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Portage Collaborative Montessori School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Portage Collaborative Montessori School is a PK–6 elementary school serving 187 students in Canton, Ohio, part of the Canton City district. That district ranks 640 of 773 statewide (17th percentile, 1 star), yet the school itself is a standout: in 2025–2026 it ranked 39 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), up from 75 of 1,558 (95th percentile, 5 stars) the year before. The climb has been steady rather than a one-year spike, moving from the 52nd percentile in 2016–2017.

In 2025–2026, every reported Portage test score was above both district and state averages, including Math 4 and ELA grades 3, 5, and 6 at 100.0, plus Science 5 at 81.8 and Math 3 at 81.0. Same-district peers lag far behind — Belle Stone Elementary School posted 3rd-grade math of 23.7 and ELA of 35.5, and Gibbs Elementary School came in at 10.3 and 25.9. Portage also holds its own against better-resourced suburban districts such as North Canton City and Plain Local. It trails North Canton Intermediate School slightly in 3rd- and 5th-grade math and 5th-grade science, but leads in 4th-grade math and in ELA across grades 3–5.

Low-income students are a particular bright spot: Portage ranks among the top 1–2% of Ohio schools for low-SES students (14 of 1,467 in 2025–2026). Chronic absenteeism dropped from 25.9% in 2021–2022 to 8.8% in 2024–2025, and stands at 11.3% for 2025–2026 — far below the district's 35.3% and close to suburban Middlebranch Elementary School and Frazer Elementary School (both 10.6%). The reported student-teacher ratio of 26.7 is the highest among nearby schools, and per-student spending of $10,569 (2018–2019) is lower than same-district peers. With only 187 students, grade-level percentages can swing easily, so read single-year figures with care.

187

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,147

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

92%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8% (any vaccine)

1000 55th St NE
Canton, OH 44720-3209

(330) 966-1912

District: Canton City

Students who attend Portage Collaborative Montessori School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Two or more races:

10.2%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (93% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school93%

District avg36%

Ohio avg62%

39^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Canton City

640^th of 773Canton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	39 of 1560	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	75 of 1558	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	160 of 1577	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	188 of 1596	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	256 of 1588	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	291 of 1610	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	320 of 1676	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	603 of 1636	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.0	785 of 1651	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	705 of 1678	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	83.0	185 of 1684	89.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	422 of 1687	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	174 of 1701	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	406 of 1709	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	63.5	814 of 1686	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.7	444 of 1662	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	60.1	841 of 1610	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.3	668 of 1582	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	452 of 1609	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	67.0	539 of 1504	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	535 of 1501	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.3	1010 of 1471	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	305 of 1452	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	320 of 1466	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	90 of 1483	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	309 of 1488	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	60 of 1467	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	546 of 1502	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	204 of 1518	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	14 of 1467	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	23 of 1473	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	19 of 1484	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	13 of 1447	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	25 of 1419	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	17 of 1404	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	34 of 1465	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	145 of 1465	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	80.8	286 of 1499	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	463 of 1536	69.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	107 of 1181	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	75.2	299 of 1175	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	344 of 1190	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	124 of 1215	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	247 of 1242	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	241 of 1249	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	320 of 1271	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	672 of 1309	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	83.0	140 of 1017	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	111 of 1037	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	84 of 1050	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	162 of 1010	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.3	249 of 1038	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	90.8	38 of 1050	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	17 of 1035	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	76.7	197 of 1008	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.8	422 of 1001	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	83.8	56 of 989	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	8 of 895	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	135 of 858	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	142 of 835	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	67.6	311 of 837	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	388 of 732	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	94.5	14 of 947	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	3 of 923	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	11 of 945	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	23 of 924	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	82.5	118 of 809	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	94 of 781	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2021)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)99th percentile+12 vs school

White (2022)85th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts99%+36 vs state

Mathematics91%+30 vs state

Science82%+19 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)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Portage Collaborative Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 55th St NE	Canton	44720	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 966-1912	187	7	26.7	—	153 (81.8%)	11 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.2%)	91.7	39^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.5%		89	75^th of 1558 public elementary schools	95.2%	36	81.8	81.0	100.0	81.8	100.0	100.0	94.1	100.0	100.0	92%	8%	$11,147
Ransom H Barr Elementary School	Public	K-4	2000 47th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3730	362	17	21.6	60.2%	244 (67.4%)	62 (17.1%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.0%)	63.6	662^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	57.6%		67.9	569^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.5%	93		58.6	85.3			62.9	73.5			94.3%	4.3%	$10,737
Charles L Warstler Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Schneider St NE	Canton	44721	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3770	291	15	19.1	55.3%	198 (68.0%)	50 (17.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.4%)	36	1075^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.1%		52.4	856^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.1%	219		40.0	63.9			51.7	55.6			95.1%	4.9%	$9,432
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%)	85.9	140^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.0%		86	145^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.7%	5		92.5	85.4			83.0	83.3			97.6%	2.4%	$12,385
North Canton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	150 Clearmount Ave SE	North Canton	44720	Stark County	North Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 497-5640	888	49	18.1	33.6%	725 (81.6%)	34 (3.8%)	37 (4.2%)	19 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.1%)	85.3	151^st of 1560 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.2	140^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.0%	11	85.5	85.2	88.6	84.8		81.3	80.0	88.9				$11,538
North Canton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Charlotte St NW	North Canton	44720	Stark County	North Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 497-5645	987	48	20.5	29.5%	795 (80.5%)	38 (3.9%)	34 (3.4%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (10.8%)								(n/a)										84.8%	4.2%	$10,533
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	84.8	163^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	89.6%		77.9	367^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.4%	204		91.8	86.5			78.7	83.8			92%	3.4%	$8,256
Middlebranch Elementary School	Public	K-4	7500 Middlebranch Ave NE	Canton	44721	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3750	534	24	22.2	36.3%	396 (74.2%)	79 (14.8%)	10 (1.9%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	81.7	252^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	83.8%		72.7	476^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.4%	224		91.4	86.9			77.4	74.8			89.8%	7.4%	$9,122
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)		23.7				35.5				89.7%	5.9%	$14,380
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%)	37.6	1055^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.4%		37.8	1036^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.5%	19	62.8	37.0	56.8	58.1	34.0	53.7	48.9	60.5	44.7	87.8%	8.2%	$15,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Portage Collaborative Montessori School

How many students attend Portage Collaborative Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Portage Collaborative Montessori School.

What schools do graduates of Portage Collaborative Montessori School attend?

Students who attend Portage Collaborative Montessori School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Portage Collaborative Montessori School a good school?

Yes! Portage Collaborative Montessori School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Portage Collaborative Montessori School in?

Canton City

What is the racial makeup of Portage Collaborative Montessori School?

Students at Portage Collaborative Montessori School are 82% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

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