Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR ISD·NCES 483978009109
SEYMOUR MIDDLE
409 W IDAHO ST, SEYMOUR, TX 76380 · (940) 889-4548 · Baylor County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 MIDDLE→SEYMOUR H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SEYMOUR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
188
+12 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
% White
66%
was 74%
% Hispanic
24%
was 19%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SEYMOUR MIDDLE
SEYMOUR MIDDLE is a very small 6-8 campus in SEYMOUR, Texas, one of the schools within SEYMOUR ISD. The school educates 188 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
SEYMOUR MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by SEYMOUR ISD, a district that enrolls 594 students overall.
In terms of who attends, SEYMOUR MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at SEYMOUR MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEYMOUR MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 53.4%.
Across the wider county, census data for Baylor County shows median household earnings sit near $45,370, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. SEYMOUR MIDDLE is one of 3 public schools in Baylor County (combined enrollment of about 594 students).
The closest other public school is SEYMOUR H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEYMOUR MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.8%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. SEYMOUR MIDDLE's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 188). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 66%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
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Baylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in SEYMOUR ISD
- SEYMOUR ELElementary · 249 students
- SEYMOUR H SHigh · 157 students
Other schools in SEYMOUR
- SEYMOUR ELElementary · 249 students
- SEYMOUR H SHigh · 157 students
Nearby schools
- SEYMOUR H S0.0 mi · 157
- SEYMOUR EL0.7 mi · 249
- MUNDAY SECONDARY24.2 mi · 204
- MUNDAY EL24.3 mi · 217
- THROCKMORTON COLLEGIATE ISD28.5 mi · 144
- BENJAMIN SCHOOL31.3 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About SEYMOUR MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at SEYMOUR MIDDLE?
SEYMOUR MIDDLE enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does SEYMOUR MIDDLE serve?
SEYMOUR MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SEYMOUR MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SEYMOUR MIDDLE is approximately 11.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEYMOUR MIDDLE?
At SEYMOUR MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is SEYMOUR MIDDLE public or private?
SEYMOUR MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEYMOUR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.