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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Seymour Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
778
Middle
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181008002214
Seymour Middle School
920 N O'Brien St, Seymour, IN 47274 · (812) 522-5453 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Indiana public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
471 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 375 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 403 | 52% |
Student demographics
55%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
Seymour Middle School→Seymour Senior High School
Feeds from
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
29.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
25.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Seymour Middle School
Seymour Middle School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Middle School this school | 778 | 60.5% | 27.6% |
| Seymour Intermediate School Seymour | 862 | 63.5% | 23.9% |
| Concord Intermediate School Elkhart | 756 | 62.0% | 31.7% |
| Concord Junior High School Elkhart | 855 | 60.4% | 30.3% |
| West Noble Middle School Ligonier | 627 | 59.6% | 33.7% |
| Logansport Junior High School Logansport | 641 | 69.6% | 17.9% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Seymour Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #247 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #241 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #237 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #83 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #197 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #105 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #76 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #23 of 187 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
778
-425 (-35%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 925
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 778 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 61% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 51.5 | 15.1:1 | 49% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 1,178 | 74.5 | 15.8:1 | 71% (835) |
| 2020-21 | 1,203 | 63 | 19.1:1 | 60% (721) |
| 2017-18 | 1,004 | 53 | 18.9:1 | 60% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 1,033 | 50 | 20.7:1 | 57% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 49 | 19.0:1 | 49% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 31% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 925 | 42 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seymour Middle School.
About Seymour Middle School
Seymour Middle School is a mid-sized middle school found in Seymour, Indiana. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 778 students. That puts enrollment 31% above the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana.
Seymour Middle School is in Seymour Community Schools, a district with 5,432 students across 8 schools.
No group is above 50% at Seymour Middle School; the largest is White, at 48%. It is also 47% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Jackson County's residents are about 80% White, 32 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Classroom staffing at Seymour Middle School totals 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Indiana is similar, at 15.6:1. Federal data show 61% of students (471) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jackson County is similar, at 58%.
Seymour Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Indiana public middle schools.
Seymour Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.6%, compared with a predicted 32.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,262, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 15 public schools and about 7,459 students.
Among nearby public schools, Margaret R Brown Elementary School is closest at about 0.9 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Seymour Middle School. By average proficiency, Seymour Middle School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Seymour Middle School is Town: Distant.
From 1,203 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 778 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.1 to 15.9 over 4 years.
Seymour Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Seymour-Redding Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Margaret R Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,729 students
- Seymour Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 862 students
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Seymour-Redding Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Margaret R Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other Seymour Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Seymour Middle. Seymour Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Seymour Middle SchoolSeymour, CT · 494 students
- Seymour MiddleSeymour, WI · 284 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolSEYMOUR, TX · 188 students
- SEYMOUR MIDDLESEYMOUR, MO · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Margaret R Brown Elementary School0.9 mi · 499
- Seymour-Redding Elementary School0.9 mi · 609
- Emerson Elementary School1.2 mi · 257
- Seymour Intermediate School1.7 mi · 862
- Seymour Senior High School1.8 mi · 1,729
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary School2.3 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Seymour Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Seymour Middle School?
Seymour Middle School enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Seymour Middle School serve?
Seymour Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Seymour Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Seymour Middle School.
How diverse is Seymour Middle School?
Seymour Middle School reports a student body of 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Seymour Middle School public or private?
Seymour Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.