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Portage Collaborative Montessori School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Portage Collab Montessori Middle School is an elementary school located in Canton, Ohio, serving grades PK-6 with 187 students. As part of the Canton City School District, which is ranked 610 out of 828 districts in Ohio, Portage Collab Montessori Middle School has seen remarkable improvement, rising from a statewide ranking of #785 in 2016-2017 to #75 in 2024-2025 with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Portage Collab Montessori Middle School consistently outperforms the Canton City School District and the state of Ohio in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with 100% proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts for 5th grade in 2024-2025, compared to 30.7% and 44.3% for the Canton City district, respectively. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools for low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has managed to significantly reduce its chronic absenteeism rate from 40.5% in 2022-2023 to just 8.8% in 2024-2025, much lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Canton area, such as Belle Stone Elementary and Worley Elementary, both of which are also part of the Canton City district, Portage Collab Montessori Middle School stands out as a high-performing outlier. The school's unique Montessori approach, strong financial investment, and ability to outperform nearby schools make it a standout institution worthy of further study and potential replication.

187

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,147

Per pupil spending ?

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 55th St NE
Canton, OH 44721-3209

(330) 966-1912

District: Canton City

Students who attend Portage Collaborative Montessori School usually attend:

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

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 — 89th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (90% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg37%

Ohio avg61%

75^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
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
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
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 (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

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

White (2022)85th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+37 vs state

English Language Arts90%+29 vs state

Mathematics87%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Portage Collaborative Montessori School

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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 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	Total
Portage Collaborative Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 55th St NE	Canton	44721	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%)	89	75^th of 1558 public elementary schools	95.2%		85.6	160^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.9%	85	100.0	76.2	80.0	100.0	90.0	90.5	80.0	100.0	90.9	$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%)	67.9	569^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.5%		75.6	417^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.6%	152		72.6	81.8			71.2	63.6			$10,737
Charles L Warstler Elementary School	Public	K-4	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%)	52.4	856^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.1%		52.4	886^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.8%	30		64.9	64.2			63.6	58.5			$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%)	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
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%)	86.2	140^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.0%		84	217^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.2%	77	84.0	83.2	89.9	81.7	100.0	77.6	85.6	85.7		$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)										$10,533
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
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%)	72.7	476^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.4%		77	381^st of 1577 public elementary schools	75.8%	95		81.4	82.4			70.8	67.6			$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)		43.8				38.5				$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%)	37.8	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Portage Collaborative Montessori School

What district is Portage Collaborative Montessori School in?

Canton City

How many students attend Portage Collaborative Montessori School?

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

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.

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 75^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

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

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