Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YOAKUM ISD·NCES 484662005300
Yoakum Intermediate School
208 AUBREY ST, YOAKUM, TX 77995 · (361) 293-2741 · DeWitt County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
199 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 98 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 34% |
Student demographics
43%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
Students here typically continue to
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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Intermediate School
Yoakum Intermediate School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum Intermediate School this school | 292 | 68.2% | 37.9% |
| Refugio Elementary School REFUGIO | 300 | 67.7% | 27.1% |
| Love Elementary School HOUSTON | 340 | 64.4% | 38.2% |
| Capitol Elementary School LEVELLAND | 285 | 70.2% | 44.8% |
| A B Duncan Collegiate Elementary School FLOYDADA | 295 | 71.2% | 52.0% |
| Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School ODESSA | 352 | 66.2% | 52.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Yoakum Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In DeWitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,850 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,709 of 4,466 ▲ 1,294 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,288 of 4,466 ▲ 347 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,898 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #4,248 of 4,938 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #16 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #2,884 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #2,660 of 4,789 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #1,408 of 2,838 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
292
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 292 | 30.2 | 9.7:1 | 68% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 31.7 | 9.7:1 | 80% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 33 | 9.0:1 | 78% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 34.6 | 10.2:1 | 84% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 34 | 10.5:1 | 82% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 78% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 67% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yoakum Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (353 to 292); teachers down 13% (34.6 to 30.2).
About Yoakum Intermediate School
In YOAKUM, Texas, Yoakum Intermediate School is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 292 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Within YOAKUM ISD, Yoakum Intermediate School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,458 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Yoakum Intermediate School is 73%, a majority. Other students are 16% White and 9% Black. That is higher than the 36% Hispanic share among all DeWitt County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Teacher count: 30.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DeWitt County is 56%.
Yoakum Intermediate School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Yoakum Intermediate School is 6.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.9% actual, 44.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
The school is in DeWitt County, where the median household earns about $63,730 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across DeWitt County, 16 public schools serve about 4,297 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Yoakum Annex, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.8%; Yoakum Intermediate School's is 37.9%, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (296) to 2024-25 (292).
The allk12 page for Yoakum Intermediate School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Yoakum Junior High SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Yoakum Primary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Yoakum AnnexElementary · 185 students
Other schools in YOAKUM
- Yoakum High SchoolHigh · 477 students
- Yoakum Junior High SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Yoakum Primary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Yoakum AnnexElementary · 185 students
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Nearby schools
- Yoakum Annex0.5 mi · 185
- Yoakum Primary School0.9 mi · 231
- Yoakum High School0.9 mi · 477
- Yoakum Junior High School1.0 mi · 273
- Sweet Home Elementary School6.5 mi · 155
- Shiner High School11.8 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Yoakum Intermediate SchoolHow large is Yoakum Intermediate School?
Yoakum Intermediate School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Yoakum Intermediate School serve?
Yoakum Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Yoakum Intermediate School have?
Yoakum Intermediate School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Yoakum Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Yoakum Intermediate School are roughly 16% White, 73% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Yoakum Intermediate School in?
Yoakum Intermediate School is part of YOAKUM ISD.
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