Is Canton Middle School a good school?

Canton Middle School ranks 830 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canton Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 548 students attended Canton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Canton Middle School?

Students at Canton Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 24% White, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Canton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Canton Middle School usually go on to attend Streamwood High School

Canton Middle School

Summary:

Canton Middle School is a public middle school located in Streamwood, Illinois, serving 548 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the School District U-46, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Canton Middle School faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (30.6%) and Mathematics (18.7%) were significantly below the state and district averages. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment was slightly better, with a 44.6% proficiency rate, but still lagging behind the state and district. Across different student subgroups, Canton Middle School's performance varies, with the school ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.9% in 2019-2020 to 27.9% in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district and in neighboring districts significantly outperform Canton Middle School. For example, Eastview Middle School, another School District U-46 school, consistently outperforms Canton Middle School in academic proficiency. Similarly, schools in neighboring districts, such as Medinah Middle School and Margaret Mead Junior High School, significantly outperform Canton Middle School in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public 7-8

1100 Sunset Cir
Streamwood, IL 60107-1817

(630) 213-5525

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
830^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,816

Students who attend Canton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Streamwood High School

Feeder schools for Canton Middle School:

Elementary:	Glenbrook Elementary School
	Hanover Countryside Elementary School
	Hilltop Elementary School
	Oakhill Elementary School
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	Ridge Circle Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 548

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

White:

23.7%

Asian:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Canton Middle School ranks worse than 60.9% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked middle schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.37. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Canton Middle School is $21,816, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the School District U-46!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Canton Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Canton Middle School 830^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Canton Middle School in the ranking list.)

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School District U-46:

SchoolDigger ranks School District U-46 578^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.90	829^th	1185	30.0%
2004	31.51	874^th	1204	27.4%
2005	36.24	842^nd	1209	30.4%
2006	41.22	858^th	1272	32.5%
2007	40.87	877^th	1287	31.9%
2008	37.50	912^th	1293	29.5%
2009	42.18	888^th	1318	32.6%
2010	33.03	995^th	1327	25.0%
2011	39.88	926^th	1344	31.1%
2012	32.50	1023^rd	1365	25.1%
2013	33.99	962^nd	1367	29.6%
2014	36.06	893^rd	1322	32.5%
2015	64.29	366^th	1302	71.9%
2016	31.86	869^th	1294	32.8%
2017	44.43	679^th	1293	47.5%
2018	50.91	588^th	1293	54.5%
2019	54.19	567^th	1356	58.2%
2021	52.64	482^nd	1241	61.2%
2022	39.44	757^th	1369	44.7%
2023	33.50	868^th	1367	36.5%
2024	34.37	830^th	1363	39.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.25	64^th	285	77.5%
2019	43.10	174^th	339	48.7%
2022	49.83	149^th	454	67.2%
2023	62.80	83^rd	480	82.7%
2024	37.17	307^th	486	36.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.41	281^st	602	53.3%
2019	38.62	414^th	792	47.7%
2022	29.76	603^rd	781	22.8%
2023	34.01	490^th	805	39.1%
2024	27.92	588^th	802	26.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.57	509^th	1161	56.2%
2019	53.95	485^th	1217	60.1%
2022	36.87	730^th	1221	40.2%
2023	30.57	887^th	1234	28.1%
2024	37.25	743^rd	1219	39.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.73	554^th	1226	54.8%
2019	55.65	513^th	1276	59.8%
2022	38.92	732^nd	1286	43.1%
2023	29.47	867^th	1275	32.0%
2024	38.88	717^th	1251	42.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.26	308^th	674	54.3%
2024	33.75	408^th	639	36.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.34	593^rd	1223	51.5%
2019	50.70	566^th	1296	56.3%
2022	41.13	676^th	1286	47.4%
2023	37.96	746^th	1292	42.3%
2024	30.70	813^th	1264	35.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.75	130^th	209	37.8%
2019	30.91	154^th	201	23.4%
2022	20.32	175^th	198	11.6%
2023	23.03	165^th	192	14.1%
2024	34.29	135^th	184	26.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.33	332^nd	511	35.0%
2019	48.05	236^th	565	58.2%
2022	46.58	232^nd	573	59.5%
2023	49.32	227^th	569	60.1%
2024	31.53	380^th	548	30.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.09	301^st	590	49.0%
2019	43.71	331^st	639	48.2%
2022	35.66	415^th	662	37.3%
2023	25.42	528^th	661	20.1%
2024	29.56	461^st	643	28.3%

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Rank History for White students at Canton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.54	634^th	889	28.7%
2019	47.36	478^th	905	47.2%
2022	41.87	501^st	898	44.2%
2023	28.42	666^th	895	25.6%
2024	23.58	692^nd	875	20.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Canton Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	728	26	40	38	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	832
1989	755	30	47	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	878
1990	777	26	47	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	901
1991	795	19	53	56	3	n/a	n/a	0	926
1992	833	29	65	60	2	n/a	n/a	0	989
1993	845	38	71	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	1031
1994	810	46	75	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	1002
1995	638	44	61	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	815
1996	638	44	61	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	815
1997	442	38	35	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	679
1998	429	45	58	201	2	n/a	n/a	0	735
1999	459	45	60	203	2	n/a	n/a	0	769
2000	469	52	61	218	2	n/a	n/a	0	802
2001	493	69	60	257	2	n/a	n/a	0	881
2002	466	54	63	315	1	n/a	n/a	0	899
2003	466	54	63	315	1	n/a	n/a	0	899
2004	434	64	64	380	1	n/a	n/a	0	943
2005	375	45	63	342	0	n/a	n/a	0	825
2006	387	50	61	425	2	n/a	n/a	4	929
2007	368	30	56	503	1	n/a	n/a	7	965
2008	326	44	76	454	2	n/a	n/a	7	909
2009	304	42	77	342	3	n/a	n/a	22	790
2010	242	45	71	348	1	n/a	n/a	25	732
2011	222	48	75	373	1	1	9	0	729
2012	226	45	68	377	5	1	14	0	736
2013	189	38	64	319	4	0	15	0	629
2014	197	34	69	324	10	0	13	0	647
2015	184	38	67	341	10	1	11	0	652
2016	165	34	68	343	8	1	17	0	636
2017	179	40	69	279	6	0	24	0	597
2018	184	54	74	204	4	1	17	0	538
2019	173	42	69	190	4	1	15	0	494
2020	168	51	76	177	6	2	25	0	505
2021	141	48	65	321	10	3	25	0	613
2022	112	50	55	348	12	2	17	0	596
2023	130	35	59	304	3	0	17	0	548

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Canton Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	832	54.0	15.4	n/a
1989	878	53.6	16.3	n/a
1990	901	52.8	17.0	n/a
1991	926	57.0	16.2	n/a
1992	989	62.8	15.7	n/a
1993	1031	68.0	15.2	n/a
1994	1002	66.0	15.2	n/a
1995	815	54.1	15.1	n/a
1996	815	54.1	15.1	n/a
1997	679	55.5	12.2	n/a
1998	735	56.3	13.1	n/a
1999	769	58.3	13.2	n/a
2000	802	59.1	13.6	n/a
2001	881	64.5	13.7	n/a
2002	899	72.0	12.5	36.5
2003	899	72.0	12.5	36.5
2004	943	60.0	15.7	42.6
2005	825	57.9	14.2	39.8
2006	929	63.8	14.6	46.1
2007	965	65.0	14.8	55.7
2008	909	56.0	16.2	52.1
2009	790	61.9	12.8	52.5
2010	732	54.4	13.4	61
2011	729	51.1	14.2	58.8
2012	736	50.0	14.7	60.1
2013	629	53.5	11.7	64.5
2014	647	48.0	13.4	63.2
2015	652	48.0	13.5	64.1
2016	636	48.0	13.2	61.6
2017	597	43.4	13.7	58
2018	538	38.4	14.0	51.5
2019	494	34.4	14.3	52.2
2020	505	35.8	14.1	53.7
2021	613	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	596	35.1	16.9	48
2023	548	30.4	18.0	46.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Canton Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	832	54.0	15.4	n/a
1989	878	53.6	16.3	n/a
1990	901	52.8	17.0	n/a
1991	926	57.0	16.2	n/a
1992	989	62.8	15.7	n/a
1993	1031	68.0	15.2	n/a
1994	1002	66.0	15.2	n/a
1995	815	54.1	15.1	n/a
1996	815	54.1	15.1	n/a
1997	679	55.5	12.2	n/a
1998	735	56.3	13.1	n/a
1999	769	58.3	13.2	n/a
2000	802	59.1	13.6	n/a
2001	881	64.5	13.7	n/a
2002	899	72.0	12.5	36.5
2003	899	72.0	12.5	36.5
2004	943	60.0	15.7	42.6
2005	825	57.9	14.2	39.8
2006	929	63.8	14.6	46.1
2007	965	65.0	14.8	55.7
2008	909	56.0	16.2	52.1
2009	790	61.9	12.8	52.5
2010	732	54.4	13.4	61
2011	729	51.1	14.2	58.8
2012	736	50.0	14.7	60.1
2013	629	53.5	11.7	64.5
2014	647	48.0	13.4	63.2
2015	652	48.0	13.5	64.1
2016	636	48.0	13.2	61.6
2017	597	43.4	13.7	58
2018	538	38.4	14.0	51.5
2019	494	34.4	14.3	52.2
2020	505	35.8	14.1	53.7
2021	613	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	596	35.1	16.9	48
2023	548	30.4	18.0	46.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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