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Enrollment
957
Middle
DISTRICT 1,084 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CANTON CITY·NCES 390445001418
North Canton Middle School
605 Fair Oaks Ave SW, North Canton, OH 44720 · (330) 497-5635 · Stark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL957 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Ohio public middle 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.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
299 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 6 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 330 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 32% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
North Canton Middle School→Hoover High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Canton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
84.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 84.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 84.6% |
| 2022-23 | 82.2% | 85.1% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 85.2% |
% 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 North Canton Middle School
North Canton Middle School's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Canton Middle School this school | 957 | 31.2% | 80.5% |
| Milford Junior High School Milford | 978 | 27.4% | 76.8% |
| Memorial Middle School Mentor | 852 | 27.0% | 76.6% |
| Green Intermediate Elementary School Uniontown | 873 | 27.7% | 81.2% |
| Lebanon Junior High Lebanon | 869 | 32.6% | 69.6% |
| Shore Middle School Mentor | 752 | 35.1% | 69.1% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 North Canton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #85 of 316 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #75 of 637 ▼ 2 | #1 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #126 of 637 ▲ 9 | #3 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #108 of 629 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 957 | #34 of 654 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #240 of 577 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #308 of 579 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #210 of 319 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #119 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. 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
957
-29 (-3%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 957 | 60.8 | 15.7:1 | 31% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 972 | 56.3 | 17.3:1 | 33% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 932 | N/A | N/A | 27% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 986 | 50 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 53 | 17.3:1 | 25% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 60 | 16.3:1 | 24% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 19% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 1,138 | 72 | 15.8:1 | 6% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Canton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (917 to 957); teachers up 15% (53 to 60.8).
About North Canton Middle School
North Canton Middle School is a large middle school. Its address is in North Canton, Ohio. Enrollment is 957 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 482-student average for middle schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 99% higher.
In North Canton City, 4 schools enroll a combined 4,334 students.
About 84% of the student body at North Canton Middle School is White. Other students are 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 85% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 60.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.7:1. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. Around 31% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades North Canton Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for North Canton Middle School is +3.5 points: 80.5% actual, 77.0% predicted.
North Canton Middle School is located in Stark County, where the median household income is $67,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides North Canton Middle School, Stark County has 100 other public schools.
North Canton Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around North Canton Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Canton Middle School at 6th of 7.
North Canton Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 986 in 2020-21 to 957 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.7:1 to 15.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at North Canton Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Canton City
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- North Canton Primary SchoolElementary · 987 students
- North Canton Intermediate SchoolElementary · 888 students
- Greentown Intermediate SchoolCombined
- Mary L Evans Early Childhood CenterCombined
- Northwood Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in North Canton
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- North Canton Primary SchoolElementary · 987 students
- North Canton Intermediate SchoolElementary · 888 students
- Greentown Intermediate SchoolCombined
- Mary L Evans Early Childhood CenterCombined
- Northwood Elementary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- North Canton Primary School0.4 mi · 987
- North Canton Intermediate School0.8 mi · 888
- Hoover High School1.0 mi · 1,502
- Robert A. Taft Elementary School2.1 mi · 410
- Glenwood Intermediate School2.2 mi · 817
- Lake Cable Elementary School2.2 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About North Canton Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Canton Middle School?
North Canton Middle School enrolls approximately 957 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Canton Middle School serve?
North Canton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at North Canton Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at North Canton Middle School.
What is the student diversity at North Canton Middle School?
Student demographics at North Canton Middle School are roughly 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is North Canton Middle School public or private?
North Canton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Canton City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.