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Canton High

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Canton High ranks 65 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 82% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Canton High in Canton, MA is a comprehensive grade 9–12 school serving 968 students at 900 Washington Street, in a Boston suburb roughly 15 miles south of the city, and part of the Canton district. It ranks 65th of 353 Massachusetts high schools — the 82nd percentile — with a 4-star rating, and its position has barely moved in a decade outside the pandemic years. Graduation runs 96.1% (above the district's 94.8%) with a 1.3% dropout rate, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.1.

The school's signature is science, which is unusually its strongest subject: 68.4% of 10th graders scored proficient, about 28 points above the state's 40.5%, and biology came in at 67.0% against 37.7% statewide — while math (57.3%) and English language arts (55.2%) sit lower. Special education students rank at the 88th percentile, the highest of any reported group. Canton also spends less per pupil ($17,513) and runs larger classes than its high-performing neighbors Sharon High and Westwood High, which both spend more and rank near the 92nd percentile.

The trade-offs are clear. Canton trails Westwood and Sharon by wide margins in ELA (55.2% vs. 79.9% and 72.2%), and Walpole High beats it in math, though Canton High outranks Walpole High in overall school standing even as the Walpole district ranks higher than Canton's. Low-income students sit at the 71st percentile — served above the state median but roughly 11 points below the school's own average. Subgroup results swing sharply year to year, likely reflecting small cohorts rather than real change, so single-year numbers are best treated as directional. One caveat: an older "Disabled Students" figure from 2021–22 (32nd percentile) used a different label and is not directly comparable to today's special education results.

968

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,793

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021

(781) 821-5050

District: Canton

Feeder schools for Canton High:

Elementary:	Dean S Luce
	John F Kennedy
	Lt Peter M Hansen
Middle:	Wm H Galvin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.3%

African American:

16.1%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Massachusetts high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

Massachusetts avg42%

65^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 351Canton among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	65 of 353	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	77 of 349	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	81 of 348	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	70 of 347	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	92 of 342	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	86 of 285	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	61 of 351	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	62 of 345	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	63 of 348	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	65 of 351	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	100 of 354	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	94 of 347	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	95 of 344	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	92 of 340	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	67 of 340	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	88 of 335	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	55 of 322	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	86.1	28 of 319	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	70.8	91 of 316	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	74 of 314	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	84 of 311	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	81 of 307	73.6%	★★★★☆
2003	77.3	75 of 304	75.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	33 of 157	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	20 of 148	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	75 of 160	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	26 of 142	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	51 of 133	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	26 of 94	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	32 of 137	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	37 of 134	72.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	43 of 94	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	41 of 91	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	32 of 98	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	24 of 96	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	33 of 93	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	26 of 68	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	33 of 97	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	17 of 91	81.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	201 of 295	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	88 of 202	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	112 of 299	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	68 of 299	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	55 of 340	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	63 of 337	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	66 of 342	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	65 of 339	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	95 of 340	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	87 of 281	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	78 of 342	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	77 of 339	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	120 of 260	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.3	39 of 245	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	32 of 206	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	12 of 193	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	98 of 340	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	110 of 334	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	101 of 338	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	48 of 338	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	102 of 332	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	64 of 253	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	109 of 330	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	110 of 330	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	77 of 344	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	93 of 339	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	99 of 342	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	90 of 343	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	88 of 339	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	93 of 281	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.0	57 of 346	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	47 of 343	86.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	26 of 100	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	48.9	42 of 89	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.5	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	8 of 78	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	26.0	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	36 of 298	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	46 of 302	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	42 of 289	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	80 of 301	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	116 of 339	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	74 of 268	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	91 of 348	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	73 of 344	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	55 of 302	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	79 of 298	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	81 of 302	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	88 of 301	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	82 of 300	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	69 of 249	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	38 of 302	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	47 of 303	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)54th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science68%+28 vs state

Biology67%+29 vs state

Mathematics57%+14 vs state

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Canton High	Public	9-12	900 Washington Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Canton	No	No	No	No	(781) 821-5050	968	74	13.1	17.9%	584 (60.3%)	156 (16.1%)	58 (6.0%)	118 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.8%)	82.3	65^th of 353 public high schools	81.6%		80.4	77^th of 349 public high schools	77.9%	12					55.2						57.3				68.4		67.0			$20,793
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	800 Randolph Street	Canton	02021	Norfolk County	Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 828-5800	910	82	11.0	37.8%	429 (47.1%)	203 (22.3%)	171 (18.8%)	31 (3.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	67 (7.4%)	38.9	209^th of 353 public high schools	40.8%		45.3	201^st of 349 public high schools	42.4%	8					38.9						34.9				30.9		30.7			$27,245
Stoughton High	Public	9-12	232 Pearl Street	Stoughton	02072	Norfolk County	Stoughton	No	No	No	No	(781) 344-7001	1,118	104	10.7	39.9%	454 (40.6%)	353 (31.6%)	177 (15.8%)	67 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	58 (5.2%)	46.6	189^th of 353 public high schools	46.5%		61.8	140^th of 349 public high schools	59.9%	49					39.6						37.8				46.7		30.0			$19,401
Sharon High	Public	9-12	181 Pond Street	Sharon	02067	Norfolk County	Sharon	No	No	No	No	(781) 784-1554	1,161	97	11.9	7.9%	559 (48.1%)	70 (6.0%)	69 (5.9%)	390 (33.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.8%)	93.6	28^th of 353 public high schools	92.1%		94.6	20^th of 349 public high schools	94.3%	8					72.2						77.4				72.5			78.8		$20,716
Norwood High	Public	9-12	245 Nichols Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 769-2333	966	84	11.4	29.9%	544 (56.3%)	128 (13.3%)	218 (22.6%)	40 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.7%)	42.2	202^nd of 353 public high schools	42.8%		48.2	190^th of 349 public high schools	45.6%	12					45.6						40.5				35.2		24.3			$21,503
Norfolk County Agricultural	Public	9-12	400 Main Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Norfolk County Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 668-0268	597	61	9.8	14.9%	497 (83.2%)	8 (1.3%)	42 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	54.6	149^th of 353 public high schools	57.8%		58	151^st of 349 public high schools	56.7%	2					48.4						26.5				47.9		47.2			$28,156
Randolph High	Public	9-12	70 Memorial Pkwy	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	No	(781) 961-6220	765	54	14.1	59.1%	54 (7.1%)	432 (56.5%)	106 (13.9%)	152 (19.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	26.7	261^st of 353 public high schools	26.1%		21	282^nd of 349 public high schools	19.2%	21					29.8						37.1				17.4		29.4	11.7		$23,098
Westwood High	Public	9-12	200 Nahatan Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	837	75	11.0	7.0%	614 (73.4%)	16 (1.9%)	66 (7.9%)	107 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	93.8	27^th of 353 public high schools	92.4%		93	27^th of 349 public high schools	92.3%						79.9						81.3				70.3		65.5			$24,167
Walpole High	Public	9-12	275 Common Street	Walpole	02081	Norfolk County	Walpole	No	No	No	No	(508) 660-7257	917	81	11.2	17.4%	683 (74.5%)	53 (5.8%)	80 (8.7%)	66 (7.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	74.2	89^th of 353 public high schools	74.8%		80.9	74^th of 349 public high schools	78.8%	15					50.4						62.0				53.6			56.9		$20,629
Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School	Public, Charter	5-12	1 Westinghouse Plaza	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 361-0050	509	55	9.2	57.2%	11 (2.2%)	320 (62.9%)	162 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	22.8	281^st of 353 public high schools	20.4%		13.4	310^th of 349 public high schools	11.2%	29	21.2	17.0	10.3	20.5	25.4	16.6	14.7	23.4	9.1	6.0	34.9	11.6	20.6	12.4	22.2	14.8		3.5	22.9	$29,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Canton High

Is Canton High a good school?

Canton High ranks 65^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Canton High?

Students at Canton High are 60% White, 16% African American, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Canton High?

Canton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dean S Luce
Elementary : John F Kennedy
Elementary : Lt Peter M Hansen
Middle : Wm H Galvin Middle

What district is Canton High in?

Canton

How many students attend Canton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 968 students attended Canton High.

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