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Schools in Yorktown · Yorktown Independent School District

Yorktown’s public schools score below 86% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 37% of Yorktown’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Yorktown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 14 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 11 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 26% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
574 students on the public path
In brief

Yorktown’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 761 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yorktown’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,120 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Yorktown J H, then Yorktown H S. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Yorktown’s grade

C− Test scores

D: better than 14% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (761)Better than 8%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 288 test results could put Yorktown anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Yorktown’s students in the tested grades sat them (277 in math, 300 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Yorktown ElYorktown Independent School DistrictC−
6–8Yorktown J HYorktown Independent School DistrictC+
9–12Yorktown H SYorktown Independent School DistrictB+

Yorktown’s public schools are run by Yorktown Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Yorktown Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 574 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,120TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51.1% · 300 students tested
Math30%
State average 40.9% · 277 students tested

Yorktown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
YorktownDYorktown Independent

Every school in Yorktown

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

District schools in Yorktownby address
Yorktown El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
278 students12:1Rate it →
Yorktown J H
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
125 students12:1Rate it →
Yorktown H S
High · Grades 9–12
B+
171 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Yorktown’s schools

Are Yorktown’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Yorktown children attend score below 86% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yorktown in?

Yorktown Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 574 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Yorktown kids go to high school?

Yorktown H S, with 171 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Yorktown spend per student?

$16,120 in Yorktown Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.