Is H C Williams Senior High School a good school?

Yes! H C Williams Senior High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 54 th of 1242 New York high schools.

How many students attend H C Williams Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 340 students attended H C Williams Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of H C Williams Senior High School?

Students at H C Williams Senior High School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into H C Williams Senior High School?

H C Williams Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : F S Banford Elementary School Middle : J M McKenney Middle School

H C Williams Senior High School

Summary:

H C Williams Senior High School is a public high school located in Canton, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 346 students. The school is part of the Canton Central School District, which is ranked 214 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H C Williams Senior High School stands out as an exceptional high school within the state of New York, consistently ranking among the top performers and demonstrating strong academic achievement across various student subgroups. The school has consistently ranked in the top 10% of New York high schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 54 out of 1,242 high schools (2023-2024), and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the past decade. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in subjects like Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government, where its proficiency rates are over 95%.

While H C Williams Senior High School outperforms the nearby Parishville-Hopkinton Junior-Senior High School, Ogdensburg Free Academy, and Norwood-Norfolk School on various metrics, the differences in performance are not as stark as one might expect given the significant gap in statewide rankings. For example, Ogdensburg Free Academy, ranked 99th in the state, still maintains strong test scores and graduation rates that are comparable to H C Williams Senior High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

99 State St
Canton, NY 13617-1099

(315) 386-8561

District: Canton Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
54^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,534

Feeder schools for H C Williams Senior High School:

Elementary:	F S Banford Elementary School
Middle:	J M McKenney Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.8

Number of students: 340

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Asian:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details H C Williams Senior High School ranks better than 95.7% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.72. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at H C Williams Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (95.3%), two or more races (2.6%), Asian (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at H C Williams Senior High School is 8.8. (See more...)

Compare H C Williams Senior High School employs 38.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at H C Williams Senior High School is $15,534.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

H C Williams Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks H C Williams Senior High School 54^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See H C Williams Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Canton Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton Central School District 214^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for H C Williams Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at H C Williams Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	65.90	263^rd	935	71.9%
2006	73.97	102^nd	986	89.7%
2007	71.40	154^th	1002	84.6%
2008	70.87	196^th	1027	80.9%
2009	68.58	248^th	1086	77.2%
2010	74.16	139^th	1117	87.6%
2011	77.73	75^th	1165	93.6%
2012	78.27	108^th	1198	91.0%
2013	78.14	128^th	1217	89.5%
2014	72.62	189^th	1237	84.7%
2015	70.38	215^th	1255	82.9%
2016	75.68	128^th	1255	89.8%
2017	81.76	87^th	1221	92.9%
2018	81.88	55^th	1210	95.5%
2019	78.42	142^nd	1207	88.2%
2022	81.67	82^nd	1190	93.1%
2023	82.98	70^th	1228	94.3%
2024	83.72	54^th	1242	95.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at H C Williams Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.38	72^nd	1095	93.4%
2019	84.90	104^th	1132	90.8%
2022	85.34	74^th	1038	92.9%
2023	82.00	114^th	1130	89.9%
2024	89.59	54^th	1144	95.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at H C Williams Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.19	35^th	1154	97.0%
2019	75.36	139^th	1179	88.2%
2022	80.00	65^th	1101	94.1%
2023	80.74	61^st	1155	94.7%
2024	86.33	20^th	1170	98.3%

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Rank History for Female students at H C Williams Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.80	33^rd	1176	97.2%
2019	78.19	144^th	1193	87.9%
2022	82.14	68^th	1155	94.1%
2023	82.68	74^th	1197	93.8%
2024	82.19	79^th	1219	93.5%

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Rank History for Male students at H C Williams Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.43	83^rd	1176	92.9%
2019	76.91	153^rd	1190	87.1%
2022	79.79	103^rd	1154	91.1%
2023	82.54	66^th	1191	94.5%
2024	83.95	46^th	1211	96.2%

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Rank History for White students at H C Williams Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.52	64^th	765	91.6%
2019	70.83	146^th	793	81.6%
2022	74.30	92^nd	738	87.5%
2023	64.71	212^th	776	72.7%
2024	75.13	94^th	781	88.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for H C Williams Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	483	2	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1990	476	1	7	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1991	360	5	1	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	368
1992	477	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1993	469	5	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1994	504	5	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1995	539	5	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1996	539	5	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1997	559	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1998	576	4	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	582
1999	567	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
2000	562	4	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
2001	541	8	6	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	558
2002	503	7	5	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	524
2003	503	7	5	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	524
2004	523	6	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	536
2005	506	7	3	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	521
2006	485	5	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	497
2007	490	8	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
2008	448	6	5	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	470
2009	428	2	8	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	446
2010	422	4	5	5	1	n/a	n/a	1	438
2011	393	5	6	3	2	0	2	0	411
2012	367	7	6	4	0	0	0	0	384
2013	380	8	7	3	0	0	0	0	398
2014	382	12	3	4	2	0	1	0	404
2015	361	8	3	4	2	0	5	0	383
2016	368	7	1	5	2	0	4	0	387
2017	385	6	1	5	4	0	4	0	405
2018	384	4	3	3	3	0	3	0	400
2019	380	5	5	7	3	0	7	0	407
2020	349	5	6	5	2	0	6	0	373
2021	339	4	5	2	0	0	9	0	359
2022	316	4	5	2	0	0	13	0	340
2023	325	3	5	2	0	0	11	0	346
2024	324	0	5	2	0	0	9	0	340

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at H C Williams Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	39.3	12.4	n/a
1990	485	40.5	11.9	n/a
1991	368	32.1	11.4	n/a
1992	481	36.4	13.2	n/a
1993	478	37.8	12.6	n/a
1994	512	37.3	13.7	20.7
1995	550	40.4	13.6	16.7
1996	550	40.4	13.6	16.7
1997	562	41.0	13.7	15.7
1998	582	41.5	14.0	15.3
1999	572	44.0	13.0	27.3
2000	570	43.1	13.2	25.1
2001	558	45.0	12.4	22.2
2002	524	43.0	12.2	30.2
2003	524	43.0	12.2	30.2
2004	536	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	521	43.6	11.9	33.6
2006	497	43.0	11.6	26.2
2007	506	41.6	12.2	27.1
2008	470	42.0	11.2	26.4
2009	446	38.7	11.5	26
2010	438	38.2	11.4	27.9
2011	411	36.3	11.3	32.8
2012	384	34.0	11.2	35.9
2013	398	30.0	13.2	35.2
2014	404	18.0	22.4	30.9
2015	383	18.0	21.2	35.2
2016	387	19.0	20.3	36.4
2017	405	26.0	15.5	25.9
2018	400	25.0	15.9	37.3
2019	407	28.0	14.5	37.6
2020	373	40.0	9.3	33.2
2021	359	33.1	10.8	35.1
2022	340	31.8	10.6	35.9
2023	346	31.9	10.8	46
2024	340	38.3	8.8	44.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio H C Williams Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	39.3	12.4	n/a
1990	485	40.5	11.9	n/a
1991	368	32.1	11.4	n/a
1992	481	36.4	13.2	n/a
1993	478	37.8	12.6	n/a
1994	512	37.3	13.7	20.7
1995	550	40.4	13.6	16.7
1996	550	40.4	13.6	16.7
1997	562	41.0	13.7	15.7
1998	582	41.5	14.0	15.3
1999	572	44.0	13.0	27.3
2000	570	43.1	13.2	25.1
2001	558	45.0	12.4	22.2
2002	524	43.0	12.2	30.2
2003	524	43.0	12.2	30.2
2004	536	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	521	43.6	11.9	33.6
2006	497	43.0	11.6	26.2
2007	506	41.6	12.2	27.1
2008	470	42.0	11.2	26.4
2009	446	38.7	11.5	26
2010	438	38.2	11.4	27.9
2011	411	36.3	11.3	32.8
2012	384	34.0	11.2	35.9
2013	398	30.0	13.2	35.2
2014	404	18.0	22.4	30.9
2015	383	18.0	21.2	35.2
2016	387	19.0	20.3	36.4
2017	405	26.0	15.5	25.9
2018	400	25.0	15.9	37.3
2019	407	28.0	14.5	37.6
2020	373	40.0	9.3	33.2
2021	359	33.1	10.8	35.1
2022	340	31.8	10.6	35.9
2023	346	31.9	10.8	46
2024	340	38.3	8.8	44.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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