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 |
| 16 | William C. Winegard Public School Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #241 | 8.6 |
| 17 | Kortright Hill S Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #400 | 8.1 |
| 18 | St Michael Catholic School Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #443 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Fred A Hamilton E S Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #488 | 7.9 |
| 20 | June Avenue PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #488 | 7.9 |
| 21 | St Paul Catholic S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #726 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Taylor Evans PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #789 | 7.4 |
| 23 | Sacred Heart Sep S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #789 | 7.4 |
| 24 | Mitchell Woods PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #917 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Holy Trinity Catholic School Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #917 | 7.2 |
| 26 | Ecole Guelph Lake Public School Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1066 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Mary Phelan Sep S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1154 | 6.9 |
| 28 | St Patrick S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1154 | 6.9 |
| 29 | Priory Park PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1231 | 6.8 |
| 30 | Waverley Drive PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1303 | 6.7 |
| 31 | St Francis of Assisi Catholic S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1303 | 6.7 |
| 32 | Gateway Drive PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1379 | 6.6 |
| 33 | Brant Avenue PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1379 | 6.6 |
| 34 | Willow Road PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1462 | 6.5 |
| 35 | John Galt Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #1709 | 6.2 |
| 36 | St Joseph Sep S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1709 | 6.2 |
| 37 | St Peter Sep S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1874 | 6.0 |
| 38 | Paisley Road PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #2034 | 5.8 |
| 39 | St John Sep S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2273 | 5.5 |
| 40 | ÉÉC Saint-René Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #2471 | 5.2 |
| 41 | Ottawa Crescent PS Upper Grand DSB · Ontario rank #2931 | 4.7 |
| 42 | Holy Rosary Cath S Wellington Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #3005 | 4.6 |
All 42 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
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 |
All 9 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 2024–25 school year. Small score differences should be treated as ties. See the methodology.