Summary:
Canton, Illinois, has one listed middle school, Ingersoll Middle School, which serves grades 5–8. In 2025–2026, its all-grades English language arts (ELA) result was about level with the state: 57% proficient at Ingersoll versus 56% statewide. Its math result was notably lower: 31% versus 40%, or 9 percentage points below the state—the clearest concern in the school’s overall results.
Within Ingersoll, seventh-grade ELA stands out as the strongest state comparison: 65% proficient, 8 points above the state’s 58%. Sixth-grade math is the weakest: 24%, 12 points below the state’s 36%. Results vary by grade in other subjects, too: eighth-grade ELA was 55%, 8 points below the state’s 63%, while seventh-grade math was 41%, 1 point above the state’s 40%. Because Ingersoll is the only listed school, there is no local school-to-school ranking or comparison.
ELA improved relative to the state between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: Ingersoll’s all-grades result rose from 51% to 57%, while the state result rose from 53% to 56%. Math moved up only slightly, from 30% to 31%, as the state increased from 39% to 40%; Ingersoll remained about 9 points behind. Science also shifted from above the state to below it in both reported grades, 5 and 8. Separately, SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 56th in 2023–2024 to 39th in 2025–2026, and its rating dropped from 3 stars to 2. Context measures include a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2024–2025 and 56% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 19% at Ingersoll, compared with 24% statewide, in 2025–2026.
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