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What's one thing Canton Area El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON AREA SD·NCES 420492005303
Canton Area El Sch
545 E Main St, Canton, PA 17724 · (570) 673-5196 · Bradford County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
433 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Canton Area El Sch→Canton JSHS
Based on grade levels within Canton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
431
-42 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Canton Area El Sch
Located at 545 E Main St, in Canton, Pennsylvania, Canton Area El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that educates 431 students (grades K through 6), operated by Canton Area SD.
Within Canton Area SD, which oversees 2 schools and 803 students, Canton Area El Sch is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Canton Area El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Canton Area El Sch records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Canton Area El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bradford County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Canton Area El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 52.5%, a residual of +17.9 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Bradford County indicate median household income runs about $63,675, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bradford County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,392 students), Canton Area El Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Canton JSHS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Canton Area El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 43.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Canton Area El Sch's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 431).
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Canton Area El Sch typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,858
Census ACS
Median income
$63,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Canton JSHS0.3 mi · 372
- W R Croman Primary Sch8.6 mi · 321
- Troy Area JSHS9.3 mi · 660
- Troy Intrmd Sch9.4 mi · 408
- Blossburg El Sch11.6 mi · 194
- Warren L Miller El Sch15.6 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Canton Area El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Canton Area El Sch?
Canton Area El Sch enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Canton Area El Sch serve?
Canton Area El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Canton Area El Sch?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Canton Area El Sch.
How diverse is Canton Area El Sch?
Canton Area El Sch reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Canton Area El Sch?
Canton Area El Sch is overseen by Canton Area SD in Bradford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.