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 |
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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 |
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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.