The Durham District School Board administers most public schools in Durham Region. 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 2023 have been released from the Fraser Institute - a non-partisan, independent research and educational organization, based in Canada. Rankings are for academic performance based on standardized testing that is universally administered across the province. The school year 2022/2023 figures were updated in the latter half of 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 2023
Jack Miner (Whitby) 9.5
Gandatsetiagon (Pickering) 8.7
Elizabeth P Phin (Pickering) 8.4
Alexander Graham Bell (Ajax) 8.3
Colonel J E Farewell (Whitby) 8.3
Chris Hadfield (Whitby) 8.2
Fallingbrook (Whitby) 8.2
Williamsburg (Whitby) 8.2
Claremont (Claremont) 8.1
Lakeside (Ajax) 8.1
Seneca Trail (Oshawa) 8.1
William Dunbar (Pickering) 8.1
Top Elementary Catholic Schools in Durham Region 2023
Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse (Ajax) 8.1
St Theresa (Whitby) 7.8
St Elizabeth Seton (Pickering) 7.7
Mother Teresa (Ajax) 7.6
St Francis de Sales (Ajax) 7.4
St Catherine of Siena (Ajax) 7.2
Brother Andre (Ajax) 7.1
St Isaac Jogues (Port Perry) 7.1
St Luke the Evangelist (Whitby) 7.1
John XXIII (Oshawa) 7.0
St Josephine Bakhita (Ajax) 7.0
Oshawa - Top Elementary Public Schools
Seneca Trail 8.1
Northern Dancer 7.9
Antonine Maillet 7.8
Kedron 7.2
Stephen G Saywell 7.1
Pierre Elliott Trudeau 6.6
Vincent Massey 6.4
Gordon B Attersley 6.2
Coronation 6.1
Elsie MacGill 6.1
Forest View 5.9
Harmony Heights 5.9
Norman G Powers 5.8
Dr S J Phillips 5.6
Sunset Heights 5.4
Hillsdale 4.9
Sherwood 4.9
Waverly 4.7
College Hill 4.5
Lakewoods 4.5
Adelaide Mclaughlin 4.1
Village Union 4.0
Bobby Orr 3.9
Clara Hughes 3.9
Beau Valley 3.1
David Bouchard 3.0
Dr C F Cannon 3.0
Queen Elizabeth 3.0
Glen Street 2.8
Mary Street Community 1.7
Woodcrest 0.6
Oshawa - Top Elementary Catholic Schools
John XXIII 7.0
Corpus-Christi 6.7
Sir Albert Love 6.4
St Anne 6.4
St Joseph 6.1
St Kateri Tekakwitha 5.8
St John Bosco 5.7
Monsignor Philip Coffey 4.6
St Thomas Aquinas 3.9
St Hedwig 2.8
Whitby - Top Elementary Public Schools
Jack Miner 9.5
Colonel J E Farewell 8.3
Chris Hadfield 8.2
Fallingbrook 8.2
Williamsburg 8.2
Captain Michael VandenBos 8.0
Earl A Fairman 7.9
Whitby Shores 7.8
Ormiston 7.4
Willows Walk 7.3
Pringle Creek 7.0
Robert Munsch 6.8
Sir Samuel Steele 6.8
Blair Ridge 6.7
West Lynde 6.6
Glen Dhu 6.5
John Dryden 6.5
Bellwood 5.7
Sir William Stephenson 5.7
C E Broughton 5.6
Dr Robert Thornton 4.7
Whitby - Top Elementary Catholic Schools
St Theresa 7.8
St Luke the Evangelist 7.1
St Bernard 6.4
Jean-Paul II 6.3
St John the Evangelist 6.3
St Paul 6.0
St Mark the Evangelist 5.8
St Marguerite d’Youville 5.2
St Matthew the Evangelist 4.9
Clarington - Top Elementary Public Schools
Duke of Cambridge (Bowmanville) 8.0
Dr Emily Stowe (Courtice) 7.9
Central (Bowmanville) 6.9
M J Hobbs Senior (Hampton) 6.8
Dr G J MacGillivray (Courtice) 6.1
Orono 6.1
Courtice North (Courtice) 5.6
Charles Bowman (Bowmanville) 5.5
Enniskillen 5.5
Lydia Trull (Courtice) 5.0
Dr Ross Tilley (Bowmanville) 4.9
John M James (Bowmanville) 4.8
Vincent Massey (Bowmanville) 4.8
Harold Longworth (Bowmanville) 4.3
S T Worden (Courtice) 3.8
Waverly (Bowmanville) 3.2
Clarington public schools are under the authority of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.
Clarington - Top Elementary Catholic Schools
Mother Teresa (Courtice) 7.5
Good Shepherd (Courtice) 6.3
St Francis of Assisi (Newcastle) 6.2
Holy Family (Bowmanville) 6.0
St Joseph (Bowmanville) 6.0
St Elizabeth (Bowmanville) 4.3
Ajax - Top Elementary Schools
Alexander Graham Bell 8.3
Lakeside 8.1
Vimy Ridge 8.0
Romeo Dallaire 7.9
Carruthers Creek 7.8
da Vinci 7.3
Duffin’s Bay 7.3
Lincoln Alexander 6.6
Southwood Park 6.6
Eagle Ridge 6.5
Cadarackque 6.0
Lester B Pearson 5.7
Bolton C Falby 5.6
Viola Desmond 5.6
Westney Heights 5.6
Nottingham 5.3
Applecroft 5.2
Dr Roberta Bondar 5.0
Terry Fox 5.0
Lord Elgin 4.9
Roland Michener 4.9
Lincoln Avenue 4.0
Ajax - Top Elementary Catholic Schools
Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse 8.1
Mother Teresa 7.6
St Francis de Sales 7.4
St Catherine of Siena 7.2
Brother Andre 7.1
St Josephine Bakhita 7.0
St Bernadette 5.4
St Jude 5.1
St James 2.9
Pickering - Top Elementary Public Schools
Gandatsetiagon 8.7
Elizabeth P Phin 8.4
William Dunbar 8.1
Vaughan Willard 7.8
Rosebank Road 7.7
Maple Ridge 7.3
Altona Forest 7.0
Westcreek 6.9
Pickering 6.8
Glengrove 6.7
Highbush 6.5
Valley Farm 6.0
Sir John A Macdonald 5.3
Bayview Heights 3.8
Fairport Beach 2.5
Pickering - Top Elementary Catholic Schools
St Elizabeth Seton 7.7
St Isaac Jogues 7.1
Fr Fenelon 6.8
St Monica 6.8
St Wilfrid 6.8
North Durham - Top Elementary Public Schools
Quaker Village (Uxbridge) 7.8
R H Cornish (Port Perry) 7.1
M J Hobbs Senior (Hampton) 6.8
S A Cawker (Port Perry) 6.7
Prince Albert 6.5
Joseph Gould (Uxbridge) 5.8
Sunderland 5.2
Scott Central (Sandford) 5.1
Goodwood 3.9
McCaskill’s Mills (Cannington) 3.9
Beaverton 2.7
Thorah Central (Beaverton) 1.5
North Durham - Top Elementary Catholic Schools
St Joseph (Uxbridge) 6.8
Good Shepherd (Port Perry) 4.4
Holy Family (Beaverton) 3.0
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 for information specific to your new home search or other school boards and secondary schools.
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