Best Public Schools in Seymour, IN

Summary:

The city of Seymour, Indiana is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Seymour Community Schools district. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with stark differences in academic achievement across the district.

The top-performing elementary schools are Emerson Elementary School and Cortland Elementary School, which have over 50% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Math on ILEARN tests. These schools also have the highest SchoolDigger rankings in the district and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates. Another standout is Seymour-Redding Elementary School, which has the highest ILEARN proficiency rates, particularly in Math, among the other elementary schools.

In contrast, the lower-performing schools, such as Seymour-Jackson Elementary School and Margaret R. Brown Elementary School, struggle with proficiency rates below 30% in both English Language Arts and Math. These disparities in academic performance seem to be linked to the schools' demographics, with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged and minority students. Addressing these equity and opportunity gaps should be a priority for the Seymour Community Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Emerson Dr	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-2596	271	19	14.5	49.8%	169 (62.4%)	4 (1.5%)	74 (27.3%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	75.2	235^th of 1010 public elementary schools	76.7%		70.5	295^th of 1016 public elementary schools	71.0%	60			50.0	50.0					50.0	60.0	63.0					61.5			$10,354	$494	$9,859
Margaret R Brown Elementary School	Public	K-5	550 Miller Ln	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5539	524	37	14.1	59.0%	116 (22.1%)	10 (1.9%)	377 (71.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	14.4	875^th of 1010 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.1	850^th of 1016 public elementary schools	16.3%	25			6.1	21.3					14.6	25.0	28.4					26.9			$9,079	$1,174	$7,905
Seymour Senior High School	Public	9-12	1350 W 2nd St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-4384	1,726	98	17.7	47.5%	896 (51.9%)	21 (1.2%)	737 (42.7%)	24 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.6%)	37.8	274^th of 431 public high schools	36.4%		33.6	279^th of 398 public high schools	29.9%	5	38.4	16.0																37.1	$9,884	$705	$9,179
Seymour-Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	508 B Ave East	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5709	617	39	15.8	56.7%	249 (40.4%)	8 (1.3%)	336 (54.5%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	14.2	881^st of 1010 public elementary schools	12.8%		19.9	822^nd of 1016 public elementary schools	19.1%	59			11.4	15.5					13.4	17.5	35.5					26.3			$8,712	$878	$7,834
Seymour-Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 N Ewing St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5621	624	38	16.3	43.3%	380 (60.9%)	19 (3.0%)	193 (30.9%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	17 (2.7%)	31	723^rd of 1010 public elementary schools	28.4%		44.1	595^th of 1016 public elementary schools	41.4%	128			30.0	29.2					29.6	41.1	29.2					35.1			$9,225	$961	$8,264
Seymour Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N O'Brien St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-5453	776	52	15.0	49.5%	365 (47.0%)	15 (1.9%)	363 (46.8%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	39.1	302^nd of 485 public middle schools	37.7%		37.5	315^th of 489 public middle schools	35.6%	13							31.8	30.9	31.4					24.7	22.1	23.5			$9,218	$918	$8,300
Cortland Elementary School	Public	K-5	6687 N Cr 400 E	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-7483	104	7	15.5	36.5%	101 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	72.1	269^th of 1010 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.3	273^rd of 1016 public elementary schools	73.1%	4			50.0	52.9					51.3	54.6	58.8					56.4			$11,535	$416	$11,119
Seymour Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1000 S Poplar St.	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 525-9571	831	49	17.1	62.1%	418 (50.3%)	9 (1.1%)	368 (44.3%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)								(n/a)					23.1	31.6			27.1			28.2	32.5			30.2	25.4

Cities Near Seymour

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hayden	8.43 mi	1	286^th
Brownstown	9.67 mi	3	289^th
Crothersville	11.56 mi	2	376^th
Columbus	11.93 mi	16	215^th
Scipio	12.61 mi	1	225^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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