Durham Region Elementary School Rankings 2023

Most public schools in Durham Region are administered by the Durham District School Board. The ones in Clarington are under the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Catholic schools are under the Durham Catholic District School Board and the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board.

Ontario elementary school rankings for the school year ending in 2022 have been released from the Fraser Institute - a non-partisan, independent research and educational organization, based in Canada. Rankings are for academic performance based upon standardized testing that is universally administered across the province. The figures for 2022 were updated in early 2024.

Results during the pandemic years are not available, as the testing was not done for those years. Once results are available for post-pandemic years, this article will be updated.

Top Elementary Public Schools in Durham Region

1. Greenbank/Epsom (Greenbank) 9.6

2. Jack Miner (Whitby) 9.2

3. Williamsburg (Whitby) 8.7

4. Gandatsetiagon (Pickering) 8.5

5. Nottingham (Ajax) 8.1

Top Elementary Catholic Schools in Durham Region

1. St Paul (Whitby) 8.3

2. St Elizabeth Seton (Pickering) 7.8

3. St Luke the Evangelist (Whitby) 7.8

4. St Monica (Pickering) 7.6

5. Blessed Pope John Paul II (Brooklin) 7.5

Oshawa - Top Elementary Public Schools

1. Seneca Trail 7.9

2. Northern Dancer 7.5

3. Beau Valley 7.2

4. Kedron 7.2

5. Stephen G Saywell 7.1

Oshawa - Top Elementary Catholic Schools

1. StKateri Tekawitha 6.4

2. John XXIII 6.3

3. Corpus-Christie 6.1

4. Sir Albert Love 6.1

5. St John Bosco 6.1

Whitby - Top Elementary Public Schools

1. Jack Miner 9.2

2. Williamsburg 8.7

3. Earl A Fairman 7.7

4. Chris Hadfield 7.6

5. Robert Munsch 7.5

Whitby - Top Elementary Catholic Schools

1. St Paul 8.3

2. St Luke the Evangelist 7.8

3. St Bernard 7.5

4. St Mathew the Evangelist 7.2

5. St Theresa 6.9

Clarington - Top Elementary Public Schools

1. Duke of Cambridge (Bowmanville) 8.2

2. Dr Emily Stowe (Courtice) 8.0

3. S T Worden (Courtice) 7.2

4. Newcastle (Newcastle) 6.7

5. Lydia Trull (Courtice) 6.6

Clarington public schools are under the authority of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

Clarington - Top Elementary Catholic Schools

1. Good Shepherd (Courtice) 6.5

2. St Joseph (Bowmanville) 6.3

Ajax - Top Elementary Schools

1. Nottingham 8.1

2. Eagle Ridge 7.9

3. da Vinci 7.8

4. Lord Elgin 7.8

5. Vimy Ridge 7.8

Ajax - Top Elementary Catholic Schools

1. Brother Andre 7.5

2. St Catherine of Siena 7.2

3. St Francis de Sales 6.3

4. St Bernadette 5.9

5. St Jude 5.8

Pickering - Top Elementary Public Schools

1. Gandatsetiagon 8.5

2. Altona Forest 8.0

3. Rosebank Road 7.7

4. Highbush 7.2

5. Valley Farm 7.2

Pickering - Top Elementary Catholic Schools

1. St Elizabeth Seton 7.8

2. St Monica 7.6

3. Fr Fenelon 7.5

4. St Isaac Jogues 6.9

5. St Wilfred 6.2

North Durham - Top Elementary Public Schools

1. Greenbank/Epsom 9.6

2. R H Cornish (Port Perry) 7.4

3. S A Cawker (Port Perry) 6.7

4. Joseph Gould (Uxbridge) 6.6

5. Quaker Village (Uxbridge) 6.3

North Durham - Top Elementary Catholic Schools

1. St Joseph (Uxbridge) 5.6

2. Good Shepherd (Port Perry) 4.1

I have summarized the details for public and Catholic elementary schools located in Durham Region in this article. Do you know what the school rankings are for the school that your children attend, or for neighbourhoods that you are considering moving to?  Contact me to get information specific to your new home search, or for other school boards and primary schools. 

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