Best Schools: Ontario elementary schools

Best schools in Ontario: Elementary school list

This list is based on the Fraser Report rankings as well as the Best Places to Live rankings.

I’ve taken the top five cities in Ontario, based on Best Places to Live rankings, and listed the best schools based on the Fraser Report rankings. I’ve only listed schools that obtained a rating of 6.0 or more, with the average rating for schools set at 6.0.

Provincial Rank	Ranking in Best Places to Live City & Ranking	Elementary School	RATING (most recent year)
No. 1 in Ontario	#2. Ottawa, ON	Ahlul Bayt Islamic	8.9
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Abraar	8.6
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Hopewell Avenue	8.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	St. George	8.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Sainte-Kateri	8.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Terre-des-Jeunes	8.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Adrienne Clarkson	8.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	St. Marguerite d’Youville	8.2
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Georges-Etienne-Cartier	8.2
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Our Lady of Fatima	8
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Elmdale	7.9
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Woodroffe Avenue	7.8
	#2. Ottawa, ON	First Avenue	7.7
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Notre-Dame-des-Champs	7.6
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Lamoureux	7.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	McMaster	7.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Viscount Alexander	7.4
	#2. Ottawa, ON	St. Thomas Moore	7.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Elgin Street	7.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Marius-Barbeau	7.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Devonshire	7.1
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Mutchmor	7.1
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Francojeunesse	7.1
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Our Lady of Victory	7.1
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Broadview	7
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Vincent Massey	7
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Seraphin-Marion	7
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Our Lady of Mount Carmel	7
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Michaelle-Jean	6.9
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Rockcliffe Park	6.9
	#2. Ottawa, ON	St Anthony	6.9
	#2. Ottawa, ON	St Bernard	6.8
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Hilson Avenue	6.8
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Trille des bois	6.7
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Pleasant Park	6.6
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Farley Mowat	6.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Sainte-Genevieve	6.5
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Bernard-Grandmaitre	6.4
	#2. Ottawa, ON	D. Roy Kennedy	6.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Fallingbrook	6.3
	#2. Ottawa, ON	St. Brigid	6.2
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Severn Avenue	6.2
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Churchill Alternative	6.1
	#2. Ottawa, ON	Carlton Heights	6
No. 2 in Ontario	#3. Burlington, ON	Our Lady of Fatima	8.4
	#3. Burlington, ON	St. Raphaels	8.3
	#3. Burlington, ON	Canadian Matyrs	8.2
	#3. Burlington, ON	St. Anne	8.2
	#3. Burlington, ON	Charles R. Beaudoin	8.1
	#3. Burlington, ON	John T. Tuck	8.1
	#3. Burlington, ON	St. Elizabeth Seton	7.9
	#3. Burlington, ON	St. Gabriel	7.9
	#3. Burlington, ON	Alexander’s	7.6
	#3. Burlington, ON	Lumen Christi	7.6
	#3. Burlington, ON	Glenview	7.5
	#3. Burlington, ON	Frontenac	7.5
	#3. Burlington, ON	Clarksdale	7.5
	#3. Burlington, ON	St Johns	7.3
	#3. Burlington, ON	Orchard Park	7.3
	#3. Burlington, ON	Pineland	7.2
	#3. Burlington, ON	Ryerson	7.2
	#3. Burlington, ON	Alton Village	7.1
	#3. Burlington, ON	Renaissance	7.1
	#3. Burlington, ON	St. Christopher	7
	#3. Burlington, ON	Brant Hills	7
	#3. Burlington, ON	John William Boich	7
	#3. Burlington, ON	St Anthony of Padua	6.8
	#3. Burlington, ON	Maplehurst	6.8
	#3. Burlington, ON	St Patrick	6.7
	#3. Burlington, ON	C H Norton	6.7
	#3. Burlington, ON	St Timothy	6.6
	#3. Burlington, ON	Sir Earnest Macmillan	6.4
	#3. Burlington, ON	Pauline Johnson	6.3
	#3. Burlington, ON	Holy Rosary	6.2
	#3. Burlington, ON	St Paul	6.1
	#3. Burlington, ON	Saint Philippe	6.1
	#3. Burlington, ON	Florence Meares	6
	#3. Burlington, ON	Tom Thomson	6
No. 3 in Ontario	#6. Oakville, ON	E J James	9.7
	#6. Oakville, ON	Munns	9.1
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Matthew’s	8.8
	#6. Oakville, ON	James W. Hill	8.7
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Andrew	8.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	Sunningdale	8.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Luke	8.2
	#6. Oakville, ON	Joshua Creek	8.2
	#6. Oakville, ON	Mother Teresa	8.2
	#6. Oakville, ON	New Central	8.1
	#6. Oakville, ON	St Bernedette	8
	#6. Oakville, ON	St Vincent’s	8
	#6. Oakville, ON	W H Morden	8
	#6. Oakville, ON	Eastview	8
	#6. Oakville, ON	St Marguerite d’Youville	7.8
	#6. Oakville, ON	Forest Trail	7.8
	#6. Oakville, ON	Sainte-Marie	7.7
	#6. Oakville, ON	Post’s Corner	7.7
	#6. Oakville, ON	West Oak	7.6
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Joan of Arc	7.6
	#6. Oakville, ON	Gladys Speers	7.6
	#6. Oakville, ON	Captain R Wilson	7.6
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Dominic	7.5
	#6. Oakville, ON	Pope John Paul II	7.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	Pilgrim Wood	7.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Joseph’s	7.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	Heritage Glen	7.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	Brookdale	7.3
	#6. Oakville, ON	Emily Carr	7.2
	#6. Oakville, ON	Palermo	7.2
	#6. Oakville, ON	Pine Grove	7.1
	#6. Oakville, ON	Abbey Lane	6.9
	#6. Oakville, ON	Our Lady of Peace	6.6
	#6. Oakville, ON	St Johns	6.6
	#6. Oakville, ON	Holy Family	6.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	River Oaks	6.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	Patricia Picknell	6.4
	#6. Oakville, ON	St Michaels	6.3
	#6. Oakville, ON	Falgarwood	6.1
	#6. Oakville, ON	St. Mary	6.1
No. 4 in Ontario	#7. Stratford, ON	Jeanne Sauve	7.5
	#7. Stratford, ON	St. Aloysius	7.3
	#7. Stratford, ON	North Easthope	7
	#7. Stratford, ON	Avon	6.8
	#7. Stratford, ON	Bedford	6.7
	#7. Stratford, ON	St Joseph	6.3
No. 5 in Ontario	#15. Guelph, ON	Rickson Ridge	9.5
	#15. Guelph, ON	Edward Johnson	9
	#15. Guelph, ON	St Paul	8.8
	#15. Guelph, ON	Aberfoyle	8.5
	#15. Guelph, ON	Fred A Hamilton	8
	#15. Guelph, ON	St. Ignatius of Loyola	8
	#15. Guelph, ON	Kortight Hills	7.4
	#15. Guelph, ON	St. Franci of Assisi	7.4
	#15. Guelph, ON	Taylor Evans	7.4
	#15. Guelph, ON	Saint-Rene-Goupil	7.4
	#15. Guelph, ON	Mary Phelan	7.1
	#15. Guelph, ON	SIr Isaac Brock	7
	#15. Guelph, ON	Westminster Woods	7
	#15. Guelph, ON	June Avenue	6.7
	#15. Guelph, ON	Jean Little	6.6
	#15. Guelph, ON	St Joseph	6.6
	#15. Guelph, ON	John McCrae	6.3
	#15. Guelph, ON	St. John	6.3
	#15. Guelph, ON	l’Odyssee	6.3
	#15. Guelph, ON	St. Michael	6.2
	#15. Guelph, ON	Sacred Heart	6.2

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