Enrollment
89
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181008001615
Cortland Elementary School
6687 N CR 400 E, Seymour, IN 47274 · (812) 522-7483 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
35 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (19).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Seymour Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
53.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Cortland Elementary School
Cortland Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland Elementary School this school | 89 | 39.3% | 57.6% |
| Veale Elementary School Washington | 81 | 35.8% | 57.9% |
| Madison Elementary School Wakarusa | 117 | 37.6% | 57.4% |
| Arlington Elementary School Arlington | 106 | 47.2% | 47.5% |
| Eminence Elementary School Eminence | 111 | 46.8% | 38.6% |
| Green Township Elementary School Martinsville | 137 | 42.3% | 60.7% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Cortland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #1,068 of 1,079 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
89
-54 (-38%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 89 | 8.4 | 10.6:1 | 39% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 6.7 | 15.6:1 | 37% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 9.2 | 15.0:1 | 34% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | 34% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 38% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 33% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | 26% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 19% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cortland Elementary School.
About Cortland Elementary School
Cortland Elementary School, located in Seymour, Indiana, is a very small elementary school. It teaches 89 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Federal data list 8 schools in Seymour Community Schools, with 5,432 students enrolled.
At Cortland Elementary School, 97% of students are White. The school is also 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 80% White share among all Jackson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The school has 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.5:1. Federal data show 39% of students (35) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is lower.
Cortland Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The model predicts 47.7% for a school in Indiana with Cortland Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cortland Elementary School posts 57.6%.
The school's county is Jackson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $70,262 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Cortland Elementary School shares Jackson County with 14 other public schools.
A public school about 3.3 miles away, Seymour Senior High School, is the closest to Cortland Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Cortland Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 89, from 143 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.9 to 10.6 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,660
Census ACS
Median income
$70,262
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seymour Community Schools
- Seymour Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,729 students
- Seymour Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Seymour-Redding Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Margaret R Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,729 students
- Seymour Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Seymour-Redding Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Margaret R Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other Cortland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cortland Elementary. Cortland Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cortland Elementary SchoolCortland, IL · 523 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour Senior High School3.3 mi · 1,729
- Emerson Elementary School3.6 mi · 257
- Seymour-Redding Elementary School3.9 mi · 609
- Seymour Intermediate School4.3 mi · 862
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary School4.6 mi · 609
- Seymour Middle School4.6 mi · 778
Frequently asked questions
About Cortland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cortland Elementary School?
Cortland Elementary School enrolls approximately 89 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cortland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cortland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cortland Elementary School have?
Cortland Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cortland Elementary School?
At Cortland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cortland Elementary School in?
Cortland Elementary School is part of Seymour Community Schools.
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