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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 62360

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233

Students

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

Summary:

The 62360 zip code area has only one elementary school, Seymour Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 250 students. The school is part of the Payson CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 676 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seymour Elementary's academic performance is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 23.3% for 3rd grade to 69% for 6th grade in 2024-2025. Math proficiency rates range from 14.3% for 4th grade to 44.8% for 6th grade. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 51.6% in 2023-2024, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year.

The inconsistent academic performance across grade levels, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school and district suggest that addressing these issues should be a priority. Improving curriculum alignment, instructional practices, student support, and addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could help improve student outcomes at Seymour Elementary School.

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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 Zip Code 62360

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Payson	0.45 mi	2	659^th
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

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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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