Summary:
ZIP code 44707 in Canton, Ohio contains two middle schools serving roughly 859 students combined: STEAMM Academy, a grades 4–8 building in the Canton City district with 481 students, and Canton South Middle School, a grades 5–9 building in the Canton Local district with 378 students. Because their grade spans differ, the two schools share reportable state test data only at grades 6, 7 and 8.
Canton South Middle School is the standout in this ZIP, ranked 382 of 1046 Ohio schools in 2025‑26 — the 63rd percentile, with 3 stars — and it has climbed steadily, from the 46th percentile two years earlier to the 59th and then the 63rd. It exceeds the state proficiency rate in 5 of 7 reported subjects, outperforms its own district, and reports Algebra I End‑of‑Course proficiency of 100% in both years versus a state rate of 61.6% and 59.4% — a striking result that likely reflects a small, selective group of advanced students rather than the whole school. Its soft spot is 8th‑grade science, which fell 9.5 points year over year to just below the state line.
STEAMM Academy ranks 843 of 1046 (19th percentile, 1 star), its lowest position in three years, with average proficiency of about 27.5% against a district average of roughly 33.6% and a state average near 59.7%. In every shared grade‑level comparison, Canton South leads — by 18 to nearly 52 points. Spending and class size are nearly identical at the two schools (about $10,323 vs $10,675 and 11.7 vs 12.6 students per teacher), so resourcing does not explain the gap. The clearest visible difference is chronic absenteeism: 34.8% at STEAMM versus 22.0% at Canton South.
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