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Enrollment
822
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH CANTON SCHOLARS CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260099708216
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy
3085 S CANTON CENTER RD, CANTON, MI 48188 · (734) 398-5658 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
385 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 379% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
59.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 South Canton Scholars Charter Academy
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Canton Scholars Charter Academy this school | 822 | 46.8% | 61.7% |
| South Arbor Charter Academy YPSILANTI | 800 | 31.9% | 69.9% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School NOVI | 518 | 51.0% | 28.4% |
| Explorer Elementary CALEDONIA | 556 | 55.8% | 59.7% |
| Wilkerson Elementary School WARREN | 481 | 57.8% | 32.1% |
| Gill Elementary School FARMINGTON | 543 | 28.7% | 45.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 South Canton Scholars Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #174 of 1,085 | #19 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #237 of 1,072 | #29 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #130 of 1,139 | #20 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #16 of 1,630 | #10 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,351 of 1,424 | #255 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #14 of 1,424 | #1 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #950 of 1,563 | #236 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #247 of 440 | #53 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
822
+31 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 822 | 40.7 | 20.2:1 | 47% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 33.6 | 24.3:1 | 50% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 35 | 23.3:1 | 46% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 36 | 22.0:1 | 39% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 37.7 | 20.5:1 | 27% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 34 | 23.4:1 | 23% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Canton Scholars Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (771 to 822); teachers up 8% (37.7 to 40.7).
About South Canton Scholars Charter Academy
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy is a large elementary school in CANTON, Michigan. School enrollment was 822 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 123% larger than that.
In federal data, the district for South Canton Scholars Charter Academy is the school itself.
At South Canton Scholars Charter Academy, the largest share of students is Black, at 33%. The remaining shares are 27% White, 23% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. South Canton Scholars Charter Academy's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 20.2:1 comes from the school's 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.4 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Wayne County is 66%.
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Canton Scholars Charter Academy is in the top 10% of Michigan schools: 61.7% actual against 45.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wayne County, the median household income is $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wayne County has 573 public schools and roughly 259,786 students.
Nearest public school: Star International Academy, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. South Canton Scholars Charter Academy's average proficiency of 61.7% compares with 50.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. Federal records list South Canton Scholars Charter Academy as a charter school.
The school enrolled 822 students in 2024-25, 31 more than the 791 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.2:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Canton Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
- Achieve Charter AcademyElementary · 771 students
Nearby schools
- Star International Academy0.6 mi · 370
- Bentley Elementary School1.1 mi · 479
- Liberty Middle School1.8 mi · 817
- Canton Preparatory High School1.8 mi · 612
- Dodson Elementary School2.1 mi · 470
- Field Elementary School2.1 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About South Canton Scholars Charter AcademyHow large is South Canton Scholars Charter Academy?
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy enrolls approximately 822 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does South Canton Scholars Charter Academy serve?
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does South Canton Scholars Charter Academy have?
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
How diverse is South Canton Scholars Charter Academy?
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy reports a student body of 27% White, 4% Hispanic, 33% Black, 23% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees South Canton Scholars Charter Academy?
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy is overseen by South Canton Scholars Charter Academy in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.