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Canton High School
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Canton High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

76 Simonds Avenue, Canton, CT 06019 · (860) 693-7707 · Part of Canton School District

Canton’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
443
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Canton High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

On the path

Where Canton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Canton Middle School214 students
9–12Canton High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

76 Simonds Avenue, Canton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9110
Grade 10122
Grade 11101
Grade 12110
Enrollment over time
479’20
464’21
464’22
455’23
443’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Black 9%Hispanic 6%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Canton High School from Canton families.

Other schools in Canton School District

The district →
Cherry Brook Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Canton
A
426 students12:1
Canton Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Canton
A−
333 students11:1
Canton Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Canton
B+
214 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Canton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.