Seymour Middle School
Public middle school in Seymour, Missouri · Seymour R-II School District · Grades 6–8
Seymour Middle School serves 160 students in grades 6–8 in Seymour (Webster County). It is one of 3 schools in Seymour R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 347th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Seymour R-II School District |
| County | Webster County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292793001580 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Seymour R-II | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 160 | 696 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 10.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65% | 61.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Seymour Middle School in context
Size
Seymour Middle School is the only middle school in Seymour R-II School District. Its 160 students are 23% of the district's 696. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 15.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 281; Seymour Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 62 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 44, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 8 has 29% fewer students than grade 6 (44 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 93.8% here and 92% across Seymour R-II. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% across Seymour R-II and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 28.1% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 160 students, Seymour Middle School has 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 160 students would have about 12.3 teachers, so Seymour Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Seymour Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Mansfield Junior High School, 10.1 miles away in Mansfield R-IV School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.8% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 62 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 E Clinton Ave, Seymour, MO 65746
Phone: (417)935-4626
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Seymour Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Junior High School | Mansfield R-IV | 10.1 mi | 135 | 13 | 56.3% |
| Fordland Middle School | Fordland R-III | 10.5 mi | 150 | 17.2 | 40.7% |
| Ava Middle School | Ava R-I | 14.6 mi | 386 | 13.8 | 51.6% |
| Hartville Middle School | Hartville R-II | 15.3 mi | 139 | 11.7 | 59.7% |
| Marshfield Junior High School | Marshfield R-I | 15.4 mi | 659 | 13.6 | 39.3% |
| Logan-Rogersville Upper Elementary School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 16.4 mi | 538 | 14.8 | 34.6% |
| Logan-Rogersville Middle School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 19.6 mi | 375 | 15 | 35.5% |
| Sparta Middle School | Sparta R-III | 20.3 mi | 187 | 12.8 | 45.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Seymour R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 310 |
| Seymour High School | High | 9–12 | 226 |