Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280090000100
Canton Elementary School
365 Vanburen Street, Canton, MS 39046 · (601) 859-2400 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
411 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 36.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Elementary School
Canton Elementary School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Elementary School this school | 411 | 100.0% | 49.6% |
| Woodley Elementary HATTIESBURG | 422 | 100.0% | 69.3% |
| Hawkins Elementary HATTIESBURG | 283 | 99.6% | 55.7% |
| Byhalia Elementary School BYHALIA | 515 | 99.4% | 29.3% |
| Morton Elementary School MORTON | 686 | 99.6% | 35.2% |
| Leake Central Elementary School CARTHAGE | 850 | 100.0% | 41.6% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Canton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #266 of 428 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #275 of 439 ▲ 56 | #10 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #341 of 439 ▼ 16 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #211 of 453 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #351 of 408 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #166 of 409 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #24 of 444 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #171 of 296 | #8 of 13 |
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
411
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 411 | 24.1 | 17.1:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 27.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 24.1 | 19.4:1 | 100% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 95% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 1,024 | 45 | 22.8:1 | 90% (920) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 30 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canton Elementary School.
About Canton Elementary School
Canton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Canton, Mississippi. Enrollment is 411 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The district for Canton Elementary School is Canton Public Schools, with 8 schools and 3,419 students.
Black students account for 59% of enrollment at Canton Elementary School. Smaller groups are 37% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Madison County is roughly 37% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Canton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The count of teachers at Canton Elementary School is 24.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Madison County, the average is 52%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Canton Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Canton Elementary School is 44.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.6%.
Federal survey data for Madison County show that median household income is about $83,441, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 34 public schools operate in Madison County, serving about 16,432 students.
The next-closest public school is SR1 COLLEGE PREP & STEM ACADEMY, about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Canton Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 49.6% versus a 44.4% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Canton Elementary School is Town: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 411 was 7% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 384. Students per teacher fell from 18.3 in 2020-21 to 17.1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Canton Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canton Public Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Huey L Porter MiddleMiddle · 356 students
Other schools in Canton
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Madison Crossing ElementaryElementary · 761 students
- McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
Other Canton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Canton Elementary. Canton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Canton Elementary SchoolCANTON, TX · 569 students
- CANTON ELEM.CANTON, MO · 287 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolCanton, OK · 217 students
Nearby schools
- SR1 COLLEGE PREP & STEM ACADEMY1.2 mi · 87
- Huey L Porter Middle1.7 mi · 356
- Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary1.7 mi · 366
- McNeal Elementary School1.7 mi · 385
- CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 262
- Canton High School1.9 mi · 899
Frequently asked questions
About Canton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Canton Elementary School?
Canton Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Canton Elementary School serve?
Canton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Canton Elementary School have?
Canton Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Canton Elementary School?
At Canton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 37% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Canton Elementary School public or private?
Canton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canton Public Schools.
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