Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 06483

ZIP code 06483 is home to exactly one middle school, Seymour Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 with 494 students in the Seymour School District.

Seymour Middle School is a solid, mid-tier school in Connecticut, earning a 3-star rating and ranking 111th out of 258 middle schools statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. Its statewide percentile has remained stable, hovering between the 56th and 62nd percentile over the past three years. The school shows clear strengths in upper-grade mathematics: 8th grade math proficiency is 53.7% versus 41.9% statewide, and 7th grade math is 48.5% versus 44.1% statewide, while 6th grade math trails the state average. Science is the standout subject, with 8th grade NGSS proficiency reaching 69.3% compared to the state's 50.9% — an impressive 18.4-point gap. This also represents a remarkable 17-point improvement over the prior year. English Language Arts performance is more modest, with the school slightly below the state average in 6th and 8th grades but essentially at par in 7th grade.

With a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 51.62%, more than half of the student body is economically disadvantaged, making the school's strong results in math and science particularly notable. Chronic absenteeism stands at 15.0%, which is below the state average of 16.4% but above the district average of 12.8%, suggesting room for improvement in student attendance. Per-student spending is $15,875, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.1. Since school and district scores are nearly identical in 7th and 8th grades, Seymour Middle School is clearly the district's primary middle school. Overall, this is a stable and moderately performing school with notable bright spots in science and upper-grade math, though it faces challenges in early middle school ELA and math, as well as attendance compared to its district.