Cities / Bowmanville
Best Schools in Bowmanville
Bowmanville has 15 publicly reported schools — 12 elementary and 3 secondary. École élémentaire Viola-Léger is currently the top-ranked school in Bowmanville with a score of 7.4 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.
15
Schools
12
Elementary
3
Secondary
$109,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Bowmanville
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | École élémentaire Viola-Léger Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #746 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Central PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #958 | 7.1 |
| 3 | St. Joseph Catholic French Immersion Centre Bowmanville Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1344 | 6.6 |
| 4 | Duke of Cambridge Public School Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #1601 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Holy Family Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1934 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Dr Ross Tilley PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2021 | 5.8 |
| 7 | St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2021 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Charles Bowman Public School Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2106 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Waverley PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2182 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Vincent Massey PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2608 | 5.0 |
| 11 | John M James PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2726 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Harold Longworth Public School Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3340 | 3.3 |
All 12 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
Top secondary schools in Bowmanville
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #427 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Bowmanville HS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #526 | 5.1 |
| 3 | Clarington Central Secondary S Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #582 | 4.6 |
All 3 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.