Top 5 Best Seymour Public Schools (2021-22)
For the 2021-22 school year, there are 7 public schools serving 4,701 students in Seymour, IN. Seymour has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Indiana.
The top ranked public schools in Seymour, IN are Cortland Elementary School, Emerson Elementary School and Seymour-redding Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Seymour, IN public schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Indiana public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Seymour have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Indiana public schools.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public school average of 32% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Best Seymour, IN Public Schools (2021-22)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cortland Elementary School
Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
6687 N Cr 400 E
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-7483
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-7483
Grades: K-5
| 130 students
Rank: #22.
Emerson Elementary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
500 Emerson Dr
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-2596
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-2596
Grades: K-5
| 345 students
Rank: #33.
Seymour-redding Elementary School
Math: 47% | Reading: 42%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1700 N Ewing St
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5621
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5621
Grades: K-5
| 543 students
Rank: #44.
Seymour Senior High School
Math: 27% | Reading: 56%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1350 W 2nd St
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-4384
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-4384
Grades: 9-12
| 1,489 students
Rank: #55.
Seymour-jackson Elementary School
Math: 41% | Reading: 30%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
508 B Ave East
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5709
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5709
Grades: PK-5
| 654 students
Rank: #66.
Seymour Middle School
Math: 31% | Reading: 41%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
920 N O'brien St
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5453
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5453
Grades: 6-8
| 1,004 students
Rank: #77.
Margaret R Brown Elementary School
Math: 33% | Reading: 25%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
550 Miller Ln
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5539
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5539
Grades: K-5
| 536 students
Seymour, Indiana Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
S.a.m.s. Middle School (Closed 2006)
Alternative School
321 E 16th St
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 524-0593
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 524-0593
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
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