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Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton is a K–8 public charter school in Canton, Ohio, serving 138 students, and it ranks near the bottom of Ohio schools — 1,321 of 1,560 in 2025–2026 (15th percentile, 1 star). Its district of the same name, Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton, ranks 722 of 773 Ohio districts, and recent years have looked similar: 11th percentile in 2024–2025, 15th percentile in 2023–2024, with a high of 26th percentile in 2020–2021.

On 2025–2026 state tests, a simple average of the school's 14 reported proficiency rates is about 26%, versus roughly 60% statewide. Seventh-grade math was 0% proficient (state 48.6%), eighth-grade math 13.3% (state 52%), sixth-grade English language arts 22.2% (state 56%), and fifth-grade science 37.5% (state 62.7%). Even its strongest relative results — fifth-grade math at 43.8% and fifth-grade ELA at 56.3% — trail state averages. Compared with nearby Canton schools, it generally falls below Cedar Elementary School, Worley Elementary School, and Canton Arts Academy @ Summit, while topping Gibbs Elementary School and Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School in third-grade math. Achievement gaps widen in the middle grades.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout concern: 54.1% in 2025–2026, up from 35.6% three years earlier and well above the Canton City district average of 35.3%. Nearby, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit reports 9.9% and Faircrest Memorial Elementary School 14.1%; only Beacon Academy (52.1%) and Canton College Preparatory School (56.9%) are comparable. Classes are relatively small (13.1 students per teacher, better than most neighbors) and per-student spending was $8,237 in 2018–2019, the only year reported — lower than most Canton City schools, so neither seems to explain results. One bright spot: special education students ranked 27th–35th percentile (1–2 stars), above the school overall.

138

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,439

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1620 Market Ave S
Canton, OH 44707-3778

(330) 458-0393

District: Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Two or more races:

25.4%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (26% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,321^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

955^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

722^nd of 773Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	1321 of 1560	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1389 of 1558	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1337 of 1577	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1477 of 1588	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1199 of 1610	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1580 of 1676	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1488 of 1636	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1479 of 1651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	1454 of 1678	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1499 of 1684	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1648 of 1687	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	1521 of 1701	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	1677 of 1709	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.4	1682 of 1686	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	1659 of 1662	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.9	1578 of 1610	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	1581 of 1582	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	1559 of 1609	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	11.8	915 of 956	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	906 of 1021	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1236 of 1467	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1271 of 1473	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1225 of 1484	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1283 of 1419	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	981 of 1404	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1375 of 1465	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1340 of 1465	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1323 of 1466	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1416 of 1535	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1517 of 1536	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	668 of 914	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	612 of 935	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	25.6	1008 of 1249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1248 of 1271	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1243 of 1309	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	955 of 1046	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	931 of 1036	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	898 of 1046	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	792 of 1048	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	845 of 1017	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	953 of 1037	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	950 of 1050	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	867 of 1010	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	851 of 1038	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	870 of 1050	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	871 of 1035	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	860 of 1008	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	894 of 1001	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	940 of 989	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	913 of 925	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	840 of 895	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	858 of 858	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	777 of 837	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	596 of 658	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	375 of 643	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	908 of 996	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	860 of 983	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	861 of 989	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	675 of 974	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	801 of 947	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	876 of 923	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	848 of 945	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	798 of 924	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	840 of 955	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	851 of 954	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	923 of 958	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	786 of 946	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	389 of 579	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	402 of 572	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	262 of 563	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	768 of 790	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	768 of 777	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	725 of 795	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	751 of 781	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

White (2021)19th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2019)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-32 vs state

Science29%-33 vs state

Mathematics21%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2016)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	Public, Charter	K-8	1620 Market Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 458-0393	138	11	13.1	59.2%	72 (52.2%)	26 (18.8%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (25.4%)	15.3	1321^st of 1560 public elementary schools	15.3%		10.9	1389^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%	68	37.5	20.0	17.6	29.4	43.8	22.2	0.0	13.3	23.5	35.3	56.3	22.2	25.0	20.0	$7,439
Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1379 Garfield Ave SW Ste A	Canton	44706	Stark County	Beacon Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 941-5852	200	18	11.4		57 (28.5%)	94 (47.0%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (17.0%)	4.3	1511^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.1%		32.6	1097^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.6%	414	11.1	12.5	10.5	16.7	11.1	17.6	10.0	18.8	30.0	12.5	16.7	17.6	13.3	31.3	$12,086
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	Public	K-6	1326 Sherrick Rd SE	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-2782	418	24	17.4	85.9%	103 (24.6%)	212 (50.7%)	34 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.0%)	8.3	1439^th of 1560 public elementary schools	7.8%		9	1426^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.5%	13	14.0		13.0	33.3	18.6	24.0			31.5	22.2	41.9	24.0			$14,261
Canton College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Cleveland Ave NW	Canton	44702	Stark County	Canton College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 455-0498	402	23	17.4	42.4%	48 (11.9%)	249 (61.9%)	45 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (14.4%)	24	1209^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.5%		25.1	1181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	24.2%	28	44.1	8.7	19.1	48.9	50.0	16.7	7.9	30.4	35.4	48.9	67.6	20.0	23.7	8.3	$11,096
Cedar Elementary School	Public	K-3	2823 9th St SW	Canton	44710	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 580-3502	364	20	18.2	100.0%	170 (46.7%)	93 (25.5%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.8%)								(n/a)			60.0						54.3						$15,028
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	Public	K-6	1100 10th St NW	Canton	44703	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 452-6537	268	18	14.8	70.4%	127 (47.4%)	75 (28.0%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.5%)	63.7	661^st of 1560 public elementary schools	57.6%		66.5	596^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.7%	65	70.0		70.4	69.5	40.0	70.2			85.2	67.8	76.7	51.1			$18,929
AIM Academy @ Belden	Public	K-6	2115 Georgetown Rd NE	Canton	44704	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 456-3167	267	17	15.7		87 (32.6%)	99 (37.1%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (22.1%)	24.3	1204^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.8%		19.8	1265^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.8%	61	43.6		27.8	25.8	15.4	46.2			52.8	38.7	56.4	48.7			$17,747
Faircrest Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Faircrest St SW	Canton	44706	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 484-8020	747	30	24.9	82.6%	619 (82.9%)	42 (5.6%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.1%)	73.7	462^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	70.4%		71	512^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.1%	50	70.2		79.2	82.7	73.9				70.8	73.9	77.7				$10,954
Harter Elementary School	Public	K-3	317 Raff Rd NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 456-1001	414	24	17.2	97.9%	157 (37.9%)	121 (29.2%)	54 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	75 (18.1%)								(n/a)			30.9						32.1						$14,045
Gibbs Elementary School	Public	K-3	1320 Gibbs Ave NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 456-1521	354	20	17.7	96.3%	85 (24.0%)	123 (34.7%)	86 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.7%)								(n/a)			10.3						25.9						$12,285

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What is the racial makeup of Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton?

Students at Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton are 52% White, 25% Two or more races, 19% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton.

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