Summary:
Zip code 57012 has three Canistota schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Canistota Elementary - 02 (141 students), Canistota Middle School - 03 (68), and Canistota High School - 01 (99), with 308 students altogether. The clearest difference is between the elementary and middle schools: in 2025–2026 all-grade results, elementary scored 76% in both ELA and math, while middle scored 45% in ELA and 42% in math. Elementary leads by 32 points in ELA and 35 points in math, making the elementary-to-middle contrast the area’s most striking finding.
Canistota Elementary - 02 stands out at the top: it is 27 points above the state in ELA and 32 points above in math. Canistota Middle School - 03 is below the state by 4 points in ELA and 2 points in math. SchoolDigger ranks elementary 8th of 203 schools (96th percentile, five stars) and middle 95th of 151 (37th percentile, two stars). Canistota High School - 01 also beats state results on its latest grade 11 measures: 71% in ELA, 47% in math, and 53% in science, respectively 22, 13, and 8 points above the state. SchoolDigger ranks it 15th of 130 (88th percentile, four stars); its graduation rate is 92%, compared with 88% statewide.
Recent ELA results improved at both the elementary and middle schools: elementary rose 8 points to 76%, while middle rose 16 points to 45%. Math trends split: elementary gained 6 points, but middle fell 2 points to 42%, so middle-school math is a particular area to watch. Grade-level results vary too: middle seventh-grade math is 15 points above the state, while sixth- and eighth-grade math are below. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 28% at elementary, 27% at middle, and 17% at high school; these figures do not explain the achievement differences. Student-teacher ratios were 10.6 at elementary, 17.1 at middle, and 12.1 at high school. Elementary and middle each reported 7% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 20%.
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