Yorktown Elementary

Yorktown Elementary is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Yorktown, Virginia, one of the schools within York County Public Schools, with 599 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 499.

Across the 19 schools in York County Public Schools (13,105 students total), Yorktown Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Yorktown Elementary lists that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Black, 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of York County's rate of about 35%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Yorktown Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.7%; this one delivers 76.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for York County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,956, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, York County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,105 students), of which Yorktown Elementary is one.

York High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Yorktown Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yorktown Elementary has decreased 10%, going from 662 students in 2018 to 599 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Yorktown Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.