📍 1163 S Buffalo St, Canton, Van Zandt County, 75103
Canton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Van Zandt County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Meredith Wiley. It is part of the Canton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Canton el enrolls 571 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 423 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 571 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. 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.
Canton el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Canton el is one of 4 schools in CANTON ISD, based in CANTON, Texas. The district serves 2,309 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, Canton el is close to the district average of about 577 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote