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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47274

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At a glance

Schools

5,432

Students

Top rankedCortland Elementary School405^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Seymour Middle School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Emerson Elementary School 13.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 47274 has eight schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Seymour Community Schools district in Indiana: five elementary schools, two middle-grade schools, and one high school, with a combined enrollment of 5,432 students. The district overall is ranked 264th of 374 districts in the state (29th percentile) with a 1-star rating, but that single district rating hides very large differences between the individual schools in this ZIP.

The academic standouts are Cortland Elementary School, ranked 405th of 1,015 (60th percentile, 3 stars), and Emerson Elementary School, ranked 422nd of 1,015 (58th percentile, 3 stars). Both beat the district in ELA, math, and science; Emerson's all-grade math proficiency of 59.26 is more than double the district's 28.13. Seymour Middle School is a relative bright spot for ELA (34.15 vs. the district's 24.92), and its rank percentile improved from 35 to 43. Seymour-Redding Elementary School is split: above district in math and science, below in ELA.

At the other end, Margaret R Brown Elementary School ranks 922nd of 1,015 (9th percentile, 0 stars) and Seymour-Jackson Elementary School ranks 895th of 1,015 (12th percentile, 1 star); both post far-below-state ELA results in grades 3 and 4. Seymour Senior High School ranks 301st of 415 (27th percentile, 1 star), with SAT math proficiency of 14.86 vs. the state's 25.6 and the ZIP's highest chronic absenteeism at 22.9%. Attendance alone does not explain results: Margaret R Brown has among the lowest absenteeism (8.3%) yet the lowest ELA proficiency. Per-student spending ranges from $7,050 to $14,510 and does not map neatly onto outcomes.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	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
Cortland Elementary School	Public	K-4	6687 N Cr 400 E	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-7483	89	8	10.5	39.3%	86 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	59.2	405^th of 1015 public elementary schools	60.1%		69.7	291^st of 1005 public elementary schools	71.0%	114			41.2	52.2					47.5	52.9	47.8					50.0	43.5		43.5			$14,510	$471	$14,039
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Emerson Dr	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-2596	257	19	13.7	56.4%	153 (59.5%)	6 (2.3%)	77 (30.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	57.8	422^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	58.4%		73.5	253^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	74.8%	169			37.5	36.7					37.0	62.5	56.7					59.3	43.3		43.3			$12,241	$754	$11,486
Margaret R Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	550 Miller Ln	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5539	499	35	14.3	76.0%	87 (17.4%)	10 (2.0%)	381 (76.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	11	922^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.2	906^th of 1005 public elementary schools	9.9%	16			9.3	9.2					9.2	24.7	26.5					25.6	23.5		23.5			$11,179	$1,707	$9,471
Seymour Senior High School	Public	9-12	1350 W 2nd St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 522-4384	1,729	100	17.3	58.6%	864 (50.0%)	25 (1.4%)	770 (44.5%)	16 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.1%)	28.5	301^st of 415 public high schools	27.5%		34.6	287^th of 429 public high schools	33.1%	14	34.8	14.9																			31.5	$10,303	$990	$9,314
Seymour-Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	508 B Ave East	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5709	609	40	15.1	63.9%	224 (36.8%)	7 (1.1%)	360 (59.1%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	12.4	895^th of 1015 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.5	904^th of 1005 public elementary schools	10.0%	9			7.3	16.5					11.5	15.6	33.0					23.5	25.3		25.3			$9,707	$1,490	$8,218
Seymour-Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 N Ewing St	Seymour	47274	Jackson County	Seymour Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 522-5621	609	41	14.9	59.3%	342 (56.2%)	19 (3.1%)	218 (35.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	27.3	750^th of 1015 public elementary schools	26.1%		31.6	716^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.8%	34			21.2	21.4					21.3	33.6	48.0					39.6	32.7		32.7			$10,561	$1,359	$9,202
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

Cities Near Zip Code 47274

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seymour	0.33 mi	8	329^th
Hayden	8.43 mi	1	242^nd
Brownstown	9.67 mi	3	197^th
Crothersville	11.56 mi	2	354^th
Columbus	11.93 mi	18	205^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.