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Yorktown Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
350th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 66% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Yorktown Elementary School is a public school in Yorktown, Indiana, serving 649 students in grades 3–5 as part of Yorktown Community Schools, a district rated 59th of 374 Indiana districts (84th percentile, 4 stars) — though the school itself ranks 350th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools for 2025–2026, or 66th percentile with 3 stars.

Math is the school's clearest strength: all-grade proficiency is 61.56%, above the district's 52.63% and higher than every nearby tested school. Third-grade Math stands at 70.41% versus the state's 51.9%. English Language Arts is more uneven at 41.37% all-grade, below the district's 45.55%; 3rd-grade ELA is above state, 4th grade is essentially at state, and 5th grade falls below at 39.07% versus 42.2%. Science (43.52%) and 5th-grade Social Studies (46.98%) sit close to state averages. Chronic absenteeism is a major advantage at 8.8%, roughly half the state's 16.7%, though it has risen from 6.4% in 2022–2023. About 41.76% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, and per-student spending was $9,165 with a 17.6 student-teacher ratio.

For comparison, Cowan Elementary School is the closest benchmark at 64th percentile, with lower absenteeism (5.7%) and stronger Science, while Yorktown leads in Math and all-grade ELA. Pleasant View Elementary School, less than a mile away and also in the district, serves grades K–2 and has no test scores in this data. Most Muncie Community Schools campuses post far lower proficiency with much higher absenteeism and poverty. Yorktown's rank history shows a peak of 81st percentile in 2020–2021, a slide to 61st in 2024–2025, and a rebound to 66th.

649
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,165
Per pupil spending ?
41.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8810 W Smith St
       Yorktown, IN  47396

(765) 759-2770

District: Yorktown Community Schools


Students who attend Yorktown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Yorktown Middle School
High:    Yorktown High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
82.9%
Two or more races:
7.2%
Hispanic:
4.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Indiana median (66th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2021) to 66th (2026)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg48%
Indiana avg47%
350th of 1,015
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 41% (2016) to top 34% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
59th of 374Yorktown Community Schools among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202664.5350 of 101565.5%★★★☆☆
202560.8388 of 100561.4%★★★☆☆
202468.1316 of 101168.7%★★★☆☆
202373.5256 of 101674.8%★★★★☆
202274.1248 of 102075.7%★★★★☆
202178.1192 of 101681.1%★★★★☆
201963.4380 of 103163.1%★★★☆☆
201867.1352 of 102765.7%★★★☆☆
201760.2469 of 103354.6%★★★☆☆
201662.7428 of 104659.1%★★★☆☆
201575.7209 of 104079.9%★★★★☆
201479.6147 of 103685.8%★★★★☆
201363.2427 of 103558.7%★★★☆☆
201258.2488 of 101551.9%★★★☆☆
201163.4412 of 102559.8%★★★☆☆
201060.6455 of 100954.9%★★★☆☆
200979.4147 of 100385.3%★★★★☆
200869.2285 of 99671.4%★★★★☆
200765.4342 of 98565.3%★★★☆☆
200661.3394 of 96159.0%★★★☆☆
200564.3330 of 95965.6%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math62%
Social Studies47%~ state avg
Science44%
English Language Arts41%

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In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Yorktown Elementary School.

Yorktown Elementary School ranks 350th of 1015 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Yorktown Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Yorktown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yorktown Middle School
High : Yorktown High School

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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