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What's the biggest difference between Seymour Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
494
Middle
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090399000794
Seymour Middle School
211 Mountain Rd., Seymour, CT 06483 · (203) 888-4513 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
255 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 44%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Seymour Middle School→Seymour High School
Based on grade levels within Seymour School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
48.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
494
-17 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.5:1
% White
63%
was 74%
% Hispanic
22%
was 17%
% Black
9%
was 5%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seymour School District
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Chatfield-LoPresti SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Bungay SchoolElementary · 478 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Chatfield-LoPresti SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Bungay SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour High School0.8 mi · 604
- Bungay School1.2 mi · 478
- Oxford High School1.5 mi · 476
- Ansonia Middle School2.8 mi · 560
- Derby Middle School3.0 mi · 300
- Derby High School3.0 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Seymour Middle SchoolHow large is Seymour Middle School?
Seymour Middle School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Seymour Middle School serve?
Seymour Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seymour Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seymour Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seymour Middle School?
At Seymour Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Seymour Middle School public or private?
Seymour Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.