Payson CUSD 1

Summary:

The Payson CUSD 1 district in Illinois serves two schools: Seymour Elementary School and Seymour High School. While Seymour Elementary ranks in the middle of Illinois elementary schools, it struggles with math proficiency and has a high chronic absenteeism rate. Seymour High School also ranks in the middle of Illinois high schools, but has a low 4-year graduation rate and low proficiency in both math and English language arts.

Seymour Elementary School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and relatively strong science proficiency, with 63% of students scoring proficient or better on the ISA science assessment. However, the school struggles with math proficiency, with only 22.4% of students scoring proficient or better on the IAR math assessment. Additionally, Seymour Elementary has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%.

Seymour High School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 76.3%. The school also struggles with both math and English language arts proficiency, with only 17.1% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better on the SAT in both subjects. Seymour High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.9%.

District Detail

406 W State St
Payson, IL 62360-1041

(217) 656-3323

SchoolDigger Rank:
601^st of 813 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 479

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 W State St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 656-3323	250	23	11.1	51.6%	222 (88.8%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	48.3	978^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.7%		44.7	1066^th of 2077 public elementary schools	48.7%	88	63.0	0.0	42.8	63.0	37.5			35.3	6.9	32.2	37.0	15.6			22.4			99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	15.7	12.5	$12,745	$1,512	$11,233
Seymour High School	Public	7-12	420 W Brainard St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 656-3355	229	17	13.1	48.5%	211 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	39	398^th of 697 public high schools	42.9%		55.2	272^nd of 699 public high schools	61.1%	126	53.4					14.7	27.0	20.5					9.7	24.3	16.7	17.1	17.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.3	$12,764	$429	$12,335

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Quincy School District 172	8.25 mi	9	548^th
Liberty CUSD 2	8.79 mi	2	252^nd
Western CUSD 12	9.58 mi	3	533^rd
Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	9.74 mi	6
Central CUSD 3	18.35 mi	4	293^rd

Payson CUSD 1

District Detail

Seymour Elementary School

Seymour High School

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