Seymour Middle School

As a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Seymour, Connecticut, Seymour Middle School caters to 494 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Seymour School District.

Across the 4 schools in Seymour School District (2,091 students total), Seymour Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Seymour Middle School logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian. Compared to Naugatuck Valley Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Seymour Middle School shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Seymour Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Seymour Middle School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Nearest neighbor: Seymour High School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seymour Middle School has shrank 3%, going from 511 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Seymour Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.