Yorktown Middle School
Yorktown Middle School serves 746 students in grades 6-8.
Yorktown Middle School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is top 20%) for the 2017-18 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 60% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 89% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2017-18 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Virginia state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority Black).
Top Placements
Yorktown Middle School places among the top 20% of public schools in Virginia for:
- Category Attribute
- Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
School Overview
Yorktown Middle School's student population of 746 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 47 teachers has declined by 7% over five school years.
| Grades Offered | Grades 6-8 |
| Total Students | 746 students |
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| Total Classroom Teachers | 47 teachers |
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School Comparison
Yorktown Middle School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-18 school year.
The diversity score of Yorktown Middle School is 0.55, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.68. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data | This School | State Level (VA) |
Overall Testing Rank | #1003 out of 1791 schools (Bottom 50%) | |
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient) (16-17) | 60% | 72% |
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 89% | 80% |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 16:1 | 15:1 |
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| American Indian | n/a | n/a |
| Asian | 4% | 7% |
| Hispanic | 9% | 16% |
| Black | 13% | 22% |
| White | 65% | 49% |
| Hawaiian | 1% | n/a |
| Two or more races | 8% | 6% |
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Diversity Score | 0.55 | 0.68 |
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| Eligible for Free Lunch | 24% | 38% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 6% | 5% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | York County School District | |
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, VA Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
The nearest high school to Yorktown Middle School is York High School (1.7 miles away)
The nearest middle school is J.m. Dozier Middle School (4.5 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Yorktown Elementary School (1.8 miles away)
Show me:
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Miles Grades Students
- Yorktown York High School Math: 88% | Reading: 91%Rank:10/Top 10% Grades: 9-12 | 1,115 student10
1.7 miles
9300 Geo Wash Mem Hwy
Yorktown, VA 23692
(757) 898-0354 1.7 9-12 1,115 - Yorktown York River Academy Charter School
Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥50%Rank:5/Bottom 50% Grades: 9-12 | 67 students10
1.7 miles
9300 Geo. Washington Mem. Hwy.
Yorktown, VA 23692
(757) 898-0516 1.7 9-12 67 - Yorktown Yorktown Elementary School Magnet School
Math: 81% | Reading: 83%Rank:7/Top 50% Grades: K-5 | 662 students10
1.8 miles
131 Siege Ln
Yorktown, VA 23692
(757) 898-0358 1.8 K-5 662 - Newport News Lee Hall Early Childhood Center Grades: PK | 178 students
3.9 miles
17346 Warwick Blvd
Newport News, VA 23603
(757) 888-3329 3.9 PK 178 - Newport News Lee Hall Elementary School Math: 63% | Reading: 59%Rank:1/Bottom 50% Grades: PK-5 | 568 students10
3.9 miles
17346 Warwick Blvd
Newport News, VA 23603
(757) 888-3320 3.9 PK-5 568
School Reviews
| 2 If you have a special needs child you do not want them at this school. They concentrate on the VAP. They teach your child so they can preform well on the VAP verses teaching useful information in their IEP. Although inclusion sounds good, does it do "your" child any good to be in a class with "normal" 8th graders learning skills such as cooking or raising children at the level of the regular 8th graders? I feel they waste my child time in "regular" classes when she could have been learning something useful to HER not make everyone FEEL good by "including" her in regular classes. Which means all the Special Needs kids at a table all together in the back of the room while the teacher lectures at the level of regular 8th graders. The administrators tells you one thing to make you think they are agreeing with you but do the opposite and violate the IEP if they think they can get away with it. If you have a child with communication needs and need voice output devices forget about it. The teachers seem to be doing the best they can do with what the county gives them. My advice is if you can't afford private schooling get out of York county as fast as you can. If you can't do that have an attorney and and advocates phone number handy, know your IDEA laws, and skip mediation and go straight to Due process. Remember if they say "it's how they interpret the law" doesn't mean that's what the IDEA's interpretation was. - Posted by Parent - there |
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