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Canton South Middle School

Q: Is Canton South Middle School a good school?

Canton South Middle School ranks 427 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Canton South Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Canton, Ohio, with 368 students. The school is part of the Canton Local School District, which is ranked 364 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canton South Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 69.3% proficiency in 8th grade Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also performs well in Mathematics, with 59.2% proficiency in 6th grade and 52.4% in 7th grade, compared to the state averages of 51.9% and 50%, respectively. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is also above the state average, with 65.5% proficiency in 7th grade compared to 62.9% statewide. The school's Algebra I proficiency rate is particularly impressive, reaching 100% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the Canton Local and state averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Canton South Middle School generally outperforms its peers in test scores and student group performance. However, the school's performance is still below that of higher-performing districts like Perry Local, which has schools like Pfeiffer Intermediate and Edison Middle that outperform Canton South Middle School in several areas. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has been relatively high, ranging from 23.6% to 30.9% in recent years, it is still lower than the state average for middle schools.

378

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,907

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4404 Cleveland Ave S
Canton, OH 44707-4841

(330) 484-8015

District: Canton Local

Students who attend Canton South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Canton South High School

Feeder schools for Canton South Middle School:

Elementary:

Faircrest Memorial Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

African American:

10.6%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (64% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg58%

Ohio avg55%

427^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

364^th of 828Canton Local 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	62.4	427 of 1036	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	567 of 1046	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	538 of 1048	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	499 of 1017	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	472 of 1037	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	484 of 1050	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	477 of 1010	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	512 of 1038	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.1	542 of 1050	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	542 of 1035	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	586 of 1008	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.2	551 of 1001	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.4	507 of 989	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.9	455 of 925	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	408 of 895	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	327 of 858	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	415 of 835	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	424 of 837	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.1	312 of 732	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.9	315 of 692	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.4	200 of 400	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	145 of 442	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	170 of 429	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	204 of 436	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	163 of 413	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	123 of 385	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	94 of 405	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.9	317 of 565	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	353 of 576	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	460 of 658	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	485 of 643	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	389 of 938	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	475 of 942	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	436 of 943	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	478 of 925	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	477 of 910	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	481 of 917	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	482 of 897	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	21 of 194	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	47 of 196	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	81 of 274	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	24 of 521	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	204 of 983	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	338 of 989	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	236 of 974	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	191 of 947	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	143 of 923	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	182 of 945	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	182 of 924	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	450 of 954	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	612 of 958	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	568 of 963	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	493 of 946	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	441 of 924	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	416 of 933	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	434 of 916	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	124 of 263	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	163 of 245	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	153 of 239	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	148 of 219	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	186 of 206	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	311 of 572	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	484 of 563	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	467 of 590	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	438 of 777	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	566 of 795	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	491 of 805	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	451 of 809	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	408 of 781	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	430 of 796	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	459 of 781	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science69%+6 vs state

English Language Arts60%+3 vs state

Mathematics53%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Canton South Middle 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)					Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Canton South Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Cleveland Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 484-8015	378	30	12.6		287 (75.9%)	40 (10.6%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	62.4	427^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.8%		51.4	567^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.8%	140		69.3			59.2	52.4	48.0			59.0	65.5	55.5	100.0	$13,907
McGregor Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2339 17th St SW	Canton	44706	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-7069	206	16	13.2		82 (39.8%)	68 (33.0%)	21 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.0%)								(n/a)	25.0		40.3	28.3	32.8			41.8	30.0	29.5				$18,248
Clarendon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	412 Clarendon Ave NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-7681	258	17	15.6		79 (30.6%)	90 (34.9%)	46 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.5%)								(n/a)	19.0		30.4	7.5	19.3			27.9	27.5	24.7				$14,758
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	Public	5-6	4315 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 478-6163	587	35	16.8	49.7%	488 (83.1%)	23 (3.9%)	30 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)								(n/a)	85.0			74.8	68.7				77.3	70.7				$11,898
Edison Middle School	Public	7-8	4201 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 478-6167	585	35	16.8	44.6%	508 (86.8%)	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	85.1	116^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.8%		77.7	221^st of 1046 public middle schools	78.9%	105		86.0				69.7	84.8				78.1	73.2	100.0	$11,857
Crenshaw Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 19th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 454-7717	744	32	23.2		260 (34.9%)	243 (32.7%)	99 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (18.1%)	21	803^rd of 1036 public middle schools	22.5%		19.6	811^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.5%	8		36.9				27.6	29.3				38.7	24.3	94.7	$11,757
Youtz Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1901 Midway Ave NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-7601	273	18	15.1		89 (32.6%)	87 (31.9%)	40 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	51 (18.7%)								(n/a)	13.3		18.3	21.1	5.5			20.0	33.3	18.7				$15,275
East Canton Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Browning Ct N	East Canton	44730	Stark County	Osnaburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 488-0316	194	11	17.2		188 (96.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	65.6	381^st of 1036 public middle schools	63.2%		62.5	436^th of 1046 public middle schools	58.3%	55		84.9			60.3	48.3	64.7			50.7	50.0	73.6	100.0	$11,472
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1015 44th St NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3780	817	37	21.9	50.6%	558 (68.3%)	131 (16.0%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (11.6%)								(n/a)	78.5			70.5	72.2				76.3	69.5				$9,690
Sandy Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	5130 State Route 183 NE	Magnolia	44643	Tuscarawas County	Sandy Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 866-3339	263	17	15.4		244 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	63.7	411^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.3%		65.3	398^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.0%	13		61.7			53.6	53.8	54.7			68.8	69.5	53.8	88.2	$15,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Canton South Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Canton South Middle School?

Students at Canton South Middle School are 76% White, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Canton South Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Canton South Middle School.

Is Canton South Middle School a good school?

Canton South Middle School ranks 427^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Canton South Middle School attend?

Students who attend Canton South Middle School usually go on to attend Canton South High School

What district is Canton South Middle School in?

Canton Local

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