Enrollment
354
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONATHAN ALDER LOCAL·NCES 390482605138
Canaan Middle School
7055 US Highway 42 S, Plain, OH 43064 · (614) 733-3975 · Madison County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
117 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 5 | 194 | 55% |
| Grade 6 | 160 | 45% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Jonathan Alder Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
81.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 80.5% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 74.8% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 69.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →
Where Canaan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #108 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #113 of 637 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #197 of 637 | #2 of 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #188 of 629 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #429 of 654 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #327 of 577 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #314 of 579 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #200 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #120 of 169 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
+48 (+16%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 354 | 20.7 | 17.1:1 | 33% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 18.6 | 19.0:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 15.2 | 23.9:1 | 27% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 13 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 16.3 | 20.9:1 | 22% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 35% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canaan Middle School.
About Canaan Middle School
The public middle school Canaan Middle School is located in Plain, Ohio. It reports enrollment of 354 students in grades 5 through 6. On average, middle schools in Ohio enroll around 482, and this school is 27% below that mark.
Jonathan Alder Local counts 5 schools and 2,412 students, including Canaan Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Canaan Middle School is 84% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic. In Madison County overall, the White share is about 87%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
On staff are 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Ohio is similar, at 17.0:1. Canaan Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 33%. Across public schools in Madison County, the average is 49%.
Canaan Middle School is 1.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (77.7% versus 76.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
The school is in Madison County, where median household income comes to about $87,045, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madison County's 18 public schools enroll about 7,189 students and include Canaan Middle School.
Tolles Career & Technical Center is the nearest public school to Canaan Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Canaan Middle School, there are 4 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Canaan Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
A 16% rise took enrollment from 306 in 2020-21 to 354 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,423
Census ACS
Median income
$87,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jonathan Alder Local
- Jonathan Alder High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Plain City Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Jonathan Alder Junior HighMiddle · 382 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Tolles Career & Technical Center0.7 mi · 268
- Jonathan Alder Junior High1.6 mi · 382
- Jonathan Alder High School2.3 mi · 729
- Plain City Elementary School4.0 mi · 704
- Hilliard Memorial Middle School5.5 mi · 797
- Hilliard Bradley High School5.7 mi · 1,712
Frequently asked questions
About Canaan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Canaan Middle School?
Canaan Middle School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 05-06.
Is Canaan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canaan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Canaan Middle School have?
Canaan Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Canaan Middle School?
At Canaan Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Canaan Middle School public or private?
Canaan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jonathan Alder Local.
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