Enrollment
121
High
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192562001465
Seymour High School
100 South Park, Seymour, IA 52590 · (641) 898-2291 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
69 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 12% |
Student demographics
18%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
Feeds from
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
49.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Seymour High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour High School this school | 121 | 57.0% | 51.9% |
| Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School Humeston | 98 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Moulton-Udell High School Moulton | 85 | 56.5% | 46.0% |
| West Central Charter High School Maynard | 97 | 54.6% | 57.8% |
| West Harrison Middle School/High School Mondamin | 156 | 51.9% | 76.1% |
| East Union Middle-High School Afton | 242 | 58.3% | 78.5% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #298 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #268 of 314 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #308 of 314 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #315 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #23 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high 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
121
-27 (-18%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 121 | 9.9 | 12.3:1 | 57% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 11.1 | 11.1:1 | 59% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 14 | 9.5:1 | 52% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 10 | 14.8:1 | 55% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 118 | 9.5 | 12.5:1 | 42% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 113 | 7 | 16.1:1 | 47% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 13 | 7.1:1 | 41% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 24% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seymour High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (118 to 121); teachers up 4% (9.5 to 9.9).
About Seymour High School
Seymour High School is a small high school in Seymour Comm School District, located in Seymour, Iowa. It enrolled 121 students in grades 5 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 74% lower than the average for high schools in Iowa, which is about 468.
Seymour Comm School District is responsible for 2 schools, Seymour High School included, with 219 students in all.
Seymour High School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Seymour High School comes in at 18%.
Federal staffing data show 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Seymour High School and a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is about the same, 57%.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Seymour High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Seymour High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools. It scores 51.9%; the prediction is 63.4%.
Among Wayne County residents, median household income is about $61,964, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Seymour High School is one of 6 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 1,032 students.
Seymour Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. On state test proficiency, Seymour High School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Seymour High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 148 to 121. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.8:1 to 12.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Seymour High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 98 students
Other Seymour High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Seymour High. Seymour High School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Seymour High SchoolSeymour, TN · 693 students
- Seymour High SchoolSeymour, CT · 604 students
- Seymour HighSeymour, WI · 590 students
- SEYMOUR HIGHSEYMOUR, MO · 226 students
- Seymour High SchoolPayson, IL · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour Elementary School0.0 mi · 98
- 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 High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Seymour High School?
Seymour High School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Seymour High School serve?
Seymour High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seymour High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seymour High School is approximately 12.3:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Seymour High School?
Student demographics at Seymour High School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Seymour High School public or private?
Seymour High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour Comm School District.
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