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Crenshaw Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Crenshaw Middle School is a public middle school in Canton, Ohio, serving 764 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Canton City School District, which is ranked 610 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Crenshaw Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Ohio middle schools over the past decade, maintaining a 1-star rating as well.

Crenshaw Middle School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 33.0% to 43.0% in recent years, well above the state average and nearby schools like North Canton Middle School (14.2%) and Louisville Middle School (14.9%). The school's academic performance, as measured by state test proficiency rates, is consistently well below state and local averages across all subjects and grade levels.

While Crenshaw Middle School's spending per student of $9,710 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, the school's performance is in stark contrast to nearby higher-performing schools like North Canton Middle School and Louisville Middle School, which consistently rank in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools. The significant performance gaps between Crenshaw Middle School's student subgroups suggest potential equity issues that may need to be addressed, and the school's extremely high chronic absenteeism rates appear to be a significant contributing factor to its overall academic struggles.

744

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,757

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 19th St NE
Canton, OH 44705-3475

(330) 454-7717

District: Canton City

Students who attend Crenshaw Middle School usually attend:

High:	Choices Alternative School
	McKinley High School

Feeder schools for Crenshaw Middle School:

Elementary:	Belle Stone Elementary School
	Canton Arts Academy @ Summit
	Cedar Elementary School
	Gibbs Elementary School
	More...
	Harter Elementary School
	Portage Collaborative Montessori School
	Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School
	Worley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

African American:

32.7%

Two or more races:

18.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg32%

Ohio avg56%

803^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

610^th of 828Canton City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	803 of 1036	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	811 of 1046	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	824 of 1048	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	819 of 1017	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	853 of 1037	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	812 of 1050	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	907 of 1010	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	954 of 1038	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	980 of 1050	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	989 of 1035	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	932 of 1008	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	833 of 1001	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	795 of 989	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.4	747 of 925	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.7	698 of 895	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	660 of 858	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	627 of 835	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	620 of 837	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	582 of 732	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.2	596 of 692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.9	381 of 400	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	266 of 442	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	287 of 429	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	296 of 436	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	314 of 413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	317 of 385	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	241 of 405	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.4	339 of 384	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	553 of 565	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	610 of 658	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	487 of 643	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	111 of 142	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	73 of 123	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	48 of 113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	67 of 110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	754 of 938	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	772 of 942	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	786 of 943	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	799 of 925	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	825 of 910	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	746 of 917	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	852 of 897	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	84 of 194	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	134 of 196	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	92 of 173	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	195 of 262	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	167 of 239	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	173 of 249	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	199 of 247	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	213 of 228	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	766 of 983	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	768 of 989	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	758 of 974	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	772 of 947	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	789 of 923	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	721 of 945	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	841 of 924	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	806 of 954	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	805 of 958	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	801 of 963	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	813 of 946	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	824 of 924	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	783 of 933	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	843 of 916	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	242 of 263	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	237 of 254	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	233 of 245	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	218 of 239	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	199 of 219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	159 of 206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	189 of 205	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	560 of 572	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	551 of 590	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	713 of 777	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	715 of 795	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	732 of 805	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	758 of 809	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	759 of 781	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	731 of 796	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	768 of 781	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+35 vs state

Science37%-26 vs state

English Language Arts32%-27 vs state

Mathematics28%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Crenshaw Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Crenshaw Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 19th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 454-7717	744	32	23.2		260 (34.9%)	243 (32.7%)	99 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (18.1%)	21	803^rd of 1036 public middle schools	22.5%		19.6	811^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.5%	8		36.9				27.6	29.3				38.7	24.3		94.7	$11,757
Youtz Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1901 Midway Ave NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-7601	273	18	15.1		89 (32.6%)	87 (31.9%)	40 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	51 (18.7%)								(n/a)	13.3		18.3	21.1	5.5			20.0	33.3	18.7					$15,275
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1015 44th St NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3780	817	37	21.9	50.6%	558 (68.3%)	131 (16.0%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (11.6%)								(n/a)	78.5			70.5	72.2				76.3	69.5					$9,690
Oakwood Middle School	Public	7-8	2300 Schneider St NE	Canton	44721	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3790	858	38	22.8	43.5%	598 (69.7%)	140 (16.3%)	22 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (10.1%)	73.3	282^nd of 1036 public middle schools	72.8%		71.3	303^rd of 1046 public middle schools	71.0%	21		75.2				71.9	49.8				76.8	63.3	97.3	94.7	$9,594
Clarendon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	412 Clarendon Ave NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-7681	258	17	15.6		79 (30.6%)	90 (34.9%)	46 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.5%)								(n/a)	19.0		30.4	7.5	19.3			27.9	27.5	24.7					$14,758
East Canton Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Browning Ct N	East Canton	44730	Stark County	Osnaburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 488-0316	194	11	17.2		188 (96.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	65.6	381^st of 1036 public middle schools	63.2%		62.5	436^th of 1046 public middle schools	58.3%	55		84.9			60.3	48.3	64.7			50.7	50.0	73.6		100.0	$11,472
McGregor Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2339 17th St SW	Canton	44706	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-7069	206	16	13.2		82 (39.8%)	68 (33.0%)	21 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.0%)								(n/a)	25.0		40.3	28.3	32.8			41.8	30.0	29.5					$18,248
Louisville Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 S Chapel St	Louisville	44641	Stark County	Louisville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 875-5597	625	34	18.5		591 (94.6%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	80.1	182^nd of 1036 public middle schools	82.4%		77.1	225^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.5%	43		80.7			70.5	62.3	73.3			72.5	78.2	65.0		98.7	$10,293
North Canton Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Fair Oaks Ave SW	North Canton	44720	Stark County	North Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 497-5635	957	61	15.7	31.2%	808 (84.4%)	32 (3.3%)	30 (3.1%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.4%)	86.1	96^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.7%		85.6	115^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.0%	19		86.6			71.4	70.7	83.1			74.8	80.7	77.8	100.0	99.1	$12,070
Canton South Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Cleveland Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 484-8015	378	30	12.6		287 (75.9%)	40 (10.6%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	62.4	427^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.8%		51.4	567^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.8%	140		69.3			59.2	52.4	48.0			59.0	65.5	55.5		100.0	$13,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Crenshaw Middle School

What district is Crenshaw Middle School in?

Canton City

How many students attend Crenshaw Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Crenshaw Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Crenshaw Middle School?

Students at Crenshaw Middle School are 35% White, 33% African American, 18% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Crenshaw Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crenshaw Middle School usually go on to attend Choices Alternative School

Is Crenshaw Middle School a good school?

Crenshaw Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Ohio middle schools.

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