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Seymour Middle School

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Seymour Middle School ranks 110 th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Seymour Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Seymour, Connecticut, part of the Seymour School District. With 472 students, the school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, though its performance is generally on par with or slightly below the state average.

Seymour Middle School's student performance on standardized tests is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 43.9% to 51%, compared to the state average of 50-50.7%, and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 41% to 54.7%, compared to the state average of 40.8-42.9%. The school ranks highly for Hispanic and low-income students, but less so for white students and students with disabilities. Additionally, Seymour Middle School has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.5% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Jockey Hollow School in Monroe and Amity Middle School in Orange significantly outperform Seymour Middle School on standardized tests, while Ansonia Middle School and Derby Middle School lag behind. Seymour Middle School's per-student spending of around $15,800-$15,900 is on the lower end compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, which may contribute to its performance.

494

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,681

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Mountain Rd.
Seymour, CT 06483

(203) 888-4513

District: Seymour School District

Students who attend Seymour Middle School usually attend:

High:

Seymour High School

Feeder schools for Seymour Middle School:

Elementary:	Bungay School
	Chatfield-LoPresti School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Hispanic:

22.1%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Connecticut avg47%

110^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^th of 156Seymour School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	110 of 252	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	95 of 250	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	108 of 249	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	115 of 250	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	117 of 275	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	133 of 259	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	130 of 249	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	122 of 250	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.1	115 of 246	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	101 of 280	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	156 of 278	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.7	146 of 272	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.2	142 of 269	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	114 of 268	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	126 of 255	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	120 of 252	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.9	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.7	132 of 248	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.4	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	82 of 164	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	85 of 161	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	87 of 160	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	101 of 166	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	106 of 235	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	110 of 169	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	106 of 160	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	46 of 105	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	28 of 104	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	70 of 146	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	42 of 117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.8	25 of 114	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	24 of 109	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	56 of 106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	77 of 218	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	98 of 162	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	74 of 157	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	72 of 158	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	104 of 169	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	105 of 224	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	100 of 167	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	103 of 164	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	58.8	97 of 244	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	106 of 153	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	90 of 154	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	98 of 158	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	101 of 151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	124 of 175	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	138 of 166	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	136 of 168	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)60th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2021)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science52%~ state avg

Mathematics49%+7 vs state

English Language Arts48%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Seymour Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Mountain Rd.	Seymour	06483	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-4513	494	38	13.1	51.6%	310 (62.8%)	43 (8.7%)	109 (22.1%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	54.9	110^th of 252 public middle schools	56.3%		60.3	95^th of 250 public middle schools	62.0%	15		52.3		43.9	51.0	48.6		41.0	51.0	54.7	$19,681
Ansonia Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Howard Ave.	Ansonia	06401	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Ansonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5070	560	40	14.0	64.1%	118 (21.1%)	121 (21.6%)	290 (51.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	10.9	220^th of 252 public middle schools	12.7%		11.6	210^th of 250 public middle schools	16.0%	10		21.8		22.8	23.4	21.7		17.5	12.6	12.7	$19,284
Derby Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Chatfield Street	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-1426	300	24	12.5	62.3%	77 (25.7%)	64 (21.3%)	143 (47.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	20.6	184^th of 252 public middle schools	27.0%		19.8	181^st of 250 public middle schools	27.6%	3		25.3		30.0	35.7	49.5		16.4	11.2	17.2	$27,071
Oxford Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Great Oak Rd.	Oxford	06478	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Oxford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 888-5418	371	41	9.0	18.3%	292 (78.7%)	14 (3.8%)	46 (12.4%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	72.6	76^th of 252 public middle schools	69.8%		72.5	69^th of 250 public middle schools	72.4%	7		71.4		62.3	65.5	73.5		50.4	55.2	41.7	$23,583
Intermediate School	Public	7-8	675 Constitution Blvd.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 926-2000	714	57	12.6	38.2%	426 (59.7%)	84 (11.8%)	145 (20.3%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	45.1	130^th of 252 public middle schools	48.4%		45	129^th of 250 public middle schools	48.4%	1					47.1	40.0			47.0	39.7	$20,256
Perry Hill Elementary School	Public	5-6	60 Perry Hill Road	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 924-4002	711	50	14.1	34.2%	409 (57.5%)	60 (8.4%)	180 (25.3%)	31 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)								(n/a)	57.1		53.3	57.9			51.1	55.0			$20,605
Amity Middle School: Bethany	Public	7-8	190 Luke Hill Rd.	Bethany	06524	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 393-3102	373	35	10.8	17.7%	233 (62.5%)	7 (1.9%)	47 (12.6%)	62 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	91	14^th of 252 public middle schools	94.4%		93	8^th of 250 public middle schools	96.8%	6					81.1	74.1			80.1	65.9	$23,765
Jockey Hollow School	Public	6-8	365 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2905	765	56	13.7	18.4%	529 (69.2%)	23 (3.0%)	131 (17.1%)	47 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	84.8	31^st of 252 public middle schools	87.7%		84.7	32^nd of 250 public middle schools	87.2%	1		71.8		77.7	74.5	75.0		59.2	61.6	62.4	$20,803
Cross Street Intermediate School	Public	5-6	120 Cross St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5227	311	22	14.1	52.4%	121 (38.9%)	38 (12.2%)	125 (40.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	45.0		45.7	44.3			36.4	27.2			$19,714
Amity Middle School: Orange	Public	7-8	100 Ohman Ave.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 392-3200	380	34	11.3	16.3%	244 (64.2%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.8%)	55 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	83	38^th of 252 public middle schools	84.9%		89	22^nd of 250 public middle schools	91.2%	16					69.3	66.7			66.5	63.9	$22,121

Frequently Asked Questions about Seymour Middle School

What district is Seymour Middle School in?

Seymour School District

What high school do graduates of Seymour Middle School attend?

Students who attend Seymour Middle School usually go on to attend Seymour High School

What is the racial makeup of Seymour Middle School?

Students at Seymour Middle School are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Seymour Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Seymour Middle School.

Is Seymour Middle School a good school?

Seymour Middle School ranks 110^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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