Cities / Aurora
Best Schools in Aurora
Aurora has 23 publicly reported schools — 17 elementary and 6 secondary. Northern Lights PS is currently the top-ranked school in Aurora with a score of 8.6 out of 10. Rankings below use our Balanced methodology — EQAO academics, three-year improvement, student experience, and programs weighted together. You can set your own weights or compare schools side by side.
23
Schools
17
Elementary
6
Secondary
$119,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Aurora
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Northern Lights PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #204 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Lester B Pearson PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #234 | 8.5 |
| 3 | St Joseph Aurora S York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #234 | 8.5 |
| 4 | ÉÉC Saint-Jean Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Aurora Grove Elementary Public School York Region DSB · Ontario rank #623 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Whispering Pines Public School York Region DSB · Ontario rank #828 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Regency Acres PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #1110 | 6.9 |
| 8 | Rick Hansen PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #1344 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Holy Spirit Catholic S York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1431 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Light of Christ Catholic S York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1431 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Our Lady of Grace Sep S York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1514 | 6.4 |
| 12 | Hartman PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #1601 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Aurora Heights Public School York Region DSB · Ontario rank #1601 | 6.3 |
| 14 | St. Jerome CES York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1687 | 6.2 |
| 15 | Wellington PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #1773 | 6.1 |
| 16 | Devins Drive PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #2672 | 4.9 |
| 17 | Highview PS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #2726 | 4.8 |
All 17 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
Top secondary schools in Aurora
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | ÉSC Renaissance Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #15 | 9.6 |
| 2 | Dr G W Williams SS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #22 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Cardinal Carter SS York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #90 | 8.0 |
| 4 | St Maximilian Kolbe CHS York Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #173 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Aurora HS York Region DSB · Ontario rank #296 | 6.5 |
| 6 | ACCESS Program York Region DSB | — |
All 6 secondary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
Scores are calculated from public data (EQAO, Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Education) for the 2025–26 school year. Small score differences should be treated as ties. See the methodology.