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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 613 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 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public middle school average of 42% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
6 Schools
297 Schools
# Students
3,086 Students
40,141 Students
# Teachers
184 Teachers
2,999 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Yankton School District 63-3, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 146 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
0.41
0.59
# American Indian Students
148 Students
10,455 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
26%
# Asian Students
18 Students
519 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
358 Students
2,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
7%
# Black Students
38 Students
1,024 Students
% Black Students
1%
3%
# White Students
2,343 Students
23,358 Students
% White Students
76%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
46 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
176 Students
2,036 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
184
174
# Students in K Grade:
284
896
# Students in 1st Grade:
206
903
# Students in 2nd Grade:
220
918
# Students in 3rd Grade:
217
750
# Students in 4th Grade:
195
793
# Students in 5th Grade:
205
1,598
# Students in 6th Grade:
207
9,664
# Students in 7th Grade:
201
11,058
# Students in 8th Grade:
205
11,237
# Students in 9th Grade:
241
674
# Students in 10th Grade:
246
578
# Students in 11th Grade:
238
481
# Students in 12th Grade:
237
417
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,919 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,898 is less than the state median of $12,623. 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
$10,919
$13,121

Spending / Student
$9,898
$12,623

Best Yankton School District 63-3 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yankton Middle School - 02
(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
| 613 students
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