Best schools in Canada

Best schools in Canada’s Best Places to Raise Kids

By Romana King on June 1, 2015
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes

We’ve cross-referenced the data to help you find the best schools in the best cities for kids

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Is your family is considering a move? You may want to consider the best elementary and secondary schools based on our Canada’s Best Places to Raise Kids list.

We’ve cross-referenced the Best Places to Raise Kids rankings with the Fraser Report school rankings to give you an easy-to-read list of the best elementary and secondary schools in the top cities to raise kids.

Best Places to Live for Kids Rank	City, Province	Ranking in Best Places to Live City & Ranking	Top 5 Elementary Schools	RATING (most recent year)	Top 5 Secondary Schools	RATING (most recent year)
1	St. Albert, Alta.	No. 4	JJ Nearing	8.9	Ste Marguerite d’Youville	10
			Muriel Martin	8.6	St. Albert	7.3
			Sir Alexander Mackenzie	8.5	Paul Kane	7.1
			Neil M. Ross	8.5	Bellerose	5
			Ronald Harvey	8.5	n/a
2	Burlington, Ont.	No. 3	Our Lady of Fatima	8.4	Lester B. Pearson	8.4
			St. Raphaels	8.3	Corpus Christi	8.1
			Canadian Matyrs	8.2	Aldershot	8
			St. Anne	8.2	Nelson	7.9
			Charles R. Beaudoin	8.1	Notre Dame	7.8
3	Calgary, Alta.	No. 19	Rundle College	10	Rundle College	10
			Webber	10	Webber	10
			West Island College	9.9	West Island College	9.9
			St. Winston Churchill	9.4	St. Winston Churchill	9.4
			Springbank	9.2	Springbank	9.2
4	Oakville, Ont.	No. 6	E J James	9.7	Abbey Park	9.1
			Munns	9.1	Oakville Trafalgar	8.9
			St. Matthew’s	8.8	Iroquois Ridge	8.6
			James W. Hill	8.7	White Oaks	8.2
			St. Andrew	8.4	Thomas A Blakelock	7.9
5	Strathcona County, Alta.		n/a		n/a
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6	Blainville, Que.	No. 5	n/a		Lucille-Teasdale	4.6
			n/a		Henri-Dunant	4.1
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7	Ottawa, Ont.	No. 2	Ahlul Bayt Islamic	8.9	Minto	10
			Abraar	8.6	Lisgar	8.6
			Hopewell Avenue	8.5	De La Salle	8.6
			St. George	8.5	Nepean	7.9
			Sainte-Kateri	8.5	Glebe	7.7
8	Milton, Ont.	No. 57	Guardian Angels	7.1	Bishop Paul Francis Reding	8.5
			Our Lady of Victory	7.1	Milton	7.6
			P.L. Robertson	7.1	Craig Kielburger	7.2
			Anne J. MacArthur	6.9	Jean Vanier	6.8
			Irma Coulson	6.9	n/a
9	Halton Hills, Ont.	No. 21	Holy Cross	7.1	n/a
			du Sacre-Coeur	6.6	n/a
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10	Spruce Grove, Alta.	No. 96	Graminia	7.4	St. Thomas Aquinos	7.6
			Living Waters	6.4	Spruce Grove	6.6
			Broxton Park	4.3	n/a
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