Cities / Peterborough
Best Schools in Peterborough
Peterborough has 30 publicly reported schools — 23 elementary and 7 secondary. St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School is currently the top-ranked school in Peterborough with a score of 8.1 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 | St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #387 | 8.1 |
| 2 | ÉÉC Monseigneur-Jamot Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 3 | James Strath PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #1110 | 6.9 |
| 4 | St. Paul Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1110 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Edmison Heights PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #1200 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Kaawaate East City Public School Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #1514 | 6.4 |
| 7 | St. Alphonsus Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #1934 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2021 | 5.8 |
| 9 | St. Catherine Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2254 | 5.5 |
| 10 | St. John Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2441 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Westmount PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2530 | 5.1 |
| 12 | St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2672 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Highland Heights PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2789 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Roger Neilson PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2839 | 4.6 |
| 15 | St. Anne Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #2839 | 4.6 |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #2956 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Monsignor O'Donoghue Catholic Elementary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #3003 | 4.3 |
| 18 | Kawartha Heights PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3309 | 3.4 |
| 19 | Prince of Wales PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3309 | 3.4 |
| 20 | Keith Wightman PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3435 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Queen Mary PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3435 | 2.8 |
| 22 | R F Downey PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3488 | 2.4 |
| 23 | Otonabee Valley PS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #3569 | 1.2 |
All 23 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
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 #339 | 6.2 |
| 2 | Crestwood SS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #411 | 5.8 |
| 3 | Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB · Ontario rank #526 | 5.1 |
| 4 | Adam Scott C & VI Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #526 | 5.1 |
| 5 | Thomas A Stewart SS Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #526 | 5.1 |
| 6 | Kenner C & VI Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB · Ontario rank #722 | 2.5 |
| 7 | ÉSC Monseigneur-Jamot Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | — |
All 7 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.