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Yorktown Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 656 students in Yorktown Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Yorktown Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 35% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
4 Schools
574 Schools
# Students
2,719 Students
289,418 Students
# Teachers
157 Teachers
19,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Yorktown Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 398 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#58 out of 400 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
34%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.55
# American Indian Students
4 Students
517 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
77 Students
6,712 Students
% Asian Students
3%
2%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
38,426 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
13%
# Black Students
103 Students
41,130 Students
% Black Students
4%
14%
# White Students
2,272 Students
186,831 Students
% White Students
84%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
351 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
172 Students
15,451 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1
653
# Students in K Grade:
187
4,238
# Students in 1st Grade:
207
4,411
# Students in 2nd Grade:
203
4,362
# Students in 3rd Grade:
221
4,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
221
4,224
# Students in 5th Grade:
230
9,803
# Students in 6th Grade:
215
46,087
# Students in 7th Grade:
244
77,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
197
79,815
# Students in 9th Grade:
220
13,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
222
13,673
# Students in 11th Grade:
180
13,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
169
13,173
# Ungraded Students:
2
238
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,037 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,148. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,882 is less than the state median of $12,780. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,037
$13,148
Spending / Student
$10,882
$12,780
Best Yorktown Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yorktown Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
8820 W Smith St
Yorktown, IN 47396
(765) 759-2660
Yorktown, IN 47396
(765) 759-2660
Grades: 6-8
| 656 students
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