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Worley Elementary School

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Worley Elementary School ranks 1036 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Worley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Canton, Ohio, serving 335 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Canton City School District, which is ranked 610 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Worley Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 900 and 1,400 over the past decade, and a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on Ohio state tests, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Worley's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 57.1%, compared to the Canton City score of 31.9% and the Ohio state score of 63.4%. Additionally, Worley Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.0% to 40.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Worley Elementary School's performance is generally lower than that of the nearby schools in the Canton City School District, such as Harter Elementary School and Cedar Elementary School, it is worth noting that these nearby schools also struggle academically, with rankings in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools. However, one notable exception is the Canton Arts Academy @ Summit, a public charter school located within the Canton City School District, which consistently outperforms Worley Elementary School and the other nearby public schools.

325

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,097

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1340 23rd St NW
Canton, OH 44709-3655

(330) 452-5748

District: Canton City

Students who attend Worley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crenshaw Middle School
High:	Choices Alternative School
	McKinley High School
Alternative:	STEAMM Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.5%

African American:

36.9%

Two or more races:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2009 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (49% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg37%

Ohio avg61%

1,036^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 21 pts since 2022

From bottom 12% (2022) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Canton City

610^th of 828Canton City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1036 of 1558	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1109 of 1577	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1189 of 1596	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1393 of 1588	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.6	1180 of 1687	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	1102 of 1701	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.1	900 of 1709	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	938 of 1686	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.1	904 of 1662	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.1	1129 of 1610	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	59.6	809 of 1582	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	1031 of 1609	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	1133 of 1504	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.8	1127 of 1501	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.7	1004 of 1471	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	133 of 615	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	174 of 603	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	237 of 610	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	385 of 601	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1027 of 1452	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1100 of 1466	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1234 of 1483	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1390 of 1488	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	878 of 1473	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	966 of 1484	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1008 of 1447	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1251 of 1419	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	983 of 1466	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1048 of 1485	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1036 of 1498	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1332 of 1518	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	698 of 935	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	973 of 1175	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1029 of 1190	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1082 of 1215	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1180 of 1242	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)78th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science57%-6 vs state

English Language Arts56%-5 vs state

Mathematics40%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

DO NOT ENROLL YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!!
This school could improve by caring about their students. That might be a good start. Or answering calls. Or not having your nurse undress students without parents knowing. Or addressing concerns with parents. Any number of things really.

There's probably a reason why this school places near the bottom for all schools in Ohio for overall test scores. You can't even meet the average of what most of Ohio is doing for testing. Even the student:teacher ratio has been higher than what other schools have.

But let a parent ask questions lol. Oh no. You don't like that. That's when stories get fabricated. Because you are school officials and 'professional'? So you go after the parents instead of admitting fault. Ratings don't lie.

You're consistently at the bottom of every school ranking that is available. Maybe we should do one for the 'Worst Elementary Schools in Ohio' so that you can be part of the top 10, rather than the bottom.

Seriously though people, DO Research on this school before you enroll your children here. If you care about their future, this is not where you want your child. All you have to do is Google this school and you'll see their rankings, their test scores vs other schools in Ohio, etc. If at the end of the school year, they can't meet what state average is, do you really want your child going to a school that clearly cannot teach your child what they need? Let alone care for them appropriately while they are there? The lack of communication from this school is mind boggling to be honest. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Worley is by far the best elementary school in the city of Canton. The teachers there are very dedicated and expect parent participation and accountability! I not only have experience as a parent of a student at Worley, but also as a substitute teacher there and would happily end up there every day of the week if I could! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Worley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1340 23rd St NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-5748	325	20	16.2		122 (37.5%)	120 (36.9%)	37 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.2%)	37.8	1036^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.5%		32.6	1109^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.7%	73	57.1		44.9	37.5	42.9	35.0			53.1	50.0	71.4	50.0			$15,097
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		127 (47.4%)	75 (28.0%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.5%)	66.5	596^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.7%		74.8	435^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.4%	161	65.3		60.0	69.8	57.1	63.5			80.0	74.6	67.3	73.1			$18,929
Belle Stone Elementary School	Public	K-3	2100 Rowland Ave NE	Canton	44714	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-6521	328	19	17.2		105 (32.0%)	86 (26.2%)	81 (24.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.5%)								(n/a)			43.8						38.5						$14,380
Frazer Elementary School	Public	K-4	3900 Frazer Ave NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3740	259	12	21.1	49.4%	181 (69.9%)	30 (11.6%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	86	145^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.7%		82.7	240^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.8%	95			93.5	82.8					84.8	84.4					$12,385
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		85 (24.0%)	123 (34.7%)	86 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.7%)								(n/a)			22.1						38.4						$12,285
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		48 (11.9%)	249 (61.9%)	45 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (14.4%)	25.1	1181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	24.2%		13	1358^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.9%	177	34.4	27.6	55.8	72.2	40.6	7.0	9.1	34.5	39.5	38.9	46.9	20.9	22.7	20.7	$11,096
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	Public	K-4	3829 Guilford Ave NW	Canton	44718	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3760	410	22	18.8	66.6%	234 (57.1%)	79 (19.3%)	29 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.6%)	77.9	367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.4%		83	234^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.2%	133			83.3	78.1					75.0	79.7					$8,256
Avondale Elementary School	Public	K-4	3933 Eaton Rd NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3720	257	13	19.8	51.4%	175 (68.1%)	27 (10.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.5%)	76.2	410^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.7%		87.3	118^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.5%	292			86.0	82.7					66.0	78.8					$11,634
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		157 (37.9%)	121 (29.2%)	54 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	75 (18.1%)								(n/a)			30.0						32.2						$14,045
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		170 (46.7%)	93 (25.5%)	29 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.8%)								(n/a)			56.3						44.4						$15,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Worley Elementary School

What district is Worley Elementary School in?

Canton City

What is the racial makeup of Worley Elementary School?

Students at Worley Elementary School are 38% White, 37% African American, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Worley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Worley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crenshaw Middle School
High : Choices Alternative School
High : McKinley High School
Alternative : STEAMM Academy

Is Worley Elementary School a good school?

Worley Elementary School ranks 1036^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Worley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Worley Elementary School.

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