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Schools in Yorktown

Yorktown’s public schools

Clarinda Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yorktown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,084 students on the public path
In brief

Yorktown’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Yorktown’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Garfield Elementary School places highest (better than 37%); Clarinda High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Yorktown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Garfield Elementary Schoolin ClarindaC+
7–12Clarinda High Schoolin ClarindaC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clarinda Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Clarinda Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,084 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,135IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 703 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 703 students tested

Yorktown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Yorktown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yorktown—Clarinda

Every school in Yorktown

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Yorktownin other towns
Garfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clarinda
C+
573 students14:1Rate it →
Clarinda High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Clarinda
C−
511 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Yorktown’s schools

Are Yorktown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Yorktown. Clarinda Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yorktown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Yorktown in?

Clarinda Community School District.

Where do Yorktown kids go to high school?

Clarinda High School.

Parents talk

What Yorktown families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.