Summary:
The 62360 zip code area is home to two schools - Seymour Elementary School and Seymour High School, both part of the Payson CUSD 1 district. While the elementary school appears to be the stronger performer of the two, both schools face significant challenges, including low proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and poor district-level rankings.
Seymour Elementary School has a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks between 978-1154 out of over 2,000 Illinois elementary schools. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (46%) and Math (31%) are well below state averages, and it experiences high chronic absenteeism at 25.4%. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1 and spends a comparable $12,745 per student.
In contrast, Seymour High School stands out for its particularly low Math proficiency rates, with only 7.6% of students meeting or exceeding standards compared to the state average of 38.5%. The high school also has a 2-3 star rating and ranks between 272-432 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools. Like the elementary school, Seymour High experiences high chronic absenteeism at 25.4%, but it has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 13.1 and spends $12,764 per student.
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