Canton Arts Academy @ Summit
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Canton Arts Academy @ Summit
As a compact elementary school in Canton, Ohio, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit works with 268 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Canton City. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 404.
Within Canton City, which oversees 18 schools and 7,702 students, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 18% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Canton Arts Academy @ Summit lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Canton Arts Academy @ Summit tighter than the state norm the norm.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Stark County shows median household earnings sit near $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Stark County's 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), Canton Arts Academy @ Summit is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Choices Alternative School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canton Arts Academy @ Summit has decreased 8%, going from 292 students in 2018 to 268 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 56% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.
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