High Schools in Seymour Community Schools

Seymour Community Schools in Indiana is home to a single high school, Seymour Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. While the school has a diverse student body, it has experienced a decline in academic performance in recent years, ranking 280 out of 431 Indiana high schools in the 2023-2024 school year with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seymour Senior High School faces significant challenges, including low proficiency rates in math and science, with only 16.03% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics and just 19.39% proficient or better in the ILEARN/Biology End of Course exam, both well below state averages. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.0%, which can negatively impact student achievement. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 56.98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, Seymour Community Schools is committed to supporting its students and improving academic outcomes. The district and school leadership will need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the declining performance, gaps in math and science proficiency, high absenteeism, and socioeconomic barriers faced by the student population at Seymour Senior High School.