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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YANKTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 63-3·NCES 468043000793
Lincoln Elementary - 04
815 Locust St, Yankton, SD 57078 · (605) 665-7392 · Yankton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
179 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 53% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Yankton School District 63-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -0.1pp since 2022
Math
48.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.8% | 48.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among South Dakota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lincoln Elementary - 04
Lincoln Elementary - 04's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary - 04 this school | 416 | 43.0% | 49.1% |
| Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell | 379 | 41.2% | 51.0% |
| Milbank Elementary - 03 Milbank | 408 | 38.5% | 63.4% |
| Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City | 486 | 42.2% | 41.5% |
| L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell | 438 | 41.3% | 46.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary - 05 Watertown | 361 | 37.1% | 61.7% |
Matched among South Dakota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Yankton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #101 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #112 of 199 ▼ 9 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #93 of 202 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #51 of 331 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #98 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #51 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #67 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #11 of 36 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
+45 (+12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 26.7 | 15.6:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 42% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 25.1 | 16.3:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 43% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 20.9 | 17.2:1 | 41% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 50% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 48% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 21 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (360 to 416); teachers up 28% (20.9 to 26.7).
About Lincoln Elementary - 04
Students in Yankton, South Dakota, attend Lincoln Elementary - 04, a large elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 416 students. The school is 104% bigger than the average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Lincoln Elementary - 04 is part of Yankton School District 63-3, where 6 schools serve 3,021 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Lincoln Elementary - 04. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Yankton County's population at about 88%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.6:1 is based on 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. It compares with 34% for public schools in Yankton County.
Lincoln Elementary - 04 earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.4%. Lincoln Elementary - 04 scores 49.1%.
In Yankton County, median household income comes to about $72,821, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Yankton County counts 11 public schools with about 3,321 students.
Webster Elementary - 06 is about 0.7 miles from Lincoln Elementary - 04, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary - 04 is 4th among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Lincoln Elementary - 04 as Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 45 students, from 371 to 416.
People who know Lincoln Elementary - 04 can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Yankton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,414
Census ACS
Median income
$72,821
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yankton School District 63-3
- Yankton High School - 01High · 923 students
- Yankton Middle School - 02Middle · 608 students
- Beadle Elementary - 03Elementary · 412 students
- Webster Elementary - 06Elementary · 391 students
- Stewart Elementary - 05Elementary · 271 students
- Trailhead Learning CenterElementary
Other schools in Yankton
- Yankton High School - 01High · 923 students
- Yankton Middle School - 02Middle · 608 students
- Beadle Elementary - 03Elementary · 412 students
- Webster Elementary - 06Elementary · 391 students
- Stewart Elementary - 05Elementary · 271 students
- Trailhead Learning CenterElementary
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary - 04 is the 65th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary - 05Watertown, SD · 361 students
- Lincoln Elementary - 08Aberdeen, SD · 233 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 946 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln, AL · 902 students
Nearby schools
- Webster Elementary - 060.7 mi · 391
- Beadle Elementary - 030.7 mi · 412
- Yankton High School - 010.8 mi · 923
- Stewart Elementary - 051.0 mi · 271
- Yankton Middle School - 021.1 mi · 608
- CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL11.1 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary - 04What is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary - 04?
Lincoln Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary - 04 serve?
Lincoln Elementary - 04 serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary - 04?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary - 04 is approximately 15.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary - 04?
Lincoln Elementary - 04 reports a student body of 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary - 04?
Lincoln Elementary - 04 is overseen by Yankton School District 63-3 in Yankton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.