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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39046

At a glance

Schools

4,265

Students

Districts

Top rankedLuther Branson Elementary57^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Canton Elementary School up 83 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shirley D. Simmons Middle School 6.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

McNeal Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 39046 in Canton, Mississippi, contains 11 schools serving approximately 4,265 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, spanning three districts: Canton Public Schools (7 schools), Madison County Schools (3 schools), and the small Sr1 College Prep & Stem Academy charter school.

The zip code contains dramatic performance differences depending on the school. The two highest-performing elementary schools are Luther Branson Elementary and Madison Crossing Elementary. Luther Branson ranks in the 85th percentile statewide with 4 stars, despite 95.4% of its students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and posts impressive scores—76.9% proficiency in 4th grade ELA and 82.6% in 5th grade science—along with an 8:1 student-teacher ratio and just 10% chronic absenteeism. Madison Crossing, part of the 4-star Madison County Schools district, consistently ranks around the 80th percentile, led by 87.4% proficiency in 5th grade science and the lowest chronic absenteeism in the zip at 9.9%. In middle school, Huey L Porter Middle is the strongest Canton Public Schools option, having improved from the 36th to 62nd percentile in two years, while Shirley D. Simmons Middle School excels in science (84.7% proficiency in 8th grade) and posted 100% proficiency in Algebra I in 2024-25.

However, the picture is more challenging at Canton High School and Nichols Middle School. Canton High ranks in the 6th percentile, with proficiency rates well below state averages in Algebra I (28.2% vs. 66.0%) and chronic absenteeism at 38.6%. Nichols Middle ranks in the 5th percentile with a similar attendance problem (37.4%). Science is a relative strength across many schools, and several Canton schools show positive momentum—Canton Elementary School climbed from the 31st to 60th percentile and Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary from the 30th to 54th. Canton High's graduation rate (85.5%) also exceeds its district's rate (76.1%). Attendance and student-teacher ratios appear to be key levers, as the best-performing schools also have the lowest absenteeism and smallest class sizes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (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 (2025)	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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Canton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Vanburen Street	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-2400	411	24	17.0	100.0%	7 (1.7%)	244 (59.4%)	153 (37.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	58.4	153^rd of 377 public elementary schools	59.4%		39.3	236^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.4%	83	36.8	51.6	48.9				59.2	66.7	54.6						75.5			$11,473
Canton High School	Public	9-12	634 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-5325	884	50	17.6	101.7%	1 (0.1%)	698 (79.0%)	145 (16.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	8.3	211^th of 224 public high schools	5.8%		20.5	183^rd of 232 public high schools	21.1%	28													28.2	34.7			29.0	$13,252
McNeal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Martin Luther King Drive	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-3654	385	22	17.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	330 (85.7%)	53 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31.9	267^th of 377 public elementary schools	29.2%					(n/a)	37.0	35.2	38.2				43.8	28.6	45.4						70.9			$10,746
Nichols Middle School	Public	6-8	529 North Mace Street	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-3741	362	28	12.9	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	285 (78.7%)	62 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	11.3	248^th of 263 public middle schools	5.7%		17.6	219^th of 266 public middle schools	17.7%	29				21.8	23.4	20.0				24.2	26.6	25.2				34.1		$11,831
Canton Educational Services Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	529 Mace Street	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 859-5010	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Canton Career Center	Public	8-12	487 North Union Extension	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 859-3984	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences	Public	PK, KG-5	357 Old Yazoo Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 855-7819	378	24	15.7	98.9%	4 (1.1%)	342 (90.5%)	30 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.7	201^st of 377 public elementary schools	46.7%		41.4	227^th of 383 public elementary schools	40.7%	26	44.7	42.9	57.7				39.5	39.3	41.2						78.8			$11,603
Huey L Porter Middle	Public	6-8	551 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 407-1820	356	27	13.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	255 (71.6%)	65 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.8%)	58.2	100^th of 263 public middle schools	62.0%		59.7	110^th of 266 public middle schools	58.6%	10				40.2	44.7	47.4				42.0	60.7	57.3				52.1		$12,435
Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 407-1809	366	24	15.3	99.7%	3 (0.8%)	287 (78.4%)	57 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	52.1	175^th of 377 public elementary schools	53.6%		37.3	250^th of 383 public elementary schools	34.7%	75	34.6	52.2	57.4				36.6	44.8	59.2						77.7			$10,788
Luther Branson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3903 Highway 16 E	Canton	39046	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-2743	151	19	8.0	95.4%	6 (4.0%)	140 (92.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.4	57^th of 377 public elementary schools	84.9%		87.2	35^th of 383 public elementary schools	90.9%	22	61.9	76.9	69.5				47.7	65.4	69.5						82.6			$22,969
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Sulphur Springs Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 855-2406	124	19	6.3	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	121 (97.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.4	106^th of 263 public middle schools	59.7%		56.7	118^th of 266 public middle schools	55.6%	12				40.5	25.1	47.8				50.0	62.5	36.9				84.7		$21,745
Madison Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Yandell Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 898-7710	761	48	15.8	42.7%	290 (38.1%)	396 (52.0%)	38 (5.0%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	77.2	75^th of 377 public elementary schools	80.1%		77	70^th of 383 public elementary schools	81.7%	5	60.4	57.8	76.5				54.7	55.5	68.4						87.4			$10,814
SR1 College Preparatory & STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	320 Garrett St.	Canton	39046	Madison County	SR1 College Preparatory & STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 749-6139	87	3	29.0	27.6%	1 (1.1%)	82 (94.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)								(n/a)	41.2						23.6											$85,162

Cities Near Zip Code 39046

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Canton	1.19 mi	13	93^rd
Madison	8.95 mi	13	3^rd
Camden	12.37 mi	2	111^th
Sandhill	13.37 mi	1
Brandon	13.42 mi	10	31^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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