Cities / Ottawa
Best Schools in Ottawa
Ottawa has 112 publicly reported schools — 86 elementary and 26 secondary. École élémentaire publique Charlotte-Lemieux is currently the top-ranked school in Ottawa 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.
112
Schools
86
Elementary
26
Secondary
$93,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Ottawa
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | École élémentaire publique Charlotte-Lemieux Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | É Élém C Au Coeur d'Ottawa Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Elmdale PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #148 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Hopewell Avenue PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #186 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Elgin Street PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #266 | 8.5 |
| 6 | First Avenue PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #295 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Mutchmor E S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #319 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Corpus Christi S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #400 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Connaught PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #443 | 8.0 |
| 10 | É Élém C Jean-Robert-Gauthier Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #443 | 8.0 |
| 11 | St Augustine S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #443 | 8.0 |
| 12 | St Daniel S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #443 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Woodroffe Avenue E PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #488 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Summerside Public School Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #553 | 7.8 |
| 15 | St.Gemma Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #553 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Devonshire Community PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #661 | 7.6 |
| 17 | École élémentaire publique Séraphin-Marion Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #661 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Agincourt Road PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #726 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Rockcliffe Park PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #726 | 7.5 |
| 20 | É Élém C d'enseignement personnalisé Édouard-Bond Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #726 | 7.5 |
| 21 | St George S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #726 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Chapman Mills PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #789 | 7.4 |
| 23 | Westwind PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #789 | 7.4 |
| 24 | É Élém C Sainte-Anne Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #789 | 7.4 |
| 25 | Hilson Avenue PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #850 | 7.3 |
| 26 | Broadview Avenue PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #850 | 7.3 |
| 27 | École élémentaire publique Louise-Arbour Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #917 | 7.2 |
| 28 | Alta Vista PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #990 | 7.1 |
| 29 | École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #990 | 7.1 |
| 30 | Our Lady of Fatima Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #990 | 7.1 |
| 31 | É Élém C Sainte-Kateri Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1066 | 7.0 |
| 32 | É Élém C Bernard-Grandmaître Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1066 | 7.0 |
| 33 | É Élém C George-Étienne-Cartier Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1066 | 7.0 |
| 34 | Churchill Alternative S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1154 | 6.9 |
| 35 | Vimy Ridge Public School Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1154 | 6.9 |
| 36 | Pleasant Park PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1231 | 6.8 |
| 37 | St Thomas More S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #1303 | 6.7 |
| 38 | Bayview PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1379 | 6.6 |
| 39 | St Anthony S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #1462 | 6.5 |
| 40 | St Marguerite d'Youville Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #1462 | 6.5 |
| 41 | É Élém C Sainte-Geneviève Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1462 | 6.5 |
| 42 | É Élém C d'enseignement personnalisé Lamoureux Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1550 | 6.4 |
| 43 | É Élém C Terre-des-Jeunes Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1550 | 6.4 |
| 44 | Vincent Massey PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1624 | 6.3 |
| 45 | É Élém C Marius-Barbeau Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1624 | 6.3 |
| 46 | Severn Avenue PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1709 | 6.2 |
| 47 | Fielding Drive PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1798 | 6.1 |
| 48 | Our Lady of Victory S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #1798 | 6.1 |
| 49 | É Élém C Saint-François-d'Assise Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1798 | 6.1 |
| 50 | Viscount Alexander PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #1874 | 6.0 |
| 51 | St Luke S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #1874 | 6.0 |
| 52 | É Élém C Montfort Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #1948 | 5.9 |
| 53 | École Élémentaire publique Michel-Dupuis Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #2114 | 5.7 |
| 54 | St Michael (Ottawa) S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2273 | 5.5 |
| 55 | Holy Cross S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2273 | 5.5 |
| 56 | Dunlop E S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2349 | 5.4 |
| 57 | Holy Family Sep S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2349 | 5.4 |
| 58 | Lady Evelyn Alternative Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2412 | 5.3 |
| 59 | St Elizabeth S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2412 | 5.3 |
| 60 | Clifford Bowey TR School Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2471 | 5.2 |
| 61 | Prince of Peace Sep S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2676 | 5.1 |
| 62 | St. Bernard Sep S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2739 | 5.0 |
| 63 | É Élém C Notre-Dame-des-Champs Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #2797 | 4.9 |
| 64 | St Brigid S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #2797 | 4.9 |
| 65 | Queen Elizabeth PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2876 | 4.8 |
| 66 | École Élémentaire Publique Marie-Curie Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #2931 | 4.7 |
| 67 | Roberta Bondar PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2931 | 4.7 |
| 68 | Manor Park PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #2931 | 4.7 |
| 69 | W E Gowling Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3005 | 4.6 |
| 70 | General Vanier PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3043 | 4.5 |
| 71 | Regina Street PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3161 | 4.2 |
| 72 | Robert Bateman PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3203 | 4.1 |
| 73 | D Roy Kennedy S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3354 | 3.7 |
| 74 | Featherston Drive PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3354 | 3.7 |
| 75 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #3354 | 3.7 |
| 76 | Arch Street PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3389 | 3.6 |
| 77 | Dr F J McDonald Catholic S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #3389 | 3.6 |
| 78 | Cambridge Street PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3389 | 3.6 |
| 79 | Riverview Alternative S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3485 | 3.3 |
| 80 | Charles H Hulse PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3525 | 3.1 |
| 81 | Centennial PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3560 | 2.9 |
| 82 | York Street PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3583 | 2.8 |
| 83 | Queen Mary S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3615 | 2.5 |
| 84 | Pinecrest PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3634 | 2.3 |
| 85 | Carleton Heights S Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3654 | 2.1 |
| 86 | Hawthorne PS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #3740 | 0.0 |
All 86 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
Top secondary schools in Ottawa
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | Lisgar CI Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #57 | 8.9 |
| 2 | Glebe CI Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #75 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Canterbury HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #80 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Nepean HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #111 | 8.1 |
| 5 | ÉS C Paul-Desmarais Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #117 | 8.0 |
| 6 | ÉS C Collège catholique Samuel-Genest Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #124 | 7.9 |
| 7 | École secondaire catholique de l'Innovation Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #162 | 7.5 |
| 8 | École secondaire publique De La Salle Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #162 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Notre Dame HS Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #264 | 6.8 |
| 10 | ÉS C Franco-Cité Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) · Ontario rank #292 | 6.7 |
| 11 | Immaculata HS Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #335 | 6.4 |
| 12 | St Pius X Sep S Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #464 | 5.6 |
| 13 | St Paul HS Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #489 | 5.5 |
| 14 | St Nicholas Adult High School · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 15 | École secondaire publique L’Alternative Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 16 | Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Prog · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 17 | Richard Pfaff Alternative Site Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 18 | Urban Aboriginal Alternate Programme Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #584 | 4.9 |
| 19 | Hillcrest HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #693 | 4.7 |
| 20 | Brookfield HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #750 | 4.4 |
| 21 | Woodroffe HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #760 | 4.3 |
| 22 | École secondaire publique Omer-Deslauriers Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario · Ontario rank #782 | 4.0 |
| 23 | The Adult HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #793 | 3.9 |
| 24 | Ottawa Technical Secondary School Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #799 | 3.8 |
| 25 | St Patrick's HS Ottawa Catholic District School Board · Ontario rank #824 | 3.4 |
| 26 | Ridgemont HS Ottawa-Carleton DSB · Ontario rank #824 | 3.4 |
All 26 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.