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Canton Elementary Primary School
740 East Academy St
Canton MS, 39046, Madison County
Phone: 601-859-2400
Ranking:
(504 out of 672, bottom 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 5
School District: Canton Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 20 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 348 | 524 | 552 | 510 | 517 | 487 | 544 | |||||||
Grade 2: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 3: | 118 | 33.9% | 185 | 35.3% | 188 | 34.1% | 157 | 30.8% | 184 | 35.6% | 160 | 32.9% | 147 | 27.0% |
Grade 4: | 101 | 29.0% | 173 | 33.0% | 165 | 29.9% | 183 | 35.9% | 176 | 34.0% | 144 | 29.6% | 189 | 34.7% |
Grade 5: | 119 | 34.2% | 155 | 29.6% | 193 | 35.0% | 166 | 32.5% | 146 | 28.2% | 175 | 35.9% | 200 | 36.8% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 180 | 51.7% | 256 | 48.9% | 277 | 50.2% | 251 | 49.2% | 245 | 47.4% | 241 | 49.5% | 286 | 52.6% |
Female: | 168 | 48.3% | 268 | 51.1% | 275 | 49.8% | 259 | 50.8% | 272 | 52.6% | 246 | 50.5% | 254 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 41 | 11.8% | 40 | 7.6% | 33 | 6.0% | 17 | 3.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.2% |
Black: | 305 | 87.6% | 479 | 91.4% | 515 | 93.3% | 489 | 95.9% | 504 | 97.5% | 475 | 97.5% | 529 | 97.2% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 332 | 95.4% | 521 | 99.4% | 549 | 99.5% | 470 | 92.2% | 463 | 89.6% | 484 | 99.4% | 541 | 99.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 3.3% | 26 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.06 | 17.13 | 18.82 | 18.92 | 20.09 | 18.00 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCT2 | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.7 | 151.7 | 149.3 |
2009 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.4 | 152.8 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 150.3 | 148.8 | 149 |
2011 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.4 | 145.7 | 149.8 |
2012 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.3 | 145.2 | 150.2 |
2013 | Language Arts | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.3 | 145.4 | 151 |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.6 | 153.4 | 150.6 |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.9 | 154.3 | 151 |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 153.2 | 151.5 | 152.1 |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.5 | 148.3 | 153.3 |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.1 | 148.8 | 154.1 |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 147.6 | 154.2 |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.3 | 144.6 | 148.8 |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146 | 148.6 | 149.2 |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.3 | 146.8 | 149.5 |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 143.5 | 143.7 | 149.6 |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.3 | 147.6 | 151 |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.9 | 146.8 | 151.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.6 | 145.6 | 150.5 |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 145.5 | 148.2 | 151.1 |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 152.2 | 149.8 | 151.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.6 | 147.6 | 151.7 |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.9 | 151.8 | 152.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 148.2 | 148.8 | 154.1 |
2008 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.7 | 145.8 | 148.5 |
2009 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 141.9 | 143.4 | 148.7 |
2010 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.2 | 147.8 | 148.8 |
2011 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.5 | 147.3 | 148.9 |
2012 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147 | 146.8 | 149.9 |
2013 | Language Arts | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.9 | 148.2 | 150.8 |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 142.7 | 145.8 | 149.8 |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 144.3 | 145.9 | 150.2 |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 146.2 | 147.7 | 151.3 |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 149.4 | 146.8 | 151.4 |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 147.4 | 146.4 | 152.3 |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 151.5 | 151.8 | 153.2 |
MST | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.5% | 28.5% | 40.8% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 20.3% | 42.8% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 27.5% | 44.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 37.6% | 53.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 50.7% | 63.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 51.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 48.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,983.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,372.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,924.0 |
* Canton Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.