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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 187
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YANKTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 63-3·NCES 468043010799
Yankton Middle School - 02
2000 Mulberry St, Yankton, SD 57078 · (605) 665-2419 · Yankton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of South Dakota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
242 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 211 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%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
Yankton Middle School - 02→Yankton High School - 01
Feeds from
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
57.2%
SD avg 50.3% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
43.8%
SD avg 47.5% . -0.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 44.5% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Yankton Middle School - 02
Yankton Middle School - 02's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankton Middle School - 02 this school | 608 | 39.8% | 49.4% |
| Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder | 633 | 37.8% | 36.1% |
| East Middle School - 30 Rapid City | 613 | 41.4% | 37.5% |
| Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell | 578 | 40.0% | 52.9% |
| Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown | 532 | 38.5% | 51.1% |
| Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown | 575 | 35.0% | 52.6% |
Matched among South Dakota middle 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 Yankton Middle School - 02 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #29 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #39 of 64 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #29 of 65 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #16 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #36 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #17 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #21 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #22 of 26 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
608
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 608 | 36.8 | 16.5:1 | 40% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 37.6 | 16.3:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 36.8 | 16.5:1 | 33% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 30% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 35% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 43% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yankton Middle School - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (635 to 608); teachers up 5% (35 to 36.8).
About Yankton Middle School - 02
As a high-enrollment middle school, Yankton Middle School - 02 serves students in Yankton, South Dakota. In all, 608 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 225% more students than the average for middle schools in South Dakota (about 187).
Yankton School District 63-3 (6 schools, 3,021 students) runs Yankton Middle School - 02.
The share of White students at Yankton Middle School - 02 is 72%, a majority. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Native American. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Yankton County residents. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Yankton Middle School - 02 are from different groups.
The school lists 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Compared with the 13.4:1 average for middle schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 40% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Yankton Middle School - 02 lands at B+, ahead of 68% of South Dakota public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Yankton Middle School - 02 would be expected to post about 46.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Yankton County show that median household income comes to about $72,821, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yankton County counts 11 public schools with about 3,321 students.
Of the public schools around it, Yankton Middle School - 02 is closest to Stewart Elementary - 05, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Yankton Middle School - 02 ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 640 to 608. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.3:1 to 16.5:1.
The discussion board for Yankton Middle School - 02 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Lincoln Elementary - 04Elementary · 416 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
- Lincoln Elementary - 04Elementary · 416 students
- Beadle Elementary - 03Elementary · 412 students
- Webster Elementary - 06Elementary · 391 students
- Stewart Elementary - 05Elementary · 271 students
- Trailhead Learning CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Stewart Elementary - 050.4 mi · 271
- Beadle Elementary - 030.6 mi · 412
- Webster Elementary - 061.0 mi · 391
- Lincoln Elementary - 041.1 mi · 416
- Yankton High School - 011.2 mi · 923
- Gayville-Volin Elementary - 0210.8 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Yankton Middle School - 02How many students attend Yankton Middle School - 02?
Yankton Middle School - 02 enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Yankton Middle School - 02 serve?
Yankton Middle School - 02 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Yankton Middle School - 02 have?
Yankton Middle School - 02 employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Yankton Middle School - 02?
Student demographics at Yankton Middle School - 02 are roughly 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Yankton Middle School - 02 in?
Yankton Middle School - 02 is part of Yankton School District 63-3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.