CANTON EL

CANTON EL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in CANTON, Texas, one of the schools within CANTON ISD, serveing 569 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 4 schools in CANTON ISD (2,309 students total), CANTON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CANTON EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CANTON EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, Van Zandt County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,475, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CANTON EL is one of 29 public schools in Van Zandt County (combined enrollment of about 10,738 students).

Nearest neighbor: CANTON J H, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CANTON EL has increased 4%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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