Canton South Middle School

Summary:

Canton South Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Canton, Ohio, with a student population of 391. The school is part of the Canton Local School District, which is ranked 459 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Canton South Middle School has consistently performed below the state average in most subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from around 40-60% in math and English language arts, and around 50-60% in science, the school stands out in its Algebra I end-of-course exam, where its proficiency rates have been consistently high, reaching 97% in recent years, significantly outperforming the state and local district averages. The school also performs well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 191-338 out of 947-989 schools in Ohio. However, the school struggles with its special education and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 467-484 out of 563-590 schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Sandy Valley Middle School, which is about 7.6 miles away and consistently outperforms Canton South in most subject areas, Canton South Middle School generally performs in the middle to lower range. The school also stands out in its performance for gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 47 out of 196 Ohio middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from just 1.2% in 2020-2021 to 31.6% in 2022-2023, which is well above the state average and may be impacting the school's overall academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4404 Cleveland Ave S
       Canton, OH  44707-4841


(330) 484-8015

District: Canton Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
567th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,383 Help


Students who attend Canton South Middle School usually attend:

High:    Canton South High School

Feeder schools for Canton South Middle School:

Elementary:    Faircrest Memorial Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  368

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.6%
African American:
12.2%
Two or more races:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.1% Help


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Compare Details Canton South Middle School ranks worse than 54.2% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.4. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.6%), African American (12.2%), two or more races (9.5%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Canton South Middle School is 11.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Canton South Middle School is $14,383.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Canton South Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton South Middle School 567th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Canton South Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Canton Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton Local 459th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Canton South Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.44 200th 400 50.0%
2005 59.93 315th 692 54.5%
2006 64.07 312th 732 57.4%
2007 59.58 424th 837 49.3%
2008 61.02 415th 835 50.3%
2009 68.61 327th 858 61.9%
2010 65.45 408th 895 54.4%
2011 62.91 455th 925 50.8%
2012 62.44 507th 989 48.7%
2013 60.24 551st 1001 45.0%
2014 57.32 586th 1008 41.9%
2015 54.72 542nd 1035 47.6%
2016 55.15 542nd 1050 48.4%
2017 59.03 512th 1038 50.7%
2018 58.61 477th 1010 52.8%
2019 59.58 484th 1050 53.9%
2021 59.00 472nd 1037 54.5%
2022 55.45 499th 1017 50.9%
2023 54.28 538th 1048 48.7%
2024 51.40 567th 1046 45.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.34 186th 206 9.7%
2021 33.60 148th 219 32.4%
2022 35.97 153rd 239 36.0%
2023 34.84 163rd 245 33.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.10 467th 590 20.8%
2024 23.21 484th 563 14.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.42 182nd 924 80.3%
2019 75.75 182nd 945 80.7%
2021 77.44 143rd 923 84.5%
2022 72.84 191st 947 79.8%
2023 71.03 236th 974 75.8%
2024 65.31 338th 989 65.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.47 482nd 897 46.3%
2019 56.21 481st 917 47.5%
2021 52.97 477th 910 47.6%
2022 52.52 478th 925 48.3%
2023 57.47 436th 943 53.8%
2024 54.96 475th 942 49.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.89 485th 643 24.6%
2019 34.35 460th 658 30.1%
2021 36.15 353rd 576 38.7%
2022 39.95 317th 565 43.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.21 24th 521 95.4%
2021 66.80 81st 274 70.4%
2024 68.08 47th 196 76.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.64 434th 916 52.6%
2019 59.74 416th 933 55.4%
2021 54.94 441st 924 52.3%
2022 49.16 493rd 946 47.9%
2023 44.94 568th 963 41.0%
2024 38.73 612th 958 36.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.14 94th 405 76.8%
2021 56.15 123rd 385 68.1%
2022 50.13 163rd 413 60.5%
2023 44.04 204th 436 53.2%
2024 48.94 170th 429 60.4%
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Rank History for White students at Canton South Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.09 459th 781 41.2%
2019 50.72 430th 796 46.0%
2021 51.63 408th 781 47.8%
2022 46.18 451st 809 44.3%
2023 44.14 491st 805 39.0%
2024 34.52 566th 795 28.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, 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.

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Enrollment information for Canton South Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 588 43 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1989 598 39 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1990 592 45 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1991 554 50 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1992 556 40 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1993 573 27 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1994 572 34 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1995 543 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1996 543 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1997 524 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1998 543 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1999 538 28 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 568
2000 539 30 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2001 544 42 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2002 585 52 0 1 0 n/a n/a 6 644
2003 585 52 0 1 0 n/a n/a 6 644
2004 549 60 1 2 0 n/a n/a 10 622
2005 548 50 1 7 0 n/a n/a 8 614
2006 451 54 1 4 0 n/a n/a 8 518
2007 463 64 1 5 0 n/a n/a 12 545
2008 407 56 2 2 0 n/a n/a 11 478
2009 427 50 3 3 2 n/a n/a 17 502
2010 448 42 4 1 2 n/a n/a 18 515
2011 581 47 6 4 1 0 35 0 674
2012 581 45 4 5 0 0 26 0 661
2013 541 42 4 6 0 0 27 0 620
2014 553 43 4 8 0 0 29 0 637
2015 547 38 3 7 0 0 31 0 626
2016 516 35 3 5 0 0 25 0 584
2017 500 36 2 9 0 0 32 0 579
2018 472 45 0 7 0 0 40 0 564
2019 466 62 1 10 0 0 53 0 592
2020 420 64 0 6 0 0 66 0 556
2021 400 67 0 12 0 0 56 0 535
2022 398 63 2 15 0 0 59 0 537
2023 290 46 2 15 0 0 38 0 391
2024 271 45 2 15 0 0 35 0 368

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 Canton South Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 632 29.0 21.7 0
1989 638 31.0 20.5 n/a
1990 638 30.5 20.9 n/a
1991 604 32.0 18.8 n/a
1992 598 32.4 18.4 17.4
1993 601 31.9 18.8 19
1994 608 34.5 17.6 16.3
1995 578 32.5 17.8 0
1996 578 32.5 17.8 0
1997 548 32.0 17.1 14.2
1998 567 32.8 17.3 12.3
1999 568 33.7 16.9 17.3
2000 571 32.1 17.8 21.7
2001 588 34.0 17.3 23.3
2002 644 38.4 16.8 29.6
2003 644 38.4 16.8 29.6
2004 622 39.4 15.8 36.4
2005 614 39.2 15.7 42.2
2006 518 36.0 14.4 41.6
2007 545 34.1 16.0 43.5
2008 478 28.0 17.1 n/a
2009 502 29.9 16.8 43.1
2010 515 27.5 18.7 50.9
2011 674 32.8 20.4 57.4
2012 661 31.7 20.8 57.8
2013 620 33.4 18.5 56.5
2014 637 34.7 18.3 57.9
2015 626 n/a n/a 58.8
2016 584 31.0 18.8 67.1
2017 579 32.0 18.0 n/a
2018 564 32.0 17.6 n/a
2019 592 32.0 18.5 n/a
2020 556 30.0 18.5 n/a
2021 535 31.0 17.2 n/a
2022 537 31.0 17.3 n/a
2023 391 32.0 12.2 n/a
2024 368 31.0 11.8 n/a

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 Canton South Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 632 29.0 21.7 0
1989 638 31.0 20.5 n/a
1990 638 30.5 20.9 n/a
1991 604 32.0 18.8 n/a
1992 598 32.4 18.4 17.4
1993 601 31.9 18.8 19
1994 608 34.5 17.6 16.3
1995 578 32.5 17.8 0
1996 578 32.5 17.8 0
1997 548 32.0 17.1 14.2
1998 567 32.8 17.3 12.3
1999 568 33.7 16.9 17.3
2000 571 32.1 17.8 21.7
2001 588 34.0 17.3 23.3
2002 644 38.4 16.8 29.6
2003 644 38.4 16.8 29.6
2004 622 39.4 15.8 36.4
2005 614 39.2 15.7 42.2
2006 518 36.0 14.4 41.6
2007 545 34.1 16.0 43.5
2008 478 28.0 17.1 n/a
2009 502 29.9 16.8 43.1
2010 515 27.5 18.7 50.9
2011 674 32.8 20.4 57.4
2012 661 31.7 20.8 57.8
2013 620 33.4 18.5 56.5
2014 637 34.7 18.3 57.9
2015 626 n/a n/a 58.8
2016 584 31.0 18.8 67.1
2017 579 32.0 18.0 n/a
2018 564 32.0 17.6 n/a
2019 592 32.0 18.5 n/a
2020 556 30.0 18.5 n/a
2021 535 31.0 17.2 n/a
2022 537 31.0 17.3 n/a
2023 391 32.0 12.2 n/a
2024 368 31.0 11.8 n/a

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Canton South Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,675
2022 $11,893
2023 $13,828
2024 $14,383

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Canton South Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 484th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 538th of 1048 Middle schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Science (Canton South Middle School)59.953.4
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (Canton Local)59.953.4
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6562.9
 2.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Canton South Middle School)68.653.1
 15.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Canton Local)68.653.1
 15.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.553.5
 9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Canton South Middle School)59.453.4
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Canton Local)59.453.4
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.864.4
 5.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Canton South Middle School)65.250
 15.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Canton Local)65.250
 15.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Canton South Middle School)48.650
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Canton Local)48.650
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Canton South Middle School)5945.3
 13.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Canton Local)5945.3
 13.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Canton South Middle School)65.365
 0.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Canton Local)65.365
 0.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Canton South Middle School)71.555.5
 16%
   8th Grade Science (Canton Local)71.555.5
 16%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Canton South Middle School)67.951.5
 16.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Canton Local)67.951.5
 16.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Canton South Middle School)54.755
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Canton Local)54.755
 0.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Canton South Middle School)10096.2
 3.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Canton Local)48.843.2
 5.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students592391
 34%
African American6246
 25.8%
American Indian00
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic1015
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White466290
 37.8%
Two or More Races5338
 28.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Canton South Middle School

Students who attend Canton South Middle School usually go on to attend Canton South High School

Canton South Middle School ranks 567th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 368 students attended Canton South Middle School.

Students at Canton South Middle School are 74% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.


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