Top 10 Best Yankton County Public Schools (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 10 public schools serving 3,197 students in Yankton County, SD. Yankton County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in South Dakota.
The top ranked public schools in Yankton County, SD are Stewart Elementary - 05, Lincoln Elementary - 04 and Yankton Middle School - 02. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Yankton County, SD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 51% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 54% statewide average). Schools in Yankton County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of South Dakota public schools.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public school average of 30% (majority American Indian).
Top Yankton County Public Schools (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Grades Students
- Rank: #11.Stewart Elementary - 05 Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%208 W 21st StRank:10/Top 10%10
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-5765
Grades: K-5 | 273 students
- Rank: #22.Lincoln Elementary - 04 Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%815 Locust StRank:9/Top 20%10
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-7392
Grades: K-5 | 360 students
- Rank: #33.Yankton Middle School - 02 Math: 54% | Reading: 66%2000 Mulberry StRank:8/Top 30%10
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2419
Grades: 6-8 | 635 students
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- Rank: #44.Yankton High School - 01 Math: 48% | Reading: 72%1801 Summit StRank:7/Top 50%10
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2073
Grades: 9-12 | 867 students
- Rank: #55.Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%43582 Ne Jim River RdRank:6/Top 50%10
Menno, SD 57045
(605) 387-5161
Grades: K-8 | 16 students
- Rank: #66.Beadle Elementary - 03 Math: 49% | Reading: 49%1214 Mulberry StRank:3/Bottom 50%10
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2282
Grades: K-5 | 392 students
- Rank: #77.Webster Elementary - 06 Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%317 E 7th StRank:3/Bottom 50%10
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 665-2484
Grades: PK-5 | 347 students
- Rank: #88.Gayville-volin Junior High - 03 Math: 30-39% | Reading: 40-49%100 Kingsbury StRank:2/Bottom 50%10
Gayville, SD 57031
(605) 267-4476
Grades: 7-8 | 41 students
- Rank: #99.Gayville-volin High School - 01 Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%100 Kingsbury StRank:1/Bottom 50%10
Gayville, SD 57031
(605) 267-4476
Grades: 9-12 | 93 students
- Rank: #1010.Gayville-volin Elementary - 02 Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%100 Kingsbury StRank:1/Bottom 50%10
Gayville, SD 57031
(605) 267-4476
Grades: PK-6 | 173 students
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