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Beadle Elementary - 03

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Beadle Elementary - 03 ranks 61 st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Beadle Elementary - 03 is a public elementary school located in Yankton, South Dakota, serving 416 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Yankton School District 63-3, which is ranked 47th out of 147 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beadle Elementary - 03 consistently outperforms the Yankton School District and the state of South Dakota in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.02% of Beadle Elementary - 03 students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57.63% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In the same year, 59.62% of Beadle Elementary - 03 students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 49.34% for the district and 43.49% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, with many ranking in the top 50-70 schools in the state.

While Beadle Elementary - 03 outperforms the nearby Lincoln Elementary - 04 and Stewart Elementary - 05 in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, the nearby Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 and Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18, which are part of different school districts, have lower overall academic performance. The school has also seen a steady decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 20.2% in the 2024-2025 school year to 7.0% in the 2022-2023 school year.

412

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,746

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1214 Mulberry St
Yankton, SD 57078

(605) 665-2282

District: Yankton School District 63-3

Students who attend Beadle Elementary - 03 usually attend:

Middle:	Yankton Middle School - 02
High:	Yankton High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

Hispanic:

8.0%

American Indian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg53%

South Dakota avg47%

61^st of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Yankton School District 63-3

47^th of 147Yankton School District 63-3 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	61 of 300	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	75 of 201	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	85 of 204	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	97 of 202	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	66 of 202	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	101 of 206	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	102 of 204	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	114 of 207	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.2	107 of 206	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.9	76 of 209	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	108 of 201	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	143 of 214	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.8	103 of 205	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.1	127 of 206	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	119 of 196	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.5	124 of 194	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	129 of 194	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.9	119 of 197	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.7	133 of 194	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.7	149 of 189	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.8	129 of 187	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	69 of 291	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	67 of 165	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	79 of 154	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.8	50 of 151	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	83 of 155	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	93 of 163	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	30 of 163	81.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	106 of 237	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	63 of 110	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	62 of 112	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	73 of 80	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	57.0	38 of 106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	57 of 121	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	48 of 121	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	50 of 292	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	65 of 161	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	60 of 166	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	56 of 154	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	49 of 157	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	69 of 160	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	74 of 170	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	53 of 165	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	64 of 152	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	85 of 248	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	64 of 72	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.8	14 of 62	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	45 of 287	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	77 of 184	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	78 of 185	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	68 of 184	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	46 of 185	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	91 of 191	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	112 of 186	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile-14 vs school

Native American (2025)58th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-24 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+11 vs state

Mathematics60%+16 vs state

Science53%+12 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beadle Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1214 Mulberry St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-2282	412	26	15.5	33.0%	327 (79.4%)	8 (1.9%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	73.7	61^st of 300 public elementary schools	79.7%		61	75^th of 201 public elementary schools	62.7%	14	64.8	60.6	60.6				62.0	66.2	63.4	48.5				59.6	53.0			$11,746	$933	$10,813
Webster Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	317 E 7th St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-2484	391	17	22.6	31.7%	273 (69.8%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	33.7	219^th of 300 public elementary schools	27.0%		40.5	127^th of 201 public elementary schools	36.8%	92	18.2	36.0	36.4				30.4	40.9	44.0	27.3				37.7	18.2			$16,048	$926	$15,123
Lincoln Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	815 Locust St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-7392	416	27	15.6	43.0%	283 (68.0%)	3 (0.7%)	66 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	57.5	138^th of 300 public elementary schools	54.0%		51.3	104^th of 201 public elementary schools	48.3%	34	47.3	47.1	59.1				51.0	48.7	32.9	59.1				46.7	43.9			$11,874	$923	$10,951
Stewart Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	208 W 21st St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-5765	271	21	12.7	38.0%	208 (76.8%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (13.3%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	70.5	81^st of 300 public elementary schools	73.0%		41.3	125^th of 201 public elementary schools	37.8%	44	44.0	55.6	59.0				52.2	68.0	64.5	69.2				67.2	48.7			$12,131	$931	$11,199
Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kingsbury St	Gayville	57031	Yankton County	Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 267-4476	136	10	13.2	31.6%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	35.7	215^th of 300 public elementary schools	28.3%		19.3	172^nd of 201 public elementary schools	14.4%	43	31.6	26.3	29.4				29.1	42.1	26.3	29.4				32.7	47.1			$13,609	$936	$12,672
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	43582 NE Jim River Rd	Utica	57067	Yankton County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	19	3	6.7		19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	203^rd of 300 public elementary schools	32.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	50.0	0.0	27.3	100.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.3	33.3	0.0	25.0	$15,544	$36	$15,508
Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18	Public	K-8	31232 The Colony Rd	Tabor	57063	Bon Homme County	Bon Homme School District 04-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 589-3389	30	3	9.6	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	137^th of 300 public elementary schools	54.3%					(n/a)	100.0	0.0	80.0	25.0	50.0	0.0	40.0	100.0	0.0	60.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	60.0	20.0	0.0	11.1	$12,152	$35	$12,117
Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Nebraska St	Wakonda	57073	Clay County	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 267-2644	161	13	12.1	34.8%	138 (85.7%)	3 (1.9%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	38.9	204^th of 300 public elementary schools	32.0%		26.2	161^st of 201 public elementary schools	19.9%	43	47.1	31.6	43.8	30.0			37.5	52.9	31.6	37.5	15.0			33.3	31.3			$14,974	$691	$14,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Beadle Elementary - 03

What schools do graduates of Beadle Elementary - 03 attend?

Students who attend Beadle Elementary - 03 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yankton Middle School - 02
High : Yankton High School - 01

What district is Beadle Elementary - 03 in?

Yankton School District 63-3

What is the racial makeup of Beadle Elementary - 03?

Students at Beadle Elementary - 03 are 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Beadle Elementary - 03 a good school?

Beadle Elementary - 03 ranks 61^st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beadle Elementary - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Beadle Elementary - 03.

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