Cities / St Catharines
Best Schools in St Catharines
St Catharines has 51 publicly reported schools — 41 elementary and 10 secondary. Burleigh Hill PS 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.
51
Schools
41
Elementary
10
Secondary
$72,000
Median household income
Top elementary schools in St Catharines
Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools
| 1 | Burleigh Hill PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Oakridge PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #75 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Gracefield PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #106 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #106 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Prince of Wales PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #148 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Power Glen PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #162 | 8.9 |
| 7 | E I McCulley PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #186 | 8.8 |
| 8 | École élémentaire L’Héritage Conseil scolaire Viamonde · Ontario rank #186 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Prince Philip PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #210 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Westdale PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #210 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Connaught PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #241 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Lincoln Centennial PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #319 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Ferndale PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #357 | 8.2 |
| 14 | Grapeview PS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #357 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Assumption Catholic Elementary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #357 | 8.2 |
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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 #43 | 9.1 |
| 2 | DSBN Academy Secondary School DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #99 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Sir Winston Churchill SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #99 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #136 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Eden HS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #136 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Governor Simcoe SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #153 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Laura Secord SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #264 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #317 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Denis Morris Catholic High School Niagara Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #365 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Lifetime Learning Centre SS DSB of Niagara · Ontario rank #365 | 6.2 |
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.