Cities / Kingston
Best Schools in Kingston
Kingston has 45 publicly reported schools — 34 elementary and 11 secondary. Bayridge PS is currently the top-ranked school in Kingston with a score of 8.2 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.
45
Schools
34
Elementary
11
Secondary
$77,500
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Kingston
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Bayridge PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #347 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Winston Churchill PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #425 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Lancaster Drive PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 4 | R Gordon Sinclair Memorial PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Rideau PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 6 | St Martha Catholic S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #577 | 7.7 |
| 7 | St. Geneviève Catholic School Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #746 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Central PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #828 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Archbishop O'Sullivan Catholic S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #888 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Polson Park PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #1039 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Truedell PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #1039 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Mother Teresa Catholic S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1110 | 6.9 |
| 13 | James R Henderson PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #1272 | 6.7 |
| 14 | Cataraqui Woods Elementary School Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #1272 | 6.7 |
| 15 | École Maple Elementary School Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #1344 | 6.6 |
| 16 | É Élém C Mgr-Rémi-Gaulin Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1344 | 6.6 |
| 17 | École élémentaire publique Madeleine-de-Roybon Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #1431 | 6.5 |
| 18 | École Catholique Cathédrale Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1514 | 6.4 |
| 19 | Holy Name Sep S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1687 | 6.2 |
| 20 | Welborne Avenue PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #1852 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Lord Strathcona PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #2021 | 5.8 |
| 22 | John XXIII Sep S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2106 | 5.7 |
| 23 | St Marguerite Bourgeoys Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2182 | 5.6 |
| 24 | Collins Bay PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #2530 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2530 | 5.1 |
| 26 | St Thomas More Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2530 | 5.1 |
| 27 | John Graves Simcoe PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #2956 | 4.4 |
| 28 | Centennial PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #2956 | 4.4 |
| 29 | St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #3275 | 3.5 |
| 30 | Molly Brant Elementary School Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #3340 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Rideau Heights PS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #3475 | 2.5 |
| 32 | St Paul S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #3563 | 1.4 |
| 33 | Katarokwi Elementary Learning Centre Limestone DSB | — |
| 34 | Sydenham PS Limestone DSB | — |
All 34 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
Top secondary schools in Kingston
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | ÉS C Marie-Rivier Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #59 | 8.3 |
| 2 | École secondaire publique Mille-Îles Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #116 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Kingston Secondary School Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #203 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Frontenac SS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #219 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Bayridge SS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #264 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Loyalist C & VI Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #361 | 6.1 |
| 7 | Holy Cross Catholic SS Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #393 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Regiopolis/Notre-Dame S Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #437 | 5.6 |
| 9 | La Salle SS Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #494 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Katarokwi Learning Centre Limestone DSB · Ontario rank #747 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bayridge Learning Centre Limestone DSB | — |
All 11 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.