Cities / Guelph
Best Schools in Guelph
Guelph has 51 publicly reported schools — 42 elementary and 9 secondary. Ponsonby PS is currently the top-ranked school in Guelph with a score of 10.0 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.
51
Schools
42
Elementary
9
Secondary
$96,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Guelph
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Ponsonby PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Victory PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Ecole Arbour Vista PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Edward Johnson Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #44 | 9.9 |
| 5 | Westminster Woods Public School Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #44 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Sir Isaac Brock P.S. Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #44 | 9.9 |
| 7 | Jean Little PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #59 | 9.7 |
| 8 | Central PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #87 | 9.4 |
| 9 | Rickson Ridge PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #125 | 9.1 |
| 10 | John McCrae PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #148 | 9.0 |
| 11 | St. Ignatius Catholic School Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #162 | 8.9 |
| 12 | King George PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #186 | 8.8 |
| 13 | Ken Danby PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #186 | 8.8 |
| 14 | Westwood PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #186 | 8.8 |
| 15 | École élémentaire L’Odyssée Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #210 | 8.7 |
+ 27 more — see the full rankings and filter by city.
Top secondary schools in Guelph
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | UGDSB Online Learning Program Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | John F Ross C & VI Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #38 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Guelph C & VI Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #43 | 9.1 |
| 4 | Centennial C & VI Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #66 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #178 | 7.4 |
| 6 | College Heights SS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #220 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Our Lady of Lourdes Sep S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #248 | 6.9 |
| 8 | St James HS Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 9 | St John Bosco Alternative CHS Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
Scores are calculated from public data (EQAO, Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Education) for the 2024–25 school year. Small score differences should be treated as ties. See the methodology.