Canton High High School
900 Washington St
Canton MA, 02021, Norfolk County
Phone: 781-821-5050
Ranking: 
(91 out of 298, top 31%)*
(91 out of 298, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Canton School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 71 | 68 | 69 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 853 | 898 | 883 | 856 | 843 | 806 | 791 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 205 | 24.0% | 232 | 25.8% | 228 | 25.8% | 208 | 24.3% | 225 | 26.7% | 202 | 25.1% | 194 | 24.5% |
| Grade 10: | 221 | 25.9% | 223 | 24.8% | 208 | 23.6% | 235 | 27.5% | 209 | 24.8% | 194 | 24.1% | 205 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 221 | 25.9% | 210 | 23.4% | 228 | 25.8% | 216 | 25.2% | 192 | 22.8% | 209 | 25.9% | 202 | 25.5% |
| Grade 12: | 206 | 24.2% | 233 | 25.9% | 219 | 24.8% | 197 | 23.0% | 217 | 25.7% | 201 | 24.9% | 190 | 24.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 409 | 47.9% | 437 | 48.7% | 433 | 49.0% | 420 | 49.1% | 416 | 49.3% | 406 | 50.4% | 359 | 45.4% |
| Female: | 444 | 52.1% | 461 | 51.3% | 450 | 51.0% | 436 | 50.9% | 427 | 50.7% | 400 | 49.6% | 407 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 54 | 6.3% | 54 | 6.0% | 53 | 6.0% | 51 | 6.0% | 38 | 4.5% | 35 | 4.3% | 41 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 2.9% | 33 | 3.7% | 29 | 3.3% | 32 | 3.7% | 34 | 4.0% | 30 | 3.7% | 36 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 98 | 11.5% | 95 | 10.6% | 101 | 11.4% | 97 | 11.3% | 107 | 12.7% | 101 | 12.5% | 89 | 11.3% |
| White: | 652 | 76.4% | 690 | 76.8% | 675 | 76.4% | 648 | 75.7% | 634 | 75.2% | 620 | 76.9% | 603 | 76.2% |
| 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: | 24 | 2.8% | 26 | 2.9% | 25 | 2.8% | 27 | 3.2% | 29 | 3.4% | 20 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 12.7% | 116 | 12.9% | 110 | 12.5% | 75 | 8.8% | 78 | 9.3% | 61 | 7.6% | 101 | 12.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 2.5% | 35 | 3.9% | 23 | 2.6% | 31 | 3.6% | 20 | 2.4% | 25 | 3.1% | 27 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.05 | 13.21 | 12.80 | 14.06 | 12.93 | 12.60 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 72.9% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 74% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 79% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 80% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 90% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 91% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 93% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 96% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 73.1% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 78% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 86% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 88% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 84% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 90% | 87% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 87% | 85% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 86% | 84% | 73% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 35% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Canton High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.