Summary:
Zip code 44709 in Canton, Ohio, has four schools—two elementary, one middle, and one high—serving grades K–12 across Plain Local, Canton City, and Summit Academy Secondary - Canton. The standout is Frazer Elementary School, rated 5 stars and 91st percentile two years running; its 2025–2026 tested subjects average 86.1%, about 22 points above the state. Glenwood Intermediate School, also in Plain Local, averages 75.3%, about 14 points above the state, and enrolls 817 students. Plain Local is rated 212 of 773 (73rd percentile, 4 stars).
Worley Elementary School is in Canton City, a district ranked 640 of 773 (17th percentile, 1 star), but the school reaches 32nd percentile and 2 stars. Its 2025–2026 average is 50.7%, below the state by 11.4 points, yet it beats Canton City in several subjects—for example, 5th grade science is 62.8% versus the district’s 33.8% and nearly matches the state’s 62.7%. Its chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, much lower than Canton City’s 35.3%. It has the highest per-student spending in this group at $11,591 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2.
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton is the lowest performer: 0 stars, a district rank of 760 of 773, a 2025–2026 test average of 24.9%, 50.1% chronic absenteeism, and 0% proficiency in Algebra I and Geometry, though its reported graduation rate is 87.5%. Across 44709, attendance generally tracks achievement, but resources do not line up simply: Frazer Elementary School spends $9,449 and Glenwood Intermediate School spends $7,088 yet outperforms Worley Elementary School’s $11,591, while Summit Academy Secondary - Canton has the lowest ratio at 12.1 but the weakest results. Because grade levels and exams differ, spending data is from 2018–2019, and free/reduced lunch is missing for Worley Elementary School and Summit Academy Secondary - Canton, compare broad patterns rather than exact rankings.
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