Middle Schools in Yankton School District 63-3

Summary:

Yankton School District 63-3 in South Dakota is home to a single middle school, Yankton Middle School - 02, which serves grades 6-8. This middle school is a relatively strong performer within the state, ranking in the top third of all middle schools in South Dakota for the 2024-2025 school year.

Yankton Middle School - 02 stands out for its consistent academic performance, with students scoring above the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's 8th grade students, in particular, demonstrate exceptional results, with over 55% proficient or better in ELA, Science, and Mathematics. While the school's Mathematics proficiency rates are more mixed across grade levels, its overall academic outcomes and low chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% indicate a well-performing institution.

Despite serving a population with a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (37.19%), Yankton School District 63-3 and Yankton Middle School - 02 have managed to maintain strong academic performance and efficient resource allocation, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 to 1 and spending per student of $11,449 in 2023-2024. This suggests the district and school are effectively supporting student learning and engagement.

District Detail

2410 West City Limits Road
Yankton, SD 57078

(605) 665-3998

SchoolDigger Rank:
47^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,021

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yankton Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	2000 Mulberry St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 665-2419	608	37	16.5	39.8%	436 (71.7%)	7 (1.2%)	88 (14.5%)	7 (1.2%)	29 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.4%)	64.1	80^th of 246 public middle schools	67.5%		54.8	66^th of 147 public middle schools	55.1%	14	59.5	54.2	55.4	56.4	41.5	33.5	53.9	42.8	55.4	$11,720	$407	$11,313

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	10.85 mi	3	115^th
Menno School District 33-2	16.04 mi	5	122^nd
Bon Homme School District 04-2	16.26 mi	7	59^th
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	16.36 mi	3	48^th
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	22.14 mi	4	66^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 South Dakota Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.