Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.05 of Adelaide-Metcalfe’s 8 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario
Over three years, results slipped at 4 of its 8 tested schools. Counting a 3 km margin, Adelaide-Metcalfe has 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, for 3,615 students.
What stands out about Adelaide-Metcalfe’s schools
No French-language school
None of the 8 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
One big school
Strathroy District Collegiate Institute is the largest school here, with 1,200 students. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Adelaide-Metcalfe’s schools do on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
Its School Grade is C: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 6 | 59% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 6 | 50% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 6 | 51% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 84% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 41% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 80% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area trails, 50% against 65% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 7 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| J. S. Buchanan French Immersion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady Immaculate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| North Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Mary Wright Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 24% | Bottom fifth |
| Strathroy District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 75% | Bottom fifth |
| St Vincent de Paul Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 26% | Bottom fifth |
| Adelaide - W G MacDonald Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 53% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 43% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 8 schools in and around Adelaide-Metcalfe are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Adelaide-Metcalfe
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Adelaide-Metcalfe’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 5 and English Catholic 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Thames Valley DSB runs the most, 5 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBStrathroy District, Mary Wright, North Meadows, J. S. Buchanan French Immersion, Adelaide - W G MacDonald | English public | 5 | 2,630 |
| London District Catholic School BoardHoly Cross Catholic, Our Lady Immaculate, St Vincent de Paul Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 985 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Adelaide-Metcalfe
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Catholic schools
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Adelaide-Metcalfe
High schools within reach of Adelaide-Metcalfe
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 English public and 1 English Catholic. Closest of all: Strathroy District Collegiate Institute (4.5 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathroy District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,200 | 4.5 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 425 | 4.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 5,048 | 40 | 23,625 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 25 | 13,725 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Greater Madawaska | 3,234 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 21 km |
| Marathon | 3,223 | 7 | 455 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| St. Clair | 3,201 | 40 | 18,495 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 3,196 | 8 | 3,615 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Cedar Hill | 3,190 | 36 | 18,245 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Gilbert | 3,181 | 36 | 16,985 | 1 | 1 km |
| French River / Rivière des Français | 3,178 | 4 | 245 | 3 | 2 km |
| Enniskillen | 3,174 | 7 | 2,275 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 112 of the 173 others the count is higher. Teaching in French: 104 of the 174 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Adelaide-Metcalfe
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Among the neighbours, Strathroy has 12, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Adelaide-Metcalfe and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Adelaide-Metcalfe
Which boards run the schools in Adelaide-Metcalfe?
Thames Valley DSB (5) and London District Catholic School Board (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Adelaide-Metcalfe?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
How many schools are there in Adelaide-Metcalfe?
1 are inside the town itself and 7 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Adelaide-Metcalfe?
Not in or within 3 km of Adelaide-Metcalfe; the French-language board can name the nearest.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).