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Best Schools in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay has 39 publicly reported schools — 32 elementary and 7 secondary. Claude E Garton PS is currently the top-ranked school in Thunder Bay with a score of 9.8 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.

39

Schools

32

Elementary

7

Secondary

$72,500

Median household income

Top elementary schools in Thunder Bay

Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario elementary schools

1Claude E Garton PS

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #53

9.8
2Nor'wester View PS

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #125

9.1
3Ecole Gron Morgan PS

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #553

7.8
4Holy Cross S

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #726

7.5
5St Paul School

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #850

7.3
6École Elsie MacGill Public School

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #917

7.2
7Woodcrest S

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #1154

6.9
8Five Mile S

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #1154

6.9
9C D Howe S

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #1231

6.8
10Holy Family Sep S

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1379

6.6
11St Elizabeth Sep S

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1379

6.6
12École Catholique Franco-Supérieur

Le C.S.D.C. des Aurores boréales · Ontario rank #1462

6.5
13St Thomas Aquinas Sep S

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #1462

6.5
14St James S

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #1550

6.4
15Ogden Community S

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #1709

6.2

+ 17 more — see the full rankings and filter by city.

Top secondary schools in Thunder Bay

Ranked by Balanced score · rank is among all Ontario secondary schools

1Lakehead Alternative School

· Ontario rank #1

10.0
2Hammarskjold HS

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #317

6.5
3Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #317

6.5
4ÉSC de La Vérendrye

Le C.S.D.C. des Aurores boréales · Ontario rank #335

6.4
5St Patrick HS

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #505

5.4
6St Ignatius SS

Thunder Bay Catholic DSB · Ontario rank #505

5.4
7Westgate C & VI

Lakehead DSB · Ontario rank #584

4.9

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.