Canton Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Streamwood, Illinois

Canton Middle School in Streamwood, Illinois enrolled 531 students in 2024-25 with 32.9 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

548 students in 2022-23, 532 students in 2023-24, 531 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.4 to 32.9.

Students enrolled at Canton Middle School by school year2022-23: 548, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-235482023-245322024-25531
Students enrolled at Canton Middle School by school year2022-23: 548, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-235482023-245322024-25531
Students enrolled at Canton Middle School by school year2022-23: 548, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-235482023-245322024-25531
Students enrolled at Canton Middle School by school year2022-23: 548, 2023-24: 532, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-235482023-245322024-25531
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354830.418.0
2023-2453232.716.3
2024-2553132.916.1

16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Canton Middle School 16.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanton Middle School 16.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Canton Middle School 16.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanton Middle School 16.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Canton Middle School 16.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanton Middle School 16.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Canton Middle School 16.1; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCanton Middle School 16.1state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 424 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Canton Middle School enrolled 424 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 424 of the 424 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions43
  • Chronically absent33.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.2% of students were Hispanic, 20.9% White, 7.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.2%
  2. White20.9%
  3. Asian7.9%
  4. Black7.2%
  5. Two or more races2.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Canton Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2218%19%29.9%
Math, 2022-2315%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Streamwood

2 public middle schools in Streamwood report 2024-25 enrollment; Canton Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tefft Middle School6069.7not reported
Canton Middle School53116.1not reported

All public schools in Streamwood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Canton Middle School

  1. Tefft Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 606 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Jane Addams Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 695 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Canton Middle School with Tefft Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much School District U-46 spends per student$19,216 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,216
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisCanton Middle School is the number 260 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#260 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.16.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Canton Middle School

  1. How many students attend Canton Middle School?
    531 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 548 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Streamwood, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Canton Middle School?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Canton Middle School a Title I school?
    Canton Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Canton Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Canton Middle School scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Canton Middle School in?
    School District U-46, NCES district ID 1713710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171371001705 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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