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Webster Elementary - 06

Public Grades PK, KG-5
219th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Webster Elementary - 06 is a public elementary school located in Yankton, South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the Yankton School District 63-3, which is ranked 47 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Webster Elementary - 06 has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, Asian students at the school ranked 2nd out of 58 South Dakota elementary schools, while Native American and Hispanic students ranked much lower. Additionally, male students at Webster Elementary - 06 performed better than female students, ranking 77th out of 161 South Dakota elementary schools compared to 121st out of 165 for female students. The school also faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

Interestingly, Webster Elementary - 06 has a higher per-student spending ($12,350 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, but a higher student-teacher ratio (21.4 in 2023-2024) than the nearby Lincoln Elementary - 04 and Beadle Elementary - 03, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests that additional resources and targeted interventions may be needed to address the challenges faced by Webster Elementary - 06 and improve student outcomes.

391
Students ?
22.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,048
Per pupil spending ?
31.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 317 E 7th St
       Yankton, SD  57078

(605) 665-2484

District: Yankton School District 63-3


Students who attend Webster Elementary - 06 usually attend:

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

White:
69.8%
Hispanic:
18.4%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Science scores 22 pts below the South Dakota average
!Near the bottom of Yankton School District 63-3's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg53%
South Dakota avg47%
219th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Dakota Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Yankton School District 63-3
47th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202533.7219 of 30027.0%★☆☆☆☆
202440.5127 of 20136.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.4165 of 20419.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.5179 of 20211.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.5158 of 20221.8%★☆☆☆☆
201924.3174 of 20615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201841.8129 of 20436.8%★★☆☆☆
201738.2144 of 20730.4%★★☆☆☆
201629.3166 of 20619.4%★☆☆☆☆
201522.1179 of 20914.4%★☆☆☆☆
201335.2164 of 20118.4%★☆☆☆☆
201245.7152 of 21429.0%★☆☆☆☆
201153.7115 of 20543.9%★★☆☆☆
201021.6186 of 2069.7%★☆☆☆☆
200928.4170 of 19613.3%★☆☆☆☆
200838.3157 of 19419.1%★☆☆☆☆
200715.8175 of 1949.8%★☆☆☆☆
200627.6169 of 19714.2%★☆☆☆☆
200538.7152 of 19421.6%★☆☆☆☆
200417.3169 of 18910.6%★☆☆☆☆
200329.5157 of 18716.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202586.32 of 5896.6%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202528.8142 of 17619.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202534.2211 of 29127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.4121 of 16526.7%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3107 of 15430.5%★★☆☆☆
202215.0135 of 15010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.0125 of 15117.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.1102 of 15534.2%★★☆☆☆
201832.0125 of 16323.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202528.9135 of 16317.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202533.6180 of 23724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202454.038 of 11065.5%★★★☆☆
202336.673 of 11234.8%★★☆☆☆
202130.979 of 10625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201943.870 of 12142.1%★★☆☆☆
201830.995 of 12121.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202534.8212 of 29227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202450.977 of 16152.2%★★★☆☆
202110.6143 of 1578.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.3130 of 16018.8%★☆☆☆☆
201859.376 of 17055.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202524.2142 of 16513.9%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202524.5133 of 15212.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202532.6178 of 24828.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202538.3208 of 28727.5%★☆☆☆☆
202443.2119 of 18435.3%★★☆☆☆
202318.5165 of 18510.8%★☆☆☆☆
202214.3168 of 1848.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.6115 of 18537.8%★★☆☆☆
201920.9171 of 19110.5%★☆☆☆☆
201832.9134 of 18628.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Asian (2025)97th percentile+70 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile~ school
White (2025)28th percentile~ school
Female (2025)27th percentile~ school
Male (2025)27th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school
Native American (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics38%-6 vs state
English Language Arts30%-20 vs state
Science18%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Webster Elementary - 06.

Students at Webster Elementary - 06 are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Students who attend Webster Elementary - 06 usually go on to attend:

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

Webster Elementary - 06 ranks 219th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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