📍 365 Vanburen Street, Canton, Madison County, 39046
Canton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Madison County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canton Public School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Canton Elementary School enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 252 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 33% |
| White | 6 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 391 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 391 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Canton Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-20, state senate district 21, state house district 57.
Canton Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Canton Public Schools, based in Canton, Mississippi. The district serves 3,142 students district-wide and employs 217 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Canton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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