoakum Intermediate SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Yoakum Junior High SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Yoakum Primary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Yoakum AnnexElementary · 185 students
- G O A L S ProgramElementary
- G O A L S ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Yoakum Junior High School0.1 mi · 273
- Yoakum Primary School0.2 mi · 231
- Yoakum Annex0.8 mi · 185
- Yoakum Intermediate School0.9 mi · 292
- Sweet Home Elementary School6.5 mi · 155
- Shiner High School10.9 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Yoakum High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Yoakum High School?
Yoakum High School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 09-12.
Is Yoakum High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yoakum High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Yoakum High School have?
Yoakum High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Yoakum High School?
Student demographics at Yoakum High School are roughly 34% White, 59% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Yoakum High School in?
Yoakum High School is part of YOAKUM ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.