Enrollment
98
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192562001464
Seymour Elementary School
100 South Park, Seymour, IA 52590 · (641) 898-2291 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
72 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 44% smaller than its 4th grade class (18).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 48% · 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 Elementary School→Seymour High School
Based on grade levels within Seymour Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 64.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Elementary School
Seymour Elementary School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Elementary School this school | 98 | 73.5% | 62.8% |
| Moulton Elementary School Moulton | 103 | 66.0% | 56.6% |
| Torrence Elementary Keokuk | 80 | 68.8% | N/A |
| South Elementary School Leon | 173 | 71.1% | N/A |
| Mormon Trail Elementary School Humeston | 132 | 63.6% | 57.6% |
| Marnie Simons Elementary School Hamburg | 102 | 62.7% | 73.5% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #667 of 705 |
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
98
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 98 | 12.2 | 8.0:1 | 73% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 9.8 | 9.0:1 | 68% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 9.6 | 9.5:1 | 71% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 8 | 12.1:1 | 70% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 12.8 | 10.6:1 | 61% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 61% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | 55% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 33% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 11 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seymour Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (136 to 98); teachers down 5% (12.8 to 12.2).
About Seymour Elementary School
Seymour Elementary School is an elementary school in Seymour, Iowa, reachable at (641) 898-2291. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 98 students in 2024-25. The school is 70% below the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Across its 2 schools, Seymour Comm School District enrolls 219 students. Seymour Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Seymour Elementary School is 96% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. In Wayne County overall, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Seymour Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Seymour Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 73%. It compares with 57% for public schools in Wayne County.
Seymour Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.2% at Seymour Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.8%.
In the wider Wayne County area, median household income comes to about $61,964, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County's 6 public schools enroll about 1,032 students and include Seymour Elementary School.
Seymour Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Seymour High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Seymour Elementary School at 5th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 97 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 98. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 8.0:1.
Seymour Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,532
Census ACS
Median income
$61,964
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seymour Comm School District
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 121 students
Other Seymour Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Seymour Elementary. Seymour Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Seymour Elementary SchoolFLUSHING, MI · 498 students
- SEYMOUR ELEM.SEYMOUR, MO · 310 students
- SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRALSTON, NE · 286 students
- Seymour Elementary SchoolSEYMOUR, TX · 249 students
- Seymour Elementary SchoolPayson, IL · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour High School0.0 mi · 121
- Wayne Elementary School11.8 mi · 328
- Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School12.0 mi · 255
- Lakeview Elementary12.8 mi · 498
- Howar Middle School12.9 mi · 298
- Centerville High School13.0 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Seymour Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Seymour Elementary School?
Seymour Elementary School enrolls approximately 98 students in grades PK-04.
Is Seymour Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seymour Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seymour Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seymour Elementary School is approximately 8.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seymour Elementary School?
At Seymour Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Seymour Elementary School public or private?
Seymour Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.