Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORKTOWN ISD·NCES 484665005305
Yorktown Elementary School
418 W 4TH, YORKTOWN, TX 78164 · (361) 564-2252 · DeWitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
158 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within YORKTOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Yorktown Elementary School
Yorktown Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Elementary School this school | 278 | 56.8% | 56.3% |
| Farwell Elementary School FARWELL | 279 | 58.1% | 54.4% |
| Mason Elementary School MASON | 298 | 53.0% | 60.7% |
| Scurry-Rosser Elementary School SCURRY | 304 | 59.2% | 53.8% |
| Howe Intermediate School HOWE | 298 | 57.0% | 47.5% |
| Junction Elementary School JUNCTION | 294 | 63.6% | 28.9% |
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 Yorktown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In DeWitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #976 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #609 of 4,466 ▼ 76 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,141 of 4,466 ▲ 931 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #4,319 of 4,938 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #482 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #2,233 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #3,278 of 4,789 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #879 of 1,307 | 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
278
+21 (+8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 278 | 22.5 | 12.4:1 | 57% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 57% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 24.1 | 11.3:1 | 58% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 60% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 63% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 67% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 67% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 51% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yorktown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (259 to 278); teachers up 32% (17 to 22.5).
About Yorktown Elementary School
Yorktown Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in YORKTOWN, Texas. The school's enrollment of 278 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
YORKTOWN ISD, which runs Yorktown Elementary School, has 3 schools and 574 students.
Yorktown Elementary School's enrollment is 51% White. The remaining shares are 46% Hispanic. Yorktown Elementary School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Yorktown Elementary School operates with 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 57% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 56% average for public schools in DeWitt County.
The allk12 Grade for Yorktown Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Yorktown Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.3%.
Yorktown Elementary School is located in DeWitt County, where median household income is about $63,730, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 16 public schools in DeWitt County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,297.
The nearest other public school, Yorktown Junior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Yorktown Elementary School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Yorktown Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Yorktown Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 257 to 278.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Yorktown Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 YORKTOWN ISD
- Yorktown High SchoolHigh · 171 students
- Yorktown Junior High SchoolMiddle · 125 students
Other schools in YORKTOWN
- Yorktown High SchoolHigh · 171 students
- Yorktown Junior High SchoolMiddle · 125 students
Other Yorktown Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Yorktown Elementary. Yorktown Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Yorktown Elementary SchoolYorktown, IN · 649 students
- Yorktown ElementaryYorktown, VA · 599 students
- Yorktown ElementaryBowie, MD · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Yorktown Junior High School0.0 mi · 125
- Yorktown High School0.0 mi · 171
- Nordheim School7.3 mi · 116
- Meyersville Elementary School12.0 mi · 176
- Runge High School13.8 mi · 60
- Runge Elementary School13.8 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Yorktown Elementary SchoolHow large is Yorktown Elementary School?
Yorktown Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Yorktown Elementary School serve?
Yorktown Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Yorktown Elementary School have?
Yorktown Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Yorktown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Yorktown Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Yorktown Elementary School in?
Yorktown Elementary School is part of YORKTOWN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.