Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR R-II·NCES 292793001720
SEYMOUR ELEM.
425 E CENTER, SEYMOUR, MO 65746 · (417) 935-2234 · Webster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-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.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
190 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54%
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 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 52% · 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 R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
40.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.7% | 25.5% | 34.2% | 21.4% |
| Math | 10.7% | 29.5% | 34.2% | 25.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 39.1% | 32.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 ELEM.
SEYMOUR ELEM.'s state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEYMOUR ELEM. this school | 310 | 61.3% | 38.8% |
| CHAFFEE ELEM. CHAFFEE | 293 | 62.5% | 26.0% |
| CRANE ELEM. CRANE | 336 | 61.3% | 35.0% |
| SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARY SHELBINA | 282 | 58.9% | 24.8% |
| STEELVILLE ELEM. STEELVILLE | 346 | 59.0% | 29.3% |
| BLACK HAWK ELEM. KAHOKA | 342 | 57.0% | 33.3% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Webster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #560 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #554 of 1,019 ▲ 102 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #494 of 1,018 ▲ 259 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #220 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #672 of 1,294 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #12 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #797 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #429 of 1,165 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #374 of 684 | 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
310
-53 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 310 | 36.4 | 8.5:1 | 61% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 35.9 | 8.8:1 | 49% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 33.9 | 9.1:1 | 39% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 72% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 32.9 | 10.8:1 | 60% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 57% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 59% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 49% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEYMOUR ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (354 to 310); teachers up 11% (32.9 to 36.4).
About SEYMOUR ELEM.
SEYMOUR ELEM. is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SEYMOUR, Missouri. Enrollment is 310 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
SEYMOUR ELEM. falls under SEYMOUR R-II, which has 3 schools enrolling 696 students.
The student body at SEYMOUR ELEM. is 93% White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 36.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 8.5:1 here. Around 61% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 16 points above the 45% average for public schools in Webster County.
SEYMOUR ELEM. is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SEYMOUR ELEM., the prediction is 36.9% and the result is 38.8%.
SEYMOUR ELEM. is located in Webster County, where the median household income is $71,155, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides SEYMOUR ELEM., Webster County has 16 other public schools.
The closest public school, SEYMOUR MIDDLE, is about 0.1 miles from SEYMOUR ELEM.. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, SEYMOUR ELEM. ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 53 students since 2020-21, to 310. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 8.5:1, from 11.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEYMOUR R-II
- SEYMOUR HIGHHigh · 226 students
- SEYMOUR MIDDLEMiddle · 160 students
Other schools in SEYMOUR
- SEYMOUR HIGHHigh · 226 students
- SEYMOUR MIDDLEMiddle · 160 students
Other SEYMOUR Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named SEYMOUR Elementary. SEYMOUR ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Seymour Elementary SchoolFLUSHING, MI · 498 students
- SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRALSTON, NE · 286 students
- Seymour Elementary SchoolSEYMOUR, TX · 249 students
- Seymour Elementary SchoolPayson, IL · 233 students
- Seymour Elementary SchoolSeymour, IA · 98 students
Nearby schools
- SEYMOUR MIDDLE0.1 mi · 160
- SEYMOUR HIGH0.1 mi · 226
- FORDLAND ELEM.9.8 mi · 300
- WILDER ELEM.10.0 mi · 312
- MANSFIELD HIGH10.0 mi · 174
- MANSFIELD JR. HIGH10.1 mi · 135
Frequently asked questions
About SEYMOUR ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SEYMOUR ELEM.?
SEYMOUR ELEM. enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SEYMOUR ELEM. serve?
SEYMOUR ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SEYMOUR ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SEYMOUR ELEM. is approximately 8.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEYMOUR ELEM.?
At SEYMOUR ELEM., the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SEYMOUR ELEM.?
SEYMOUR ELEM. is overseen by SEYMOUR R-II in Webster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.