📍 55 Pecunit Street, Canton, Norfolk County, 02021
Wm H Galvin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Canton, Norfolk County. The school has 753 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canton school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wm H Galvin Middle enrolls 753 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 14% Black or African American and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 456 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 14% |
| Asian | 84 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wm H Galvin Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 32, state house district 162.
Wm H Galvin Middle is one of 6 schools in Canton, based in Canton, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,314 students district-wide and employs 254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 753 students, Wm H Galvin Middle is larger than the district average of about 552 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large