Summary:
The Seymour Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single middle school, Seymour Middle, which serves grades 5 through 8 and has a total enrollment of 188 students, with a majority (57.45%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage in the area.
Seymour Middle stands out for its exceptional performance in 8th grade, where students dramatically outperform state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, 83.72% of 8th graders were proficient in Reading, compared to the state average of 58.69%, and 60.53% were proficient in Math, exceeding the state average of 47.24%. The school also excels in advanced coursework, with 90% of students taking Algebra I achieving proficiency, far above the state average of 54.03%. However, the school faces challenges in lower grades, particularly in 6th grade Math, where only 20.83% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, well below the state average of 38.57%. This creates a "J-curve" pattern where performance improves significantly as students progress through the grades, suggesting the school's instructional program is highly effective at accelerating growth in later years.
Despite strong absolute test scores, Seymour Middle has seen its state ranking decline from the 85th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 70th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating that other schools across Texas are improving at a faster pace. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1, a 0.0% dropout rate, and spends $9,441 per student. Key areas for improvement include boosting Math proficiency in 5th and 6th grades, while the school's strengths in 8th grade Reading and Algebra I provide a strong foundation for student success.
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