For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 581 students in Seymour School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Connecticut.
Public Preschool in Seymour School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Connecticut public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public preschool average of 59% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
4 Schools
316 Schools
# Students
2,123 Students
123,556 Students
# Teachers
151 Teachers
9,799 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Seymour School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#125 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
47%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.70
# American Indian Students
1 Student
370 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
76 Students
5,700 Students
% Asian Students
4%
5%
# Hispanic Students
471 Students
41,396 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
33%
# Black Students
149 Students
19,526 Students
% Black Students
7%
16%
# White Students
1,382 Students
50,554 Students
% White Students
65%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
137 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
43 Students
5,835 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
43
14,476
# Students in K Grade:
185
18,578
# Students in 1st Grade:
157
18,808
# Students in 2nd Grade:
151
17,228
# Students in 3rd Grade:
180
14,800
# Students in 4th Grade:
159
14,207
# Students in 5th Grade:
160
12,062
# Students in 6th Grade:
163
5,116
# Students in 7th Grade:
147
3,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
170
4,048
# Students in 9th Grade:
164
80
# Students in 10th Grade:
169
60
# Students in 11th Grade:
126
58
# Students in 12th Grade:
149
61
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,551 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,037. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,237 is less than the state median of $25,109. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,551
$26,037
Spending / Student
$21,237
$25,109
Best Seymour School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chatfield-lopresti School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
51 Skokorat St.
Seymour, CT 06483
(203) 888-4640
Seymour, CT 06483
(203) 888-4640
Grades: PK-5
| 581 students
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