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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 Elementary School
545 E Main St, Canton, PA 17724 · (570) 673-5196 · Bradford County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 59% · 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
Canton Area Elementary School→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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 50.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Where Canton Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bradford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #807 of 1,396 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #820 of 1,511 ▼ 69 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #841 of 1,511 ▼ 85 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #752 of 1,638 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #664 of 1,528 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #1,354 of 1,531 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #284 of 1,600 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #700 of 1,045 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
431
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 431 | 34 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 34.1 | 12.7:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 34.2 | 12.9:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 36.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 47% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 41% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 38 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canton Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (473 to 431); teachers down 7% (36.5 to 34).
About Canton Area Elementary School
Canton Area Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Canton. It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 431 students enrolled.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Canton Area SD totals 803 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Canton Area Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Bradford County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Canton Area Elementary School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Canton Area Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Canton Area Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.5%, against a prediction of 34.5%.
For Bradford County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,675 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Canton Area Elementary School, Bradford County has 19 public schools.
Canton JSHS is about 0.3 miles from Canton Area Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Canton Area Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Canton Area Elementary School had a net loss of 17 students, or 4%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 School8.6 mi · 321
- Troy Area JSHS9.3 mi · 660
- Troy Intrmd School9.4 mi · 408
- Blossburg Elementary School11.6 mi · 194
- Warren L Miller Elementary School15.6 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Canton Area Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canton Area Elementary School?
Canton Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Canton Area Elementary School serve?
Canton Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Canton Area Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Canton Area Elementary School.
How diverse is Canton Area Elementary School?
Canton Area Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Canton Area Elementary School?
Canton Area Elementary School is overseen by Canton Area SD in Bradford County.
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