Summary:
Canton City serves about 7,172 students across 16 schools — 9 elementary, 5 middle, and 2 high schools — in an urban Ohio district ranked 640 of 773 statewide (17th percentile, 1 star), though individual school results vary far more than that district-wide figure suggests.
Two schools clearly outperform. Portage Collaborative Montessori School, the smallest school at 187 students, ranks 39 of 1,560 (98th percentile, 5 stars), with test scores at or near 100 in several grades and chronic absenteeism of 11.3%. Canton Arts Academy @ Summit ranks 661 of 1,560 (58th percentile, 3 stars) and has the lowest absenteeism in the district at 9.9%. Worley Elementary School (32nd percentile, 2 stars) and Cedar Elementary School also post scores at or near state levels in several subjects. Crenshaw Middle School shows unusually high Algebra I and Geometry results, but its grade-level scores are low and absenteeism is 40.4%, suggesting a small advanced cohort rather than schoolwide strength.
Several schools face steep challenges. Choices Alternative School is at the 9th percentile with 0 stars, 90.4% chronic absenteeism, and a 30.1% graduation rate. Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School is at the 8th percentile. Youtz Intermediate School and McGregor Intermediate School also have very low proficiency. McKinley High School, the largest school at 2,047 students, graduates 80.9% (above the Canton City district's 69.6%) but has 48.9% chronic absenteeism and below-state test scores. Across the district, absenteeism tracks closely with performance: 13 of 16 schools fall below the district's 35.3% rate, and the strongest schools have the lowest rates. Spending ($9,710–$12,276 per student, 2018-2019) and student-teacher ratios (11.7 to 26.7) show no simple link to outcomes.
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