Cities / Peterborough
Best Schools in Peterborough
Peterborough has 30 publicly reported schools — 23 elementary and 7 secondary. Queen Elizabeth PS is currently the top-ranked school in Peterborough with a score of 8.9 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
23
Elementary
7
Secondary
$72,500
Median household income
Top elementary schools in Peterborough
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #162 | 8.9 |
| 2 | St. Paul Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #488 | 7.9 |
| 3 | St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1154 | 6.9 |
| 4 | James Strath PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #1303 | 6.7 |
| 5 | St. Anne Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1379 | 6.6 |
| 6 | St. Catherine Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1550 | 6.4 |
| 7 | St. John Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2034 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Edmison Heights PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2114 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Kaawaate East City Public School Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2114 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2114 | 5.7 |
| 11 | ÉÉC Monseigneur-Jamot Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #2114 | 5.7 |
| 12 | Westmount PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2273 | 5.5 |
| 13 | St. Alphonsus Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2349 | 5.4 |
| 14 | St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2349 | 5.4 |
| 15 | Kawartha Heights PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2471 | 5.2 |
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Top secondary schools in Peterborough
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | St. Peter Catholic Secondary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #162 | 7.5 |
| 2 | ÉSC Monseigneur-Jamot Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #248 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Thomas A Stewart SS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #408 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Crestwood SS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #424 | 5.9 |
| 5 | Adam Scott C & VI Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #453 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #489 | 5.5 |
| 7 | Kenner C & VI Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #864 | 1.6 |
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.