Is Canton Middle a good school?

Canton Middle ranks 234 th of 784 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canton Middle?

In the 2022-23 school year, 449 students attended Canton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Canton Middle?

Students at Canton Middle are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Canton Middle attend?

Students who attend Canton Middle usually go on to attend Pisgah High

Canton Middle

Public 6-8

60 Penland St
Canton, NC 28716-4708

(828) 646-3467

District: Haywood County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
234^th of 784 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,141

Students who attend Canton Middle usually attend:

High:

Pisgah High

Feeder schools for Canton Middle:

Elementary:	Clyde Elementary
	Meadowbrook Elementary
	North Canton Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 449

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Canton Middle ranks better than 70.2% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Haywood County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.22. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84%), Hispanic (9.8%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Haywood County Schools District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Canton Middle is 13.5. 1 middle schools in the Haywood County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Canton Middle employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Canton Middle is $9,141, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Haywood County Schools District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Canton Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton Middle 234^th of 784 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Canton Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Gifted and Talented students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Haywood County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Haywood County Schools 33^rd of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Canton Middle

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Rank History for all students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	60.98	253^rd	598	57.7%
2007	65.83	215^th	606	64.5%
2008	65.35	228^th	620	63.2%
2009	69.98	186^th	630	70.5%
2010	73.20	153^rd	640	76.1%
2011	68.37	212^th	648	67.3%
2012	73.28	162^nd	662	75.5%
2013	65.59	190^th	673	71.8%
2014	65.19	187^th	627	70.2%
2015	72.94	173^rd	705	75.5%
2016	68.94	190^th	692	72.5%
2017	68.54	206^th	694	70.3%
2018	60.63	278^th	691	59.8%
2019	51.00	378^th	737	48.7%
2021	50.59	347^th	741	53.2%
2022	65.66	241^st	786	69.3%
2023	66.22	234^th	784	70.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	67.44	148^th	604	75.5%
2019	53.92	273^rd	639	57.3%
2021	64.16	163^rd	633	74.2%
2022	73.39	109^th	689	84.2%
2023	71.69	146^th	735	80.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	65.79	224^th	656	65.9%
2019	50.95	353^rd	684	48.4%
2021	51.94	323^rd	706	54.2%
2022	62.82	245^th	733	66.6%
2023	65.62	219^th	731	70.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	36.37	295^th	475	37.9%
2019	29.77	389^th	504	22.8%
2021	31.10	361^st	478	24.5%
2022	49.59	156^th	449	65.3%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	44.65	311^th	416	25.2%
2021	52.96	261^st	448	41.7%
2022	76.71	22^nd	450	95.1%
2023	63.33	180^th	452	60.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	54.66	314^th	665	52.8%
2019	48.72	372^nd	697	46.6%
2021	48.04	348^th	711	51.1%
2022	66.52	218^th	748	70.9%
2023	64.29	237^th	747	68.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	43.91	268^th	472	43.2%
2019	45.98	266^th	493	46.0%
2021	54.02	201^st	522	61.5%
2022	74.19	85^th	541	84.3%
2023	81.38	55^th	553	90.1%

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Rank History for White students at Canton Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	37.41	414^th	596	30.5%
2019	29.37	495^th	624	20.7%
2021	30.05	471^st	632	25.5%
2022	45.93	360^th	658	45.3%
2023	44.45	364^th	656	44.5%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, 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.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Canton Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	524	20	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	545
1989	491	19	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	516
1990	447	13	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1991	417	13	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
1992	398	18	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1993	402	14	3	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	427
1994	413	9	1	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	431
1995	442	14	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1996	442	14	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1997	462	16	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
1998	438	16	1	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	461
1999	434	16	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	455
2000	464	14	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	484
2001	477	15	3	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	501
2002	504	12	4	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	537
2003	504	12	4	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	537
2004	543	10	2	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	567
2005	525	11	1	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	547
2006	535	17	3	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	566
2007	554	6	2	12	2	n/a	n/a	6	582
2008	550	7	3	13	6	n/a	n/a	11	590
2009	527	15	0	16	8	n/a	n/a	0	566
2010	527	12	1	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	563
2011	519	5	2	30	4	0	14	0	574
2012	525	4	4	36	4	0	21	0	594
2013	520	6	4	37	1	0	23	0	591
2014	526	7	4	39	1	0	26	0	603
2015	516	7	2	30	1	0	20	0	576
2016	508	5	1	35	2	0	15	0	566
2017	463	6	5	49	2	0	20	0	545
2018	467	8	7	56	1	0	19	0	558
2019	472	9	8	65	1	1	17	0	573
2020	457	9	4	67	0	1	30	0	568
2021	426	10	4	57	2	1	15	0	515
2022	411	7	2	47	1	0	15	0	483
2023	377	8	4	44	1	0	15	0	449

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 Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	545	37.0	14.7	14.5
1989	516	37.0	13.9	34.7
1990	462	37.0	12.4	37.9
1991	430	37.0	11.6	40.7
1992	419	39.0	10.7	13.4
1993	427	31.0	13.8	19.9
1994	431	28.0	15.4	19.3
1995	462	31.0	14.9	24
1996	462	31.0	14.9	24
1997	482	31.0	15.5	24.1
1998	461	33.0	14.0	26.5
1999	455	33.0	13.8	29.2
2000	484	33.0	14.7	30.8
2001	501	33.0	15.2	30.1
2002	537	33.0	16.3	41.9
2003	537	33.0	16.3	41.9
2004	567	33.0	17.2	46.9
2005	547	33.0	16.6	48.1
2006	566	33.0	17.2	51.1
2007	582	41.9	13.9	45.8
2008	590	40.0	14.8	49.1
2009	566	40.0	14.2	n/a
2010	563	37.7	14.9	50.3
2011	574	38.8	14.7	57.8
2012	594	37.8	15.6	58.4
2013	591	38.8	15.1	59.9
2014	603	38.6	15.5	55.4
2015	576	39.0	14.7	51.2
2016	566	38.0	14.8	55.8
2017	545	36.8	14.7	61.7
2018	558	38.5	14.4	59
2019	573	38.3	14.9	58.3
2020	568	37.4	15.1	53.2
2021	515	36.2	14.1	46.2
2022	483	35.0	13.8	48.7
2023	449	33.0	13.5	99.3

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 Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	545	37.0	14.7	14.5
1989	516	37.0	13.9	34.7
1990	462	37.0	12.4	37.9
1991	430	37.0	11.6	40.7
1992	419	39.0	10.7	13.4
1993	427	31.0	13.8	19.9
1994	431	28.0	15.4	19.3
1995	462	31.0	14.9	24
1996	462	31.0	14.9	24
1997	482	31.0	15.5	24.1
1998	461	33.0	14.0	26.5
1999	455	33.0	13.8	29.2
2000	484	33.0	14.7	30.8
2001	501	33.0	15.2	30.1
2002	537	33.0	16.3	41.9
2003	537	33.0	16.3	41.9
2004	567	33.0	17.2	46.9
2005	547	33.0	16.6	48.1
2006	566	33.0	17.2	51.1
2007	582	41.9	13.9	45.8
2008	590	40.0	14.8	49.1
2009	566	40.0	14.2	n/a
2010	563	37.7	14.9	50.3
2011	574	38.8	14.7	57.8
2012	594	37.8	15.6	58.4
2013	591	38.8	15.1	59.9
2014	603	38.6	15.5	55.4
2015	576	39.0	14.7	51.2
2016	566	38.0	14.8	55.8
2017	545	36.8	14.7	61.7
2018	558	38.5	14.4	59
2019	573	38.3	14.9	58.3
2020	568	37.4	15.1	53.2
2021	515	36.2	14.1	46.2
2022	483	35.0	13.8	48.7
2023	449	33.0	13.5	99.3

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 Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$940 (10.3%)	$8,202 (89.7%)	$9,141

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Canton Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 378^th of 737 Middle schools	Ranks 234^th of 784 Middle schools	21.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Canton Middle)	58.5	58.9	0.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Haywood County Schools)	63.7	64.4	0.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.8	52.3	6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Canton Middle)	53.4	49.1	4.3%
6th Grade Reading (Haywood County Schools)	63.7	55.4	8.3%
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	60	49.3	10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Canton Middle)	60.3	71	10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Haywood County Schools)	62	57	5%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	58.4	50.1	8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Canton Middle)	56.3	55.8	0.5%
7th Grade Reading (Haywood County Schools)	60.3	53.9	6.4%
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	58.8	50.2	8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Canton Middle)	40.1	55.6	15.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Haywood County Schools)	51.8	58.2	6.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	52.6	44.8	7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Canton Middle)	55.6	45.8	9.8%
8th Grade Reading (Haywood County Schools)	63.5	55.3	8.2%
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	55.6	51	4.6%
8th Grade Science (Canton Middle)	85.6	83.4	2.2%
8th Grade Science (Haywood County Schools)	87.6	79	8.6%
8th Grade Science (North Carolina)	78.6	70.3	8.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	573	449	21.6%
African American	9	8	11.1%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	8	4	50%
Hispanic	65	44	32.3%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	472	377	20.1%
Two or More Races	17	15	11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	58.3%	99.3%	41%

Schools Near Canton Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOG Mathematics (2023)				EOG Reading (2023)				EOG Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canton Middle	Public	6-8	60 Penland St	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 646-3467	449	33	13.5	99.3%	377 (84.0%)	8 (1.8%)	44 (9.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	66.2	234^th of 784 public middle schools	70.2%		65.7	241^st of 786 public middle schools	69.3%	7		58.9	71.0	55.6		49.1	55.8	45.8		83.4	$9,141	$940	$8,202
Bethel Middle	Public	6-8	630 Sonoma Road	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 646-3442	245	19	13.1	53.1%	222 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	91.9	53^rd of 784 public middle schools	93.2%		84.7	99^th of 786 public middle schools	87.4%	46		82.7	85.1	74.6		69.3	67.8	76.1		91.5	$11,023	$637	$10,386
Waynesville Middle	Public	6-8	495 Brown Ave	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 456-2403	720	49	14.7	61.5%	598 (83.1%)	7 (1.0%)	76 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	58.8	298^th of 784 public middle schools	62.0%		65.4	243^rd of 786 public middle schools	69.1%	55		62.4	37.7	55.1		55.3	47.4	54.9		72.9	$9,343	$1,182	$8,162
Enka Middle	Public	7-8	390 Asbury Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 670-5010	602	41	14.7	64.8%	418 (69.4%)	26 (4.3%)	140 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	41.1	450^th of 784 public middle schools	42.6%		40.9	456^th of 786 public middle schools	42.0%	6			47.6	40.8			36.9	44.5		67.2	$9,775	$826	$8,949
Enka Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 Asheville Commerce Parkway	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 255-1380	573	39	14.5	67.7%	379 (66.1%)	26 (4.5%)	127 (22.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.8%)								(n/a)	54.2	40.4			45.4	38.3			62.7		$9,013	$1,227	$7,786
Erwin Middle	Public	7-8	20 Erwin Hills Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 232-4264	568	45	12.6	73.6%	293 (51.6%)	56 (9.9%)	175 (30.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.1%)	26 (4.6%)	34.8	514^th of 784 public middle schools	34.4%		35.1	518^th of 786 public middle schools	34.1%	4			39.8	37.3			36.2	39.6		67.3	$9,336	$764	$8,571
Eblen Intermediate	Public	5-6	59 Lee's Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 255-5757	555	39	14.0	76.4%	301 (54.2%)	42 (7.6%)	174 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	27 (4.9%)								(n/a)	37.9	44.6			25.9	34.3			45.5		$9,206	$1,398	$7,808
Asheville Middle	Public	6-8	211 S French Broad Avenue	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 350-6200	589	49	11.9	48.4%	328 (55.7%)	142 (24.1%)	61 (10.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	45 (7.6%)	51.5	368^th of 784 public middle schools	53.1%		51.2	372^nd of 786 public middle schools	52.7%	4		47.7	48.6	33.5		51.7	52.5	55.6		70.3	$12,770	$724	$12,046
Montford North Star Academy	Public	6-8	90 Montford Ave	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 350-6900	224	18	12.4	40.2%	148 (66.1%)	39 (17.4%)	26 (11.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	75.8	165^th of 784 public middle schools	79.0%		73.9	174^th of 786 public middle schools	77.9%	9		64.0	60.8	44.4		70.7	73.0	63.9		76.4	$19,754	$1,531	$18,223
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 654-1785	634	51	12.4	52.5%	308 (48.6%)	87 (13.7%)	170 (26.8%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (7.7%)	66.8	226^th of 784 public middle schools	71.2%		65.8	239^th of 786 public middle schools	69.6%	13			52.1	65.3			50.4	58.8		74.5	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391

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