Cities / Kanata
Best Schools in Kanata
Kanata has 30 publicly reported schools — 25 elementary and 5 secondary. St. Isabel Catholic Elementary School is currently the top-ranked school in Kanata with a score of 9.8 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.
30
Schools
25
Elementary
5
Secondary
$116,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Kanata
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | St. Isabel Catholic Elementary School Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #53 | 9.8 |
| 2 | St. Gabriel Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #65 | 9.6 |
| 3 | St Anne E S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #106 | 9.2 |
| 4 | École élémentaire publique Grande-Ourse Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #125 | 9.1 |
| 5 | W Erskine Johnston PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #148 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Stephen Leacock PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #210 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Kanata Highlands Public School Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #266 | 8.5 |
| 8 | É Élém C Saint-Rémi Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #266 | 8.5 |
| 9 | St James Catholic S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #443 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Roch Carrier ES Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #488 | 7.9 |
| 11 | É Élém C Roger-Saint-Denis Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #488 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Roland Michener PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #726 | 7.5 |
| 13 | École élémentaire publique Maurice Lapointe Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #850 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Holy Redeemer Sep S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #990 | 7.1 |
| 15 | Castlefrank E S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #990 | 7.1 |
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Top secondary schools in Kanata
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | Earl of March SS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #25 | 9.6 |
| 2 | École secondaire publique Maurice Lapointe Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #117 | 8.0 |
| 3 | A Y Jackson SS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #189 | 7.3 |
| 4 | All Saints Catholic HS Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #204 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Holy Trinity Catholic HS Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #248 | 6.9 |
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.