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Seymour Middle School

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Seymour Middle School ranks 276 th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Seymour Middle School in Seymour, IN, serves 778 students in grades 7–8 in a small southern Indiana city as part of Seymour Community Schools, whose district ranks 264th of 374 in Indiana (29th percentile, 1 star). It ranks 276th of 486 statewide (43rd percentile) with 2 stars, with 34.15% ILEARN ELA proficiency and 27.06% math proficiency. Absenteeism is 15.4%, free/reduced lunch is 60.54%, per-pupil spending is $12,181, and the student–teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Among nearby schools, Seymour Middle School is one of only two tied to a bottom-quartile, 1-star district; the other is Austin Middle School, 16.4 miles away. Its ELA and math results rank 4th and 5th among seven schools, trailing Brownstown Central Middle School, Central Middle School, Northside Middle School, and Jennings County Middle School, though it edges feeder Seymour Intermediate School in ELA and Austin in math. Attendance is a relative strength: 15.4% is below the state’s 16.7% and the district’s 15.8%, and 2024-25 is the first year in five that it beat its district rate; only Brownstown is lower. Poverty is high at 60.54%, and spending is high at $12,181, nearly matching Central—yet Central posts 12.7 points more ELA proficiency and 11.2 more math proficiency. The feeder Seymour Intermediate School reports $7,050 per pupil, a 1.7× gap within the same district.

Two patterns stand out. First, ELA and math have moved in opposite directions relative to the district: in all four reported years, Seymour Middle School beats its district in ELA and trails it in math, but the ELA margin has grown to 9.2 points while the math gap has narrowed to 1.1. Second, 8th-grade math is the weakest cell in the building: 23.55% versus the state’s 34.2%, a 10.7-point gap and a 6.6-point drop from 7th grade. Spending rose 47% in three years while results improved only modestly, and the school’s rank moved from the 35th to the 43rd percentile from 2024-25 to 2025-26—faster than most peers but still within its long-running 32nd–43rd percentile band.

778

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,181

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

920 N O'Brien St
Seymour, IN 47274

(812) 522-5453

District: Seymour Community Schools

Students who attend Seymour Middle School usually attend:

High:

Seymour Senior High School

Feeder schools for Seymour Middle School:

Elementary:	Cortland Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary School
	Margaret R Brown Elementary School
	Seymour-Jackson Elementary School
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	Seymour-Redding Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

Hispanic:

46.7%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg27%

276^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

264^th of 374Seymour Community Schools among Indiana 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	276 of 486	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	313 of 480	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	303 of 491	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	315 of 489	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	308 of 490	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	319 of 483	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	306 of 470	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	304 of 473	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	321 of 472	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	304 of 494	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	326 of 485	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	308 of 470	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	338 of 444	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.8	312 of 447	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.7	269 of 451	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	287 of 428	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.4	306 of 423	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.3	308 of 382	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.3	270 of 375	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.5	302 of 370	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.1	183 of 222	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%

Math27%

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by a parent
Friday, March 22, 2013

Well I would love to hear from a teacher to explain to me WHY when a kid does something wrong does the entire class gets punished. (example: 20 kids in class, 7 kids won"t stop talking, sooooo! the teacher announces that the entire class has extra work.) How does punishing everyone get the point across to the 7.

1. you are teaching children to hate, not just you but also the 7.
2. you teach children that no matter how good they are they are they will still be punished for others actions.
3. you teach children that only when EVERYONE is good will you be rewarded ( and probably not even then ).

BACK IN THE DAY THOSE 7 WOULD BE IN THE (PRINCIPALS) OFFICE WORKING.. NOT LAUGHING BECAUSE EVERYONE IS PAYING FOR THEIR STUPIDITY.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seymour Middle School	Public	7-8	920 N O'Brien St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-5453	778	49	15.8	60.5%	376 (48.3%)	11 (1.4%)	363 (46.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	43.1	276^th of 486 public middle schools	43.2%		38.2	313^th of 480 public middle schools	34.8%	37			32.8	35.7	34.2			30.1	23.6	27.1					$12,181	$1,400	$10,782
Seymour Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1000 S Poplar St.	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 523-4637	862	56	15.4	63.5%	388 (45.0%)	13 (1.5%)	423 (49.1%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)								(n/a)	20.6	21.9			21.3	24.7	19.4			21.9	23.5	23.5	30.0		$7,050	$971	$6,079
Brownstown Central Middle School	Public	6-8	520 W Walnut St	Brownstown	47220	Jackson County	Brownstown County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 358-4947	307	18	17.5	51.1%	287 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	57.6	191^st of 486 public middle schools	60.7%		57.5	194^th of 480 public middle schools	59.6%	3		34.6	39.8	59.0	44.0		33.6	36.6	33.7	34.6	34.6	34.6			$11,773	$675	$11,098
Jennings County Middle School	Public	7-8	820 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 346-4940	572	45	12.7	65.0%	494 (86.4%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	38.4	308^th of 486 public middle schools	36.6%		47.1	255^th of 480 public middle schools	46.9%	53			27.0	30.7	28.8			24.2	31.6	27.9					$13,150	$1,149	$12,001
Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Hwy 31	Austin	47102	Scott County	Scott County School District 1	No	No	No	No	(812) 794-8740	254	1	254.0	45.7%	232 (91.3%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	28.4	349^th of 486 public middle schools	28.2%		22.8	367^th of 480 public middle schools	23.5%	18		26.8	33.3	20.0	26.6		19.6	24.7	14.1	19.4	28.9	28.9			$10,368	$603	$9,765
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	725 7th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4287	790	52	15.2	45.4%	502 (63.5%)	25 (3.2%)	142 (18.0%)	81 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	69.3	142^nd of 486 public middle schools	70.8%		56.7	199^th of 480 public middle schools	58.5%	57			43.3	50.4	46.9			41.1	35.4	38.2				98.2	$12,099	$814	$11,286
Northside Middle School	Public	7-8	1400 27th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4405	908	58	15.7	45.0%	586 (64.5%)	16 (1.8%)	240 (26.4%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	55.4	205^th of 486 public middle schools	57.8%		57.8	189^th of 480 public middle schools	60.6%	16			39.1	35.3	37.2			35.3	34.4	34.8				100.0	$11,987	$830	$11,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Seymour Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Seymour Middle School?

Students at Seymour Middle School are 48% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Seymour Middle School in?

Seymour Community Schools

Is Seymour Middle School a good school?

Seymour Middle School ranks 276^th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Seymour Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended Seymour Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Seymour Middle School attend?

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

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