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North Canton Elementary

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North Canton Elementary ranks 386 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Canton Elementary is a PK–5 school in Canton, NC, serving 332 students and part of Haywood County Schools, with nearly all students (98.8%) qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Despite this high-poverty context, the school earns a 4-star rating and ranks 386th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 74th percentile — a solid, above-average result that has remained consistently strong over the past decade.

The school’s biggest academic strength is in early grades. In the most recent year, 3rd graders hit 81.1% proficiency in math and 69.8% in reading, well above district and state averages. However, that edge fades by 5th grade, where math (63.0%) and reading (60.9%) drop to or slightly below district levels, and science (67.4%) falls below both the Haywood County average and the state average. This “front-loaded” pattern contrasts with nearby Bethel Elementary, which shows much stronger 5th-grade science and math. A bright spot is chronic absenteeism: at just 12.7%, North Canton’s rate is about half the statewide figure and far lower than nearby Meadowbrook Elementary (21.9%) or Clyde Elementary (23.4%).

When compared with other very high-poverty schools in the area, North Canton stands out. It outranks Candler Elementary, Sand Hill-Venable Elementary, and Clyde, while only Riverbend Elementary and Junaluska Elementary finish higher. The school also serves its low-income students exceptionally well, with that subgroup ranking in the 77th–95th percentile statewide in recent years, and gifted students currently at the 96th percentile. One thing to watch: the student-teacher ratio has climbed from 13.8 to 16.8 over three years, now higher than most neighbors. Year-to-year rankings do swing noticeably given the small enrollment, but the overall picture is clear — this is a strong school in early grades, with supportive attendance, that faces a consistent challenge keeping up momentum into upper elementary, especially in science.

332

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

60 Thompson St
Canton, NC 28716-3325

(828) 646-3444

District: Haywood County Schools

Students who attend North Canton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Canton Middle
High:	Pisgah High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg61%

386^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 246Haywood County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	386 of 1492	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	361 of 1490	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	264 of 1505	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	482 of 1502	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	241 of 1514	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	316 of 1489	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	503 of 1473	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	317 of 1434	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	64.7	500 of 1429	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.7	314 of 1425	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	341 of 1440	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	381 of 1390	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	54.6	593 of 1403	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	387 of 1388	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	60.1	609 of 1381	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	625 of 1363	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	467 of 1354	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	317 of 1324	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.4	335 of 1293	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	429 of 1276	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.5	211 of 634	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	291 of 878	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	147 of 897	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	522 of 1447	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	384 of 1451	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	212 of 1455	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	385 of 1459	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	140 of 1458	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	252 of 1440	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	551 of 1424	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.7	189 of 1405	86.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	43.4	521 of 612	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	330 of 1434	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	232 of 1437	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	74 of 1450	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	209 of 1437	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	121 of 1366	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	191 of 1329	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	230 of 1361	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	156 of 1332	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	262 of 1451	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	356 of 1450	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	333 of 1464	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	578 of 1461	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	369 of 1464	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	402 of 1444	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	430 of 1430	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	432 of 1413	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	251 of 821	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	245 of 801	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	500 of 1146	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	470 of 1172	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	507 of 1166	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	814 of 1183	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	552 of 1194	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	506 of 1172	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	778 of 1183	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	610 of 1178	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)96th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+10 vs state

Science67%~ state avg

Reading66%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Thompson St	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3444	332	20	16.8	—	283 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	71.6	386^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.1%		72.1	361^st of 1490 public elementary schools	75.8%	25	81.1	74.0	63.0	69.8	66.0	60.9	67.4	$11,227	$1,320	$9,907
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Morningstar Rd	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3445	198	12	16.7	98.0%	170 (85.9%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	38.4	933^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	37.5%		35.2	996^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.2%	63	61.8	50.0	37.5	61.8	53.6	31.3	56.3	$11,254	$1,792	$9,462
Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4182 Old Clyde Road	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-2206	523	36	14.7	—	436 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	52.9	681^st of 1492 public elementary schools	54.4%		40.8	903^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	39.4%	222	68.6	66.7	50.8	58.6	64.3	49.2	60.0	$11,365	$1,942	$9,424
Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	4700 Old River Road	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3448	537	31	17.5	—	480 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	68.2	454^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.6%		78	279^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.3%	175	73.4	59.4	81.6	57.4	57.3	62.1	87.4	$9,186	$1,048	$8,138
Pisgah Elementary	Public	K-4	1495 Pisgah Hwy	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5023	162	14	11.5	—	121 (74.7%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (19.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	65	506^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.1%		51.5	718^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.8%	212	75.9	73.8		58.6	54.8			$13,649	$1,435	$12,214
Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-5	71 Learning Lane	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-6565	204	14	15.0	—	193 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.9	62^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.5	57^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.2%	5	86.5	92.9	90.3	89.2	78.6	77.4	87.1	$10,871	$924	$9,947
Candler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Candler School Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5018	381	28	13.8	—	260 (68.2%)	20 (5.2%)	90 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	52	691^st of 1492 public elementary schools	53.7%		62.7	519^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.2%	172	64.6	63.4		52.4	57.7			$11,201	$1,431	$9,770
Junaluska Elementary	Public	K-5	2238 Asheville Road	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 456-2407	428	27	15.6	—	354 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	76.9	279^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.3%		85	174^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.3%	105	66.3	78.9	73.3	62.0	72.2	73.3	81.3	$9,950	$1,085	$8,865
Hominy Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 665-0619	399	27	14.5	—	325 (81.5%)	6 (1.5%)	58 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	68.6	448^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.0%		60.5	555^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.8%	107	75.3	63.9		72.6	59.8			$10,305	$880	$9,425
Leicester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 Gilbert Road	Leicester	28748	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 683-2341	399	26	15.3	—	322 (80.7%)	8 (2.0%)	61 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	65.2	505^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.2%		43.9	852^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.8%	347	67.8	74.7		61.0	57.8			$11,642	$1,459	$10,183

Frequently Asked Questions about North Canton Elementary

What district is North Canton Elementary in?

Haywood County Schools

Is North Canton Elementary a good school?

North Canton Elementary ranks 386^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Canton Elementary?

Students at North Canton Elementary are 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of North Canton Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Canton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Canton Middle
High : Pisgah High

How many students attend North Canton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended North Canton Elementary.

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