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 |
| 16 | Bridlewood Community E S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1379 | 6.6 |
| 17 | W. O. Mitchell ES Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1379 | 6.6 |
| 18 | South March PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1462 | 6.5 |
| 19 | É Élém C Elisabeth-Bruyère Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1550 | 6.4 |
| 20 | Jack Donohue PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1624 | 6.3 |
| 21 | St Isidore Sep S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #1709 | 6.2 |
| 22 | St Martin de Porres S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2114 | 5.7 |
| 23 | Georges Vanier S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2273 | 5.5 |
| 24 | John Young E S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2676 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Katimavik E S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2876 | 4.8 |
All 25 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
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 |
All 5 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.