Photo: SimonP at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.03 boards run the schools in and around Arnprior
Renfrew County DSB has 3 of them, and Renfrew County CDSB and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario share the others. The Catholic boards run 3 of its 6 schools, against 34% in Ontario. The 3 km around Arnprior counts 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 2,405 students between them.
What stands out about Arnprior’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 2 of 6 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 3 in the lower, with St. John XXIII Separate School, St Joseph's Separate School and Arnprior District High School on top. Results ↓
Results easing
More of the results fell than rose over three years at 3 schools of the 6 with results, Arnprior District High School, A J Charbonneau Elementary Public School and Walter Zadow Public School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
St. John XXIII Separate School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBArnprior District, Walter Zadow, A J Charbonneau Elementary | English public | 3 | 1,495 |
| Renfrew County CDSBSt Joseph's Separate, St. John XXIII Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 765 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioDes Deux-Rivières | French Catholic | 1 | 145 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Who runs Arnprior’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 3, English Catholic 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Arnprior’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 B+: 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 | 5 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 57% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 87% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area runs ahead, 71% against 65% in Ontario. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 3 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. John XXIII Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 98% | Top fifth |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Arnprior District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| A J Charbonneau Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Walter Zadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-RivièresElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 27% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | 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 6 schools in and around Arnprior 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 Arnprior
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
1 of them teach in French: École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières; the public ones belong to CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario.
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.
How children get a place in Arnprior
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Arnprior
High schools within reach of Arnprior
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Arnprior District High School, 1.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnprior District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 700 | 1.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Yonge East | 18,251 | 70 | 21,045 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Ebenezer West | 11,510 | 13 | 9,310 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Millbrook | 11,507 | 20 | 7,310 | 1 | 13 km |
| New Toronto | 11,502 | 26 | 12,730 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 84 | 33,325 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| Arnprior | 11,459 | 6 | 2,405 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Hawkesbury | 11,451 | 9 | 1,490 | 8 | 0.9 km |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean | 11,437 | 31 | 17,695 | 6 | 0.7 km |
| Keelesdale-Eglinton West | 11,407 | 86 | 34,295 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Long Branch | 11,400 | 22 | 10,140 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Perth | 6,972 | 8 | 2,440 | 0 | 0.5 km |
In 342 of the 380 others the count is higher. Teaching in French: 280 of the 381 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Arnprior
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnprior | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| McNab/Braeside 7.5 km | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8.5 km |
| Bristol 10 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.8 km |
| Kinburn 14 km | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 km |
| Fitzroy 18 km | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9.6 km |
| Horton 19 km | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7.9 km |
Of the neighbours, Kinburn counts the most schools: 9.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- 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. A 3 km band around Arnprior’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Arnprior
Is there a French-language school in Arnprior?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières.
How many schools are there in Arnprior?
All 6 are inside the town itself.
Which boards run the schools in Arnprior?
Renfrew County DSB (3), Renfrew County CDSB (2) and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Arnprior?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).