Seymour Middle, Seymour WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Seymour Middle

Seymour Middle is a traditional public school serving grades six through eight in the Seymour Community School District, located in the small city of Seymour in Outagamie County. The city markets itself as a growing and progressive community with a small-town atmosphere, where residents balance local life with access to larger cities like Green Bay and Appleton. The local economy is anchored by health care, manufacturing, and agriculture, and the homeownership rate is strong. For a family considering this school, the peer environment is one where the student body is predominantly white, with notable shares of American Indian or Alaska Native students and smaller shares of Hispanic students and students identifying with two or more races. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common measure of economic need.

On state testing, the school’s results show a mixed picture. In English language arts, proficiency across grades six through eight hovered close to the halfway mark, with a slight uptick in eighth grade. In math, seventh graders posted a stronger result, while sixth and eighth graders landed closer to the midpoint. Eighth-grade science and social studies results were also near that middle range. The overall proficiency index, which averages all tested subjects and grades, places Seymour Middle below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Outagamie County. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports students who are not yet at the proficient mark, particularly in the lower-performing grade levels.

Because this is a middle school, there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s name and location are straightforward: it sits on Circle Drive in Seymour, part of a district that covers a sizable rural and suburban area across two counties and also includes a separate elementary and middle school in the village of Black Creek. The school’s programs and course offerings were not available in the data provided, so a parent interested in electives, music, athletics, or other enrichment should check directly with the school website or the district office.

Housing in Seymour has seen meaningful appreciation, with values climbing in a recent year-long period. The typical home value stands above the state median and is roughly in line with the national figure, and a mortgage payment would likely exceed the cost of renting, pointing to a market where buying requires a higher income. The city has a car-dependent layout, with most residents driving alone to work and an average commute that is typical for the region. Daily street life is modest, though the community gathers for annual events like Burger Fest and the Outagamie County Fair.

The district itself did not surface any recent major changes in available public sources. For a family trying to get a feel for this school, the key takeaway is that Seymour Middle serves a midsize group of students in a community with a stable, family-oriented character, and its academic results fall on the lower side relative to other districts in the county. A parent may want to investigate what academic supports and enrichment options are in place to ensure their child is well served.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 768%

School 68% · District 69% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 51% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 55% · ▼ 3 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 56%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 56% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 63% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

This schoolSeymour Community School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income35%Higher-income60%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income67%33 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income31%Higher-income74%43 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income60%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income84%36 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income21%Higher-income76%55 pp gap