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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57078

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At a glance

Schools

2,630

Students

Top rankedBeadle Elementary - 0364^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Yankton Middle School - 02 up 17 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Stewart Elementary - 05 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Schools in zip code 57078 serve 2,630 students across five schools in Yankton: one high school, one middle school, and three elementary schools. The elementary results are uneven, and the clearest choice-driving difference is between Beadle Elementary - 03 and Lincoln Elementary - 04: Beadle leads Lincoln by 16 percentage points in all-grades ELA and 11 points in math.

Beadle stands out among the elementary schools, leading in all-grades ELA and math and grade 5 science; it is 9 points above the state in ELA, 15 above in math, and 7 above in science. Lincoln is the low end in elementary all-grades ELA and grade 5 science, but its all-grades math is still 4 points above the state, and its grade 3 math is 11 points above. Yankton Middle School - 02 is 10 points above the state in all-grades ELA, but 2 points below in math. Yankton High School - 01 is above the state in all three ACT subjects, with its largest leads in science (6 points) and math (5 points). SchoolDigger ranks Beadle at the 68th statewide percentile and Lincoln at the 30th.

Elementary averages fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26: 5 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 11 in grade 5 science. Even so, the elementary math average remains 10 points above the state, while the ELA average is about 1 point above; grade 5 science is now 4 points below. Middle school results moved in different directions: ELA rose 3 points, math slipped 1, and grade 8 science fell 15. SchoolDigger’s rankings also diverged from 2023–24 to 2025–26: Stewart Elementary - 05 rose 10 percentile points, while Lincoln fell 18. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 33% at Beadle, 38% at Stewart, and 43% at Lincoln; these are context, not an explanation for results. Stewart has the lowest elementary student-teacher ratio, 12.7, while Beadle leads the elementary all-grades results with a ratio of 15.5.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beadle Elementary - 03	Public	1-5	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%)	66.9	64^th of 203 public elementary schools	68.5%		73.7	61^st of 300 public elementary schools	79.7%	3				47.1	64.4	62.9				58.2	55.7	69.9	51.4				59.2	48.6				$11,746	$933	$10,813
Lincoln Elementary - 04	Public	1-5	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%)	38	143^rd of 203 public elementary schools	29.6%		57.5	138^th of 300 public elementary schools	54.0%	5				42.6	45.8	37.9				42.2	62.3	45.8	36.4				47.7	30.3				$11,874	$923	$10,951
Stewart Elementary - 05	Public	1-5	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%)	51.2	105^th of 203 public elementary schools	48.3%		70.5	81^st of 300 public elementary schools	73.0%	24				50.8	47.3	50.8				49.5	62.7	50.0	52.2				54.8	32.8				$12,131	$931	$11,199
Yankton High School - 01	Public	9-12	1801 Summit St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 665-2073	923	51	17.9	28.2%	753 (81.6%)	11 (1.2%)	85 (9.2%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.5%)	58.6	50^th of 130 public high schools	61.5%		80.6	21^st of 166 public high schools	87.3%	29	48.8	39.0	51.2																			$11,454	$471	$10,983
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%)	58.6	63^rd of 151 public middle schools	58.3%		64.1	80^th of 246 public middle schools	67.5%	17							62.4	59.1	56.4	59.3				42.6	39.9	43.7	42.0		40.6			$11,720	$407	$11,313
Trailhead Learning Center -07	Public	PK-K	3000 Highland Dr	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(605) 260-5400	0			—															(n/a)																				96.2%	3.8%

Cities Near Zip Code 57078

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Yankton	0.14 mi	7	57^th
Gayville	10.95 mi	3	150^th
Utica	16.12 mi	1	172^nd
Tabor	16.16 mi	1	118^th
Wakonda	16.49 mi	1	154^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.