Summary:
ZIP code 47396 contains exactly one middle school — Yorktown Middle School — serving grades 6–8 with 687 students as part of Yorktown Community Schools in Yorktown, Indiana. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families here have one option, so the most useful comparisons are against the district, the state, and the school's own history. It holds a 4-star rating, ranks 124th of 486 middle schools statewide (74th percentile) in 2025–2026, and its district ranks 59th of 374 districts (84th percentile, 4 stars).
Attendance is a clear strength: chronic absenteeism was 7.0% in 2024–2025, versus 7.7% for the district and 16.7% statewide — less than half the state rate. Grade-level academics are also above state. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 43.5% in 6th grade (state 41.3%), 49.31% in 7th (state 41.7%), and 55.56% in 8th (state 44.0%). Math was above state at every grade as well — 44.84% vs 40.2% in 6th, 44.24% vs 35.9% in 7th, and 43.56% vs 34.2% in 8th. Biology End-of-Course proficiency was 96.55% in 2025–2026, up from 93.94%; the 2024–2025 state rate was 45.6%, so the school more than doubled the state figure.
Areas to watch: all-grade math fell from 52.38% to 44.21% year over year, and all-grade science dropped from 46.05% to 36.77%. At 36.77%, 6th grade science sits below the state's 41.2%. Statewide rank also softened, from the 83rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 74th now. About 34.93% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-pupil spending is $9,749, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.8.
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