Cities / St Catharines
Best Schools in St Catharines
St Catharines has 50 publicly reported schools — 41 elementary and 9 secondary. Applewood is currently the top-ranked school in St Catharines 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.
50
Schools
41
Elementary
9
Secondary
$72,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in St Catharines
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Applewood DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Burleigh Hill PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #34 | 9.9 |
| 3 | St. Theresa Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #76 | 9.4 |
| 4 | Assumption Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #125 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Port Weller E PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #175 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Pine Grove PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #175 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Prince Philip PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #204 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Lincoln Centennial PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #234 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Oakridge PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #269 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Westdale PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #269 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Ferndale PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #303 | 8.3 |
| 12 | E I McCulley PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Power Glen PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #470 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Edith Cavell PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #577 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Lockview PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #577 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Grapeview PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #685 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Connaught PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #746 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Gracefield PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #746 | 7.4 |
| 19 | St. Peter Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #746 | 7.4 |
| 20 | École élémentaire L’Héritage Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #828 | 7.3 |
| 21 | DSBN Academy DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #888 | 7.2 |
| 22 | Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #888 | 7.2 |
| 23 | Dalewood PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #958 | 7.1 |
| 24 | Parnall PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1039 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Prince of Wales PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1039 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1039 | 7.0 |
| 27 | St. Ann Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1039 | 7.0 |
| 28 | ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys - St-Catharines Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #1200 | 6.8 |
| 29 | St. Alfred Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1272 | 6.7 |
| 30 | St. Denis Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1601 | 6.3 |
| 31 | St. James Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1687 | 6.2 |
| 32 | William Hamilton Merritt Public School DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1852 | 6.0 |
| 33 | Woodland PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1852 | 6.0 |
| 34 | Carleton PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #2021 | 5.8 |
| 35 | Jeanne Sauve Public School DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #2182 | 5.6 |
| 36 | St. Christopher Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2182 | 5.6 |
| 37 | St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2254 | 5.5 |
| 38 | St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #2789 | 4.7 |
| 39 | Harriet Tubman Public School DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #2956 | 4.4 |
| 40 | ÉÉC Immaculée-Conception Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir · Ontario rank #3044 | 4.2 |
| 41 | St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #3044 | 4.2 |
All 41 elementary schools listed. Change the weighting on the rankings page to reorder by what matters to you.
Top secondary schools in St Catharines
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools
| 1 | St Catharines CI & VS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Eden HS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #104 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Sir Winston Churchill SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #116 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Governor Simcoe SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #189 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #219 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Laura Secord SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #219 | 7.0 |
| 7 | DSBN Academy Secondary School DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #278 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #437 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Denis Morris Catholic High School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #507 | 5.2 |
All 9 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.