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What's the most underrated thing about CANTON INT that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON ISD·NCES 481275006832
Canton Intermediate School
1190 W HWY 243, CANTON, TX 75103 · (903) 567-6418 · Van Zandt County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
201 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 176 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 180 | 34% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CANTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Canton Intermediate School
Canton Intermediate School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Intermediate School this school | 533 | 37.7% | 53.3% |
| Oak Woods School GRANBURY | 544 | 37.1% | 64.7% |
| Austin Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 547 | 34.6% | 52.9% |
| Anderson-Shiro Elementary School ANDERSON | 458 | 39.5% | 61.6% |
| Roland Reynolds Elementary School FRANKLIN | 586 | 39.1% | 75.2% |
| Lexington Elementary School LEXINGTON | 488 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Canton Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Van Zandt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,182 of 4,401 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,292 of 4,466 ▼ 649 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,118 of 4,466 ▼ 242 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,058 of 3,998 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #2,197 of 4,938 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,776 of 4,622 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #2,913 of 4,628 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #4,017 of 4,789 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #1,139 of 1,307 | #9 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
533
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 533 | 37.3 | 14.3:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 38.2 | 14.1:1 | 52% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 38.1 | 13.9:1 | 47% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 38% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 34.8 | 14.9:1 | 45% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 40% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 40% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 33% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 19 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canton Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (519 to 533); teachers up 7% (34.8 to 37.3).
About Canton Intermediate School
Canton Intermediate School sits in CANTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 533 students.
CANTON ISD runs Canton Intermediate School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 2,309 students in total.
A majority of students at Canton Intermediate School, 73%, are White. Next come 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 84% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Canton Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Canton Intermediate School's 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Van Zandt County, the school's rate is lower.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Canton Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 53.3% actual against 57.6% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Van Zandt County, median household income is about $69,475, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 29 public schools operate in Van Zandt County, serving about 10,738 students.
The nearest other public school, Canton High School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Canton Intermediate School. Canton Intermediate School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Canton Intermediate School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 484 in 2020-21 and 533 in 2024-25, a 10% increase.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Canton Intermediate School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Van Zandt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,649
Census ACS
Median income
$69,475
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANTON ISD
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Canton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Other schools in CANTON
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Canton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 557 students
- Ranch AcademyHigh · 64 students
Other Canton Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Canton Intermediate. Canton Intermediate School is the largest of the 2.
- Canton Intermediate SchoolCanton, CT · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Canton High School0.3 mi · 650
- Canton Elementary School1.4 mi · 569
- Canton Junior High School1.5 mi · 557
- Ranch Academy8.7 mi · 64
- Edgewood Elementary School10.2 mi · 243
- Edgewood Intermediate School10.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Canton Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Canton Intermediate School?
Canton Intermediate School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Canton Intermediate School serve?
Canton Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Canton Intermediate School have?
Canton Intermediate School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Canton Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Canton Intermediate School are roughly 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Canton Intermediate School in?
Canton Intermediate School is part of CANTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.