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What's something Seymour-Redding Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 181008001620
Seymour-Redding Elementary School
1700 N Ewing St, Seymour, IN 47274 · (812) 522-5621 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
361 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (131).
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-Redding Elementary School→Seymour Intermediate School
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
26.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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-Redding Elementary School
Seymour-Redding Elementary School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour-Redding Elementary School this school | 609 | 59.3% | 33.1% |
| Taylorsville Elementary School Taylorsville | 580 | 62.8% | 23.7% |
| Leesburg Elementary School Leesburg | 567 | 56.3% | 40.0% |
| Woodland Elementary School Lafayette | 601 | 54.2% | 46.8% |
| Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette | 444 | 58.1% | 42.3% |
| Concord East Side Elementary Sch Elkhart | 545 | 53.9% | 51.6% |
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 Seymour-Redding Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #655 of 983 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #628 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #756 of 986 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #175 of 1,079 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #474 of 991 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #353 of 996 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #376 of 1,058 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #145 of 353 | N/A |
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
609
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 609 | 40.7 | 14.9:1 | 59% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 38.3 | 16.3:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 734 | 42.3 | 17.4:1 | 67% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 60% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 27 | 20.1:1 | 60% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 56% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 56% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 31% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 20 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seymour-Redding Elementary School.
About Seymour-Redding Elementary School
Seymour-Redding Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Seymour Community Schools in Seymour, Indiana. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 609 students. Enrollment is 40% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
The 8 schools in Seymour Community Schools enroll 5,432 students altogether, Seymour-Redding Elementary School among them.
White students are the majority at Seymour-Redding Elementary School, with 56% of enrollment. The school is also 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 80%. Seymour-Redding Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Seymour-Redding Elementary School operates with 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Jackson County.
allk12 grades Seymour-Redding Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Seymour-Redding Elementary School would be expected to post about 33.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.1%.
In Jackson County (population about 46,660), the median household income is $70,262, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Seymour-Redding Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Seymour-Redding Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Seymour Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Seymour-Redding Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 644 in 2020-21 to 609 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.5:1 to 14.9:1.
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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
- 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 Middle SchoolMiddle · 778 students
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Margaret R Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour Middle School0.9 mi · 778
- Emerson Elementary School1.2 mi · 257
- Seymour Senior High School1.7 mi · 1,729
- Margaret R Brown Elementary School1.7 mi · 499
- Seymour Intermediate School2.1 mi · 862
- Seymour-Jackson Elementary School2.7 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Seymour-Redding Elementary SchoolHow large is Seymour-Redding Elementary School?
Seymour-Redding Elementary School enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-04.
Is Seymour-Redding Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seymour-Redding Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Seymour-Redding Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Seymour-Redding Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seymour-Redding Elementary School?
At Seymour-Redding Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Seymour-Redding Elementary School public or private?
Seymour-Redding Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour Community Schools.
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