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Yankton School District 63-3 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 606 students in Yankton School District 63-3. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Yankton School District 63-3 have an average math proficiency score of 46% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public middle school average of 41% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
6 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
3,036 Students
40,628 Students
# Teachers
179 Teachers
2,945 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Yankton School District 63-3, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 148 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#52 out of 148 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
42%
Graduation Rate
95%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.58
# American Indian Students
137 Students
10,541 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
26%
# Asian Students
22 Students
476 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
316 Students
2,550 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
6%
# Black Students
36 Students
980 Students
% Black Students
1%
3%
# White Students
2,363 Students
24,121 Students
% White Students
78%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
37 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
161 Students
1,923 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
186
155
# Students in K Grade:
280
972
# Students in 1st Grade:
213
886
# Students in 2nd Grade:
211
847
# Students in 3rd Grade:
189
833
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
819
# Students in 5th Grade:
202
1,620
# Students in 6th Grade:
190
9,701
# Students in 7th Grade:
196
11,241
# Students in 8th Grade:
220
11,314
# Students in 9th Grade:
244
769
# Students in 10th Grade:
242
621
# Students in 11th Grade:
218
412
# Students in 12th Grade:
238
438
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,098 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,061 is less than the state median of $12,479. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,098
$12,971
Spending / Student
$10,061
$12,479
Best Yankton School District 63-3 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yankton Middle School - 02
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2000 Mulberry St
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2419
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2419
Grades: 6-8
| 606 students
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