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Seymour Middle School

409 W IDAHO ST, SEYMOUR, TX 76380 · (940) 889-4548 · Baylor County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
108 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 54524%
Grade 65931%
Grade 74624%
Grade 83820%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
12466%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
4624%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
53%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
116%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
9852%
Female
9048%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Seymour Middle School→Seymour High School
Feeds from
Seymour Elementary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within SEYMOUR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -25.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading34.0%30.0%23.0%13.0%
Mathematics21.0%23.0%36.0%20.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2664.0%44.0%
2024-2563.0%49.0%
2023-2460.0%69.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →

Where Seymour Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.4%#404 of 1,635
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#772 of 1,670
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#457 of 1,670
Enrollment
ranked largest first
188#1,561 of 1,749
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.4%#996 of 1,648
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
188
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518815.911.8:157% (108)
2023-2419616.212.1:163% (123)
2022-2319015.712.1:164% (122)
2020-211741214.5:147% (82)
2017-1817613.413.2:153% (93)
2015-161861413.3:153% (98)
2010-111791214.9:153% (95)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seymour Middle School.

About Seymour Middle School

Students in SEYMOUR, Texas, attend Seymour Middle School, a very small middle school. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 188 students. The school is 71% below the average for middle schools in Texas.

SEYMOUR ISD enrolls 594 students, and its 3 schools include Seymour Middle School.

Of every 100 students at Seymour Middle School, about 66 are White. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Baylor County's residents are about 83% White, 17 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Seymour Middle School scores 50%.

Seymour Middle School has 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. At Seymour Middle School, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Baylor County is close, at 59%.

Seymour Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.4%) and its predicted rate (49.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Baylor County show that the median household earns about $45,370 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Baylor County has 3 public schools with about 594 students, including Seymour Middle School.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Seymour High School, is the closest to Seymour Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.9% proficiency; Seymour Middle School posts 53.4%.

For locale, NCES codes Seymour Middle School as Rural: Remote.

The school's student count rose 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.8:1, from 14.5:1.

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Baylor County at a glance

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Population
3,485
Census ACS
Median income
$45,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
594 students

Quick facts

School name
Seymour Middle School
District
SEYMOUR ISD
Address
409 W IDAHO ST, SEYMOUR, TX 76380
Phone
(940) 889-4548
County
Baylor County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
188
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
108 (57%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
483978009109
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Seymour Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Seymour Middle School?
Seymour Middle School enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Seymour Middle School serve?
Seymour Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seymour Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seymour Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seymour Middle School?
At Seymour Middle School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Seymour Middle School public or private?
Seymour Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEYMOUR ISD.
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