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15 Canton Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
Canton elementary and middle schools were included in the inaugural list ranking more than 80,000 U.S. schools.
CANTON, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Canton have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.
Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.
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U.S. News ranked Hickory Flat Elementary School and Creekland Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Canton, according to the new list. Hickory Flat Elementary was ranked No. 151 in the state for elementary schools, and Cass Middle was ranked No. 108 in the state for middle schools.
Here’s a look at how elementary and middle schools in Canton ranked:
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Elementary Schools
- Hickory Flat Elementary School
- State ranking: 151
- District ranking: 2
- Liberty Elementary School
- State ranking: 234
- District ranking: 3
- Avery Elementary School
- State ranking: 238
- District ranking: 4
- Indian Knoll Elementary School
- State ranking: 386
- District ranking: 8
- Macedonia Elementary School
- State ranking: 391
- District ranking: 10
- Sixes Elementary School
- State ranking: 402
- District ranking: 11
- Holly Springs Elementary School
- State ranking: 435
- District ranking: 13
- Clayton Elementary School
- State ranking: 820
- District ranking: 17-23
- Free Home Elementary School
- State ranking: 667
- District ranking: 17-23
- J. Knox Elementary School
- State ranking: 793
- District ranking: 17-23
- William G. Hasty-Sr. Elementary School
- State ranking: 931
- District ranking: 17-23
Middle Schools
- Creekland Middle School
- District ranking: 1
- State ranking: 108
- Dean Rusk Middle School
- District ranking: 2
- State ranking: 127
- Freedom Middle School
- District ranking: 3
- State ranking: 135
- Teasley Middle School
- District ranking: 5-7
- State ranking: 360
Related: 11 Woodstock Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:
- Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
- Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.
The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.
Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.
California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.
See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.
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