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Canton Arts Academy @ Summit

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Canton Arts Academy @ Summit ranks 596 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Canton Arts Academy @ Summit is a high-performing elementary school in Canton, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade as part of the Canton City School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with particularly strong results in subjects like science, math, and English language arts.

One of the school's key strengths is its success in supporting the academic growth of specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2024-2025 school year, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit ranked in the top 100 Ohio elementary schools for African American students and the top 260 for low-income students, with both subgroups achieving high proficiency rates. The school's performance for male students is also noteworthy, with the school ranking in the top 400 Ohio elementary schools for this subgroup.

When compared to nearby elementary schools in the Canton City School District, such as Cedar Elementary, Belle Stone Elementary, and Harter Elementary, which have consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit stands out as a high-performing institution providing a quality education to its students.

268

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,929

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 10th St NW
Canton, OH 44703-3311

(330) 452-6537

District: Canton City

Students who attend Canton Arts Academy @ Summit usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

African American:

28.0%

Two or more races:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg37%

Ohio avg61%

596^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	66.5	596 of 1558	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	435 of 1577	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	456 of 1596	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	607 of 1588	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	581 of 1610	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	946 of 1676	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1148 of 1636	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	62.3	800 of 1651	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.3	444 of 1678	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	449 of 1684	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	506 of 1687	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	621 of 1701	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.2	732 of 1709	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.2	921 of 1686	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.8	909 of 1662	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	98 of 615	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	65 of 603	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	79 of 610	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	85 of 601	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	262 of 605	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	792 of 1452	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	532 of 1466	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	611 of 1483	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	701 of 1488	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	847 of 1467	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1013 of 1502	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1157 of 1518	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	21 of 71	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	11 of 78	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	57 of 108	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	79 of 128	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	111 of 219	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	80 of 126	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	446 of 759	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	260 of 1473	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	87 of 1484	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	76 of 1447	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	180 of 1419	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	119 of 1404	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	456 of 1465	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	847 of 1465	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	368 of 1466	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	285 of 1485	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	285 of 1498	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	535 of 1518	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.2	199 of 1499	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	722 of 1535	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	938 of 1536	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	110 of 218	49.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	268 of 1175	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	238 of 1190	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	263 of 1215	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	406 of 1242	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	413 of 1249	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	592 of 1271	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	892 of 1309	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	63.4	419 of 1037	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	219 of 1050	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	259 of 1010	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.6	128 of 1038	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	89.5	52 of 1050	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	48 of 1035	95.4%	★★★★★
2014	79.9	124 of 1008	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	227 of 1001	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	212 of 989	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	63.5	451 of 925	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	406 of 895	54.6%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2025)84th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+12 vs state

Science65%~ state avg

Mathematics63%~ state avg

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Schools Near Canton Arts Academy @ Summit

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	32.6	1097^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.6%		18.9	1266^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.7%	169	36.4	0.0	56.5	35.0	18.2	25.0	38.1	0.0	78.3	65.0	50.0	32.1	33.3	10.0	$12,086
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		72 (52.2%)	26 (18.8%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (25.4%)	10.9	1389^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%		13.9	1337^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.2%	52	25.0	40.0	13.3	29.4	12.5	0.0	6.3	10.0	26.7	58.8	37.5	0.0	18.8	25.0	$7,439
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
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		103 (24.6%)	212 (50.7%)	34 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.0%)	9	1426^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.5%		13.4	1349^th of 1577 public elementary schools	14.5%	77	8.2		7.0	36.7	36.7	17.6			14.0	30.6	30.6	14.7			$14,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Canton Arts Academy @ Summit

What is the racial makeup of Canton Arts Academy @ Summit?

Students at Canton Arts Academy @ Summit are 47% White, 28% African American, 18% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Canton Arts Academy @ Summit a good school?

Canton Arts Academy @ Summit ranks 596^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Canton Arts Academy @ Summit attend?

Students who attend Canton Arts Academy @ Summit usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Canton Arts Academy @ Summit in?

Canton City

How many students attend Canton Arts Academy @ Summit?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Canton Arts Academy @ Summit.

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