Cortland Elementary School

Located at 6687 N CR 400 E, in Seymour, Indiana, Cortland Elementary School is a very small elementary-level community that works with 89 students (grades K through 5), part of Seymour Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 80% below the state mean of about 436.

Cortland Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Seymour Community Schools, a district that works with 5,432 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cortland Elementary School reports that nearly all students (97%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Cortland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Jackson County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cortland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 57.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) records that the typical household earns roughly $70,262 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Jackson County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,459 students), Cortland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Seymour Senior High School, roughly 3.3 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cortland Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.5%.

Cortland Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cortland Elementary School has declined 32%, going from 130 students in 2018 to 89 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.