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Yorktown Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
388th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools
Better than 61% of Indiana elementary schools
Summary

Yorktown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Yorktown, Indiana, part of the Yorktown Community Schools district. With 662 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in ILEARN test scores, particularly in Math and Science. However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism and a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Yorktown Elementary School's test scores are significantly higher than the state averages, with proficiency rates of 59.45% in Math and 44.91% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year. Compared to the overall Yorktown Community Schools district, the elementary school also performs better in these subjects. When looking at nearby schools, Yorktown Elementary outperforms Longfellow Elementary School in the Muncie Community Schools district, but lags behind Daleville Elementary School in the Daleville Community Schools district.

While Yorktown Elementary School's academic performance is strong, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.4% in 2020-2021 to 17.8% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has risen from 30.72% in 2021-2022 to 37.46% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. The school's commitment to investing in its resources and programs, as evidenced by the increase in spending per student, suggests a focus on addressing these challenges and maintaining its academic excellence.

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: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Indiana average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)
Above the Indiana median (61st percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg48%
Indiana avg38%
388th of 1,005
Indiana public elementary schools ?
Top 39%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From top 20% (2015) to top 39% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
43rd of 380Yorktown 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
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 (2024-2025) ?
Math59%
Science45%
English Language Arts37%
Social Studies35%-4 vs state

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