Summary:
The 17724 zip code area is home to two schools, Canton Area Elementary School and Canton Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Canton Area School District. While the elementary school consistently outperforms state and district averages, the high school struggles with certain academic metrics, particularly in Keystone Exam proficiency.
Canton Area Elementary School stands out as a strong performer, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools with a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. However, it serves a high-need student population, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 and spends $15,144 per student, which is higher than the state average.
In contrast, Canton Junior/Senior High School ranks in the middle of Pennsylvania high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with Keystone Exam proficiency, particularly in Algebra I, where only 18.2% of 11th-grade students are proficient, compared to the state average of 41.6%. However, the high school outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. The school maintains a relatively high graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%, while spending $18,045 per student and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 12.2.
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