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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390483103203

Canfield High School

100 Cardinal Dr, Canfield, OH 44406 · (330) 533-5507 · Mahoning County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Ohio public high schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools

Enrollment
733
High
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
106 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 918025%
Grade 1019126%
Grade 1118325%
Grade 1217924%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
63887%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
365%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
304%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
182%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
35548%
Female
37852%

School pathway

Feeds from
Canfield Village Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Canfield Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
88.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
89.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2588.6%89.5%
2023-2489.3%89.0%
2022-2394.4%88.5%
2021-2289.4%79.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 →

Schools most like Canfield High School

Canfield High School's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Canfield High School this school73314.5%89.8%
Marysville STEM Early College High School
Marysville
69211.4%87.7%
Rocky River High School
Rocky River
79214.9%92.5%
Poland Seminary High School
Poland
77318.6%77.0%
Turpin High School
Cincinnati
99111.8%83.7%
Granville High School
Granville
84512.9%90.2%
Matched among Ohio high 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 Canfield High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Mahoning County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
89.8%#18 of 403#1 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
89.5%#10 of 776
▲ 4
#1 of 20
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
88.6%#31 of 774
▲ 4
#1 of 20
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.8pp#315 of 742#8 of 19
Enrollment
ranked largest first
733#238 of 888#4 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#252 of 739#7 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.8%#365 of 749#12 of 16
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
14.5%#404 of 435#10 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.5%#101 of 484#8 of 12
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
733
-132 (-15%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2573349.114.9:114% (106)
2023-2474850.114.9:115% (112)
2022-237824716.6:19% (72)
2020-218654618.8:1N/A
2017-189224819.2:113% (120)
2015-169264819.3:111% (99)
2010-111,0065717.6:111% (112)
2000-011,0055817.3:11% (10)
1990-917133918.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canfield High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (922 to 733); teachers up 2% (48 to 49.1).

About Canfield High School

Students in Canfield, Ohio, attend Canfield High School, a medium-sized high school. It enrolled 733 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 30% higher than the average for high schools in Ohio, which is about 565.

Canfield Local enrolls 2,453 students in 4 schools, including Canfield High School.

Most students at Canfield High School are White: 87% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Mahoning County is about 75% White. By the diversity index, Canfield High School comes in at 24%.

Federal staffing data show 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Canfield High School and a ratio of 14.9:1. That ratio is under the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 14% of students. For comparison, public schools in Mahoning County average 45%.

Canfield High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of Ohio public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.3% for Canfield High School. The school posts 89.8%, 6.5 points above the prediction.

Census estimates describe Mahoning County this way: median household income is about $56,942, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Mahoning County number 77 and enroll about 27,927.

The nearest public school is C H Campbell Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Canfield High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 89.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 4 nearby schools.

Federal data place Canfield High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Canfield High School saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 18.8:1 to 14.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Discussions about Canfield High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Mahoning County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
226,491
Census ACS
Median income
$56,942
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,927 students

Quick facts

School name
Canfield High School
District
Canfield Local
Address
100 Cardinal Dr, Canfield, OH 44406
Phone
(330) 533-5507
County
Mahoning County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
733
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
106 (14%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390483103203
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Canfield High School
How many students attend Canfield High School?
Canfield High School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Canfield High School serve?
Canfield High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canfield High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Canfield High School is approximately 14.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Canfield High School?
Canfield High School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Canfield High School in?
Canfield High School is part of Canfield Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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