High Schools in Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

Yoakum Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has only one high school, Yoakum High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has an enrollment of 484 students and a relatively high percentage of 67.56% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Yoakum High School's academic performance is mixed, with some subject areas on the STAAR EOC exams exceeding the state average and others falling below. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 48.81% in Algebra I, 58.41% in Biology, 48.31% in English I Reading, 62.02% in English II Reading, and 61.07% in U.S. History. However, the school's four-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year was an impressive 99.0%, significantly higher than the state average, and the dropout rate was 0.0%.

Yoakum ISD appears to be investing significant resources into Yoakum High School, with a per-student spending of $15,655 for the 2020-2021 school year and a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year. These factors may contribute to the school's strong academic outcomes, particularly in terms of graduation and retention rates.

District Detail

315 E Gonzales St
Yoakum, TX 77995

(361) 293-3162

SchoolDigger Rank:
603^rd of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,458

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Yoakum High School	Public	9-12	104 Poth St	Yoakum	77995	DeWitt County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 293-3442	477	51	9.4	51.2%	160 (33.5%)	22 (4.6%)	283 (59.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	48.8	940^th of 1974 public high schools	52.4%		60.5	674^th of 1990 public high schools	66.1%	266	48.8	58.4	48.3	62.0	61.1	$11,509

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Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	1.02 mi	3	30^th
Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)	6.55 mi	1	91^st
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Cuero Independent School District (Isd)	15.03 mi	5	418^th

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

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