Photo: P199 · Public domainThe nearest high school to Armstrong is 13 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. Elementary schools here average 110 students; in Ontario, 365.
High schools within reach of Armstrong
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Englehart High School, 13 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englehart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Ontario North East | English public | Bottom fifth | 155 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
The 2 schools in and around Armstrong
How Armstrong’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 D: 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 | 1 | 29% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 50% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 43% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 62% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 69% | 51% |
On Grade 3 reading the area trails, 29% against 76% in Ontario. On 2 of 6 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails. The three-year changes lean upward at 1 schools and downward at 0.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École catholique Assomption (Earlton)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 29% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 69% | Fourth 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 2 schools in and around Armstrong are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Armstrong
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: École catholique Assomption (Earlton). The public ones of the 1 come under CSDC des Grandes Rivières.
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 Armstrong’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 1 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, CSDC des Grandes Rivières leads with 1.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC des Grandes Rivièrescatholique Assomption (Earlton) | French Catholic | 1 | 155 |
| DSB Ontario North EastKerns | English public | 1 | 65 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Armstrong
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Schools in the towns around Armstrong
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 km |
| Englehart 13 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 km |
Among the neighbours, Englehart has 4, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Armstrong or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Armstrong
How do I get a place at a school in Armstrong?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools near Armstrong have the best results?
None sits in the top fifth in Ontario; the strongest is École catholique Assomption (Earlton).
Which boards run the schools in Armstrong?
By number of schools: CSDC des Grandes Rivières (1) and DSB Ontario North East (1).
How many schools are there in Armstrong?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Armstrong?
Yes, schooling in French is at École catholique Assomption (Earlton).
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).