Cities / North York
Best Schools in North York
North York has 122 publicly reported schools — 111 elementary and 11 secondary. Arbor Glen PS is currently the top-ranked school in North York 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.
122
Schools
111
Elementary
11
Secondary
$82,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in North York
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Arbor Glen PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Hollywood PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 3 | École élémentaire Mathieu-Da-Costa Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Zion Heights Middle School Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Claude Watson School for the Arts Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #44 | 9.9 |
| 6 | Windfields Middle School Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #75 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Cliffwood PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #125 | 9.1 |
| 8 | Seneca Hill PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #148 | 9.0 |
| 9 | École élémentaire Jeanne-Lajoie Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #162 | 8.9 |
| 10 | École élémentaire Paul-Demers Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #162 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Avondale E and S Alternative Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #210 | 8.7 |
| 12 | Highland Middle School Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #266 | 8.5 |
| 13 | George Anderson PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #357 | 8.2 |
| 14 | McKee PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #357 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Harrison PS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #400 | 8.1 |
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Top secondary schools in North York
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | Earl Haig SS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #33 | 9.3 |
| 2 | École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #147 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Georges Vanier SS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #220 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Don Mills CI Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #354 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Downsview SS Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #453 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Avondale Secondary Alternative School · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 7 | Drewry Secondary School · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 8 | North West Secondary Alternative School · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 9 | Emery CI Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #772 | 4.2 |
| 10 | George S Henry Academy Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #835 | 3.2 |
| 11 | C W Jefferys CI Toronto DSB · Ontario rank #837 | 3.1 |
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.