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What's something Canton Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
531
Middle
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001705
Canton Middle School
1100 Sunset Cir, Streamwood, IL 60107 · (630) 213-5525 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
282 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 236 | 44% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 56% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 18.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canton Middle School
Canton Middle School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Middle School this school | 531 | 53.1% | 34.5% |
| Algonquin Middle School Des Plaines | 597 | 57.3% | 49.7% |
| Jewel Middle School North Aurora | 490 | 50.4% | 36.2% |
| John J Lukancic Middle School Romeoville | 591 | 53.6% | 50.7% |
| Herget Middle School Aurora | 594 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| Blackhawk Middle School Bensenville | 665 | 55.0% | 38.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #388 of 578 | #59 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #408 of 640 ▲ 5 | #83 of 146 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #498 of 640 ▼ 5 | #102 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #261 of 691 | #72 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #494 of 558 | #125 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #189 of 560 | #49 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #264 of 581 | #80 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #418 of 440 | #92 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
531
-82 (-13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 926
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 531 | 32.9 | 16.1:1 | 53% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 32.7 | 16.3:1 | 44% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 30.4 | 18.0:1 | 47% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 38.4 | 14.0:1 | 51% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 62% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 59% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 64 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 926 | 57 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (538 to 531); teachers down 14% (38.4 to 32.9).
About Canton Middle School
Canton Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Streamwood, Illinois, under SD U-46. It has an enrollment of 531 students in grades 7 through 8.
SD U-46 counts 51 schools and 34,036 students, including Canton Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Canton Middle School, about 61 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 21% White, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 34 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Canton Middle School scores 57%.
Canton Middle School lists 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. About 53% of students at Canton Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
In Illinois, Canton Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.5% actual against a predicted 40.9%.
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Among nearby public schools, Ridge Circle Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Canton Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Canton Middle School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 531, from 613 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Canton Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Streamwood
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Tefft Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Glenbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Oakhill Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Hanover Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Ridge Circle Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
Other Canton Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Canton Middle. Canton Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Canton MiddleCanton, NC · 475 students
- Canton Middle SchoolCanton, CT · 214 students
- Canton Middle School - 04Canton, SD · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge Circle Elementary School0.2 mi · 368
- Sunnydale Elementary School0.7 mi · 263
- Glenbrook Elementary School0.8 mi · 480
- Oakhill Elementary School0.9 mi · 434
- Tefft Middle School1.2 mi · 606
- Hanover Countryside Elementary School1.2 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Canton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canton Middle School?
Canton Middle School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Canton Middle School serve?
Canton Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Canton Middle School have?
Canton Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Canton Middle School?
Canton Middle School reports a student body of 21% White, 61% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Canton Middle School public or private?
Canton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.