YOAKUM PRI

As a modestly sized K-5 school in YOAKUM, Texas, YOAKUM PRI caters to 231 students from grades 1 through 2, run under YOAKUM ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so YOAKUM PRI sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

YOAKUM ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,458 students. YOAKUM PRI is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, YOAKUM PRI logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, DeWitt County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeWitt County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for DeWitt County indicate median household income runs about $63,730, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. YOAKUM PRI is one of 16 public schools in DeWitt County (combined enrollment of about 4,297 students).

Nearest neighbor: YOAKUM H S, around 0.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

YOAKUM PRI operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 44%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 69% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.