Seymour’s public schools score below 51% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Seymour, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 44% of Seymour’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Seymour’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 914 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Seymour’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Fall Creek spends $11,629 per student and Eau Claire Area $15,347, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Wildlands Charter School is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Seymour’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Wisconsin school districts, #227 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Seymour, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Seymour · depends on your address
Eau Claire Community Sites
Grades PK · 435 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Fall Creek Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 414 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fall Creek
Prairie Ridge Early Learning School
Grades PK · 248 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
9th grade in Seymour · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Fall Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 270 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fall Creek
10th grade in Seymour · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Fall Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 270 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fall Creek
11th grade in Seymour · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Fall Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 270 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fall Creek
12th grade in Seymour · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Fall Creek High
Grades 9–12 · 270 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fall Creek
Seymour runs its own schools through grade 12 (Fall Creek School District). From grade PK, students attend the Eau Claire Area School District, shared with Brunswick, Clear Creek, Eau Claire, Pleasant Valley, Rock Creek, Union and Washington. Its elementary school is in Eau Claire. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Seymour
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Seymour vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Seymour’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour | B− | Fall Creek PK–12 · Eau Claire Area PK–12 |
| Eau Claire | B− | Eau Claire Area |
| Altoona | B+ | Altoona |
| Washington | B− | Eau Claire Area PK–12 · Fall Creek PK–12 |
| Ludington | B− | Fall Creek PK–12 · Augusta PK–12 |
| Lafayette | B− | Chippewa Falls Area PK–12 · Cadott PK–12 |
| Lake Hallie | B− | Chippewa Falls Area |
| Lincoln | B− | Fall Creek PK–12 · Augusta PK–12 |
| Hallie | — | Chippewa Falls Area |
3 of the 8 neighbors share Fall Creek with Seymour for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Seymour
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Seymour’s schools
Are Seymour’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Seymour children attend score below 51% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #227 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Seymour in?
Two districts: Fall Creek School District runs grades PK–12, and Eau Claire Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Brunswick, Clear Creek, Eau Claire, Pleasant Valley, Rock Creek, Union and Washington.
Where do Seymour kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: North High, Memorial High and Fall Creek High.
What is Seymour’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Eau Claire Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Seymour spend per student?
$11,629 in Fall Creek School District and $15,347 in Eau Claire Area School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Seymour families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.