Summary:
The Seymour School District in Seymour, Connecticut is a compact district of four schools—two elementary schools, Bungay School (PK–5) and Chatfield-LoPresti School (K–5), plus Seymour Middle School (6–8) and Seymour High School (9–12)—serving roughly 2,091 students. The district overall ranks in the 36th percentile statewide, yet every individual school earns a 3-star rating and ranks in the 53rd–57th percentile of its category, so families looking at school-level data will see a brighter picture than the district summary suggests.
Bungay School is the engagement standout with a remarkable 6.8% chronic absenteeism rate—half the district average and far below the state's 16.4%—and all three tested elementary grades exceed state ELA proficiency averages. Seymour Middle School shines in science, posting an 8th grade proficiency rate of 69.3% versus 50.9% statewide, and its 8th grade math (53.7%) also beats the state (41.9%). Seymour High School graduates 94.8% of its students, above the state rate of 91.2%, but its test scores are volatile: science jumped 20.1 points to 47.6% in 2025–26, while ELA fell 11.7 points to 53.8%, slipping below the state average. Chatfield-LoPresti School faces the highest poverty rate in the district (57.48% free/reduced lunch) and the largest class sizes (15.6:1), yet posts strong results, including 5th grade math at 63.8% and 3rd grade math at 61.6%, both well above state averages.
Chronic absenteeism rises sharply with grade level—elementary rates of 6.8% and 10.9% jump to 15.0% at the middle school and 16.1% at the high school. Resource distribution is uneven: the high school enjoys the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.8) and highest per-student spending ($15,998), while Chatfield-LoPresti carries larger classes with less funding despite its high-need population. Poverty does not neatly predict performance; Bungay has the lowest poverty rate yet lags Chatfield-LoPresti in several math categories. Bungay's strong attendance and literacy practices stand out as a potential model for the upper grades.
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