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How has Seymour Junior High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
713
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVIER COUNTY·NCES 470378001967
Seymour Junior High
306 North Pitner RD, Seymour, TN 37865 · (865) 579-0730 · Sevier County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Tennessee public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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 | 249 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 234 | 33% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · 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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.3pp since 2022
Math
56.1%
TN avg 39.3% . -1.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 58.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 57.3% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Seymour Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sevier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #53 of 336 ▼ 17 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #105 of 336 ▼ 7 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #89 of 349 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #254 of 325 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #19 of 81 | N/A |
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
713
-69 (-9%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 604
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 | 713 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 49.2 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 48.8 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 47 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 34 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 46% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 43% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 708 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 23 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seymour Junior High.
About Seymour Junior High
Seymour Junior High is a medium-sized middle school found in Seymour, Tennessee. Students in grades 7 through 9 attend the school, which enrolls 713 students. For comparison, middle schools in Tennessee average about 554 students.
Seymour Junior High is in Sevier County, a district with 14,408 students across 31 schools.
White students are the large majority at Seymour Junior High, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Sevier County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. By the diversity index, Seymour Junior High comes in at 24%.
allk12 grades Seymour Junior High a B+. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Sevier County show that median household income is about $62,581, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 34 public schools operate in Sevier County, serving about 14,408 students.
The closest public school, Seymour High School, is about 0.2 miles from Seymour Junior High. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Seymour Junior High went from 782 students to 713.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sevier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,652
Census ACS
Median income
$62,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,408 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sevier County
- Sevier County Junior HighMiddle · 1,029 students
- Sevier County High SchoolHigh · 950 students
- Seymour PrimaryElementary · 697 students
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Northview PrimaryElementary · 684 students
- Sevierville IntermediateMiddle · 674 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour PrimaryElementary · 697 students
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Seymour IntermediateMiddle · 531 students
- Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour High School0.2 mi · 693
- Seymour Intermediate0.4 mi · 531
- Seymour Primary0.4 mi · 697
- Gap Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 73
- Prospect Elementary School4.4 mi · 323
- New Hopewell Elementary4.7 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Seymour Junior HighHow large is Seymour Junior High?
Seymour Junior High enrolls approximately 713 students in grades 07-09.
Is Seymour Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seymour Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How diverse is Seymour Junior High?
Seymour Junior High reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Seymour Junior High?
Seymour Junior High is overseen by Sevier County in Sevier County.
What county does Seymour Junior High serve?
Seymour Junior High serves Sevier County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.