Yoakum Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Yoakum

Yoakum, Texas

Yoakum is a city in DeWitt and Lavaca Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 5,731 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yoakum is located at ....

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

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In 2009, the school district was rated "Academically Challenged

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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Schools

• Yoakum Primary School (grades K-2)
• Yoakum Intermediate School (grades 3-5)
• Yoakum Junior High school (grades 6-8)
• Yoakum High School (grades 9-12, mascot: bulldogs) (in addition, high school students from the nearby Sweet Home Independent School District
  Sweet Home Independent School District
  Sweet Home Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Sweet Home, Texas .It is a small country school located a few miles north of Yoakum. It teaches children K-8th grade...
  
  have the option to attend here)

Alma mater

Yoakum High School's alma mater is:

All hail to dear ol' Yoakum

The school we love so true

We're loyal to our Bulldogs

And our colors white and blue

Our pledge to dear ol' Yoakum

To keep until we die

We'll always keep your records low

Our dear ol' Yoakum high