Summary:
The three elementary schools in zip code 77995 (Yoakum, TX) serve students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Yoakum Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked in the 47th percentile statewide and operates a unique feeder pattern with separate campuses for different grade levels.
Yoakum Intermediate (grades 3-5) is the standout school as the only campus with standardized test data, showing a dramatic academic turnaround from the 24th to the 48th percentile in one year. Its 5th graders achieved a remarkable 62.77% proficiency rate in Mathematics, outperforming the state average by over 15 percentage points. In contrast, Yoakum Annex (PK-K) has the highest economic disadvantage rate at 81.08%, while Yoakum Pri (grades 1-2) sits in the middle with 70.13% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The district maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1 and spends $14,285 per student, yet overall academic results remain mixed.
A key finding is the "5th Grade Math Anomaly" at Yoakum Intermediate, where math performance dramatically exceeds state averages while reading scores lag behind, suggesting a potential pocket of excellence worth replicating. Reading proficiency improves as students progress through grades, narrowing the gap with state averages from -18.55 points in 3rd grade to just -3.73 points in 5th grade. The high spending and low class sizes raise questions about resource allocation across three separate campuses for only 708 total students, particularly given the economic disparities that are highest among the youngest learners at Yoakum Annex.
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