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Best Elementary Schools in Payson, IL

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233

Students

Top rankedSeymour Elementary School1154^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Payson, Illinois has only one elementary school, Seymour Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6. Seymour Elementary is part of the Payson CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 676 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1 out of 5 star rating.

Seymour Elementary has struggled academically, with test scores below the state average in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In 2024-2025, only 46% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 53.1% statewide, and just 31% were proficient or better in Math compared to 38.5% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. However, Seymour Elementary does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1, which could be leveraged to improve student outcomes.

Overall, Seymour Elementary appears to be an underperforming school that needs to address its academic and attendance challenges in order to better serve its students. With only one elementary school in Payson, there are no other local options for parents to compare against, but the school's low district and state rankings indicate it is struggling compared to other schools across Illinois.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 W State St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 656-3323	233	22	10.8	50.2%	214 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	42.4	1154^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%		48.3	978^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.7%	176	26.9	23.3	28.6	65.4	69.0	46.0	36.7	14.3	26.9	44.8	31.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	15.7	12.5	$14,076	$1,213	$12,863

Cities Near Payson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Liberty	8.4 mi	2	183^rd
Quincy	8.57 mi	12	545^th
Kinderhook	9.35 mi	1	372^nd
Barry	13.32 mi	2	520^th
Mendon	18.64 mi	4	343^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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