Northern Lakes High School
324 Mercury Ave · Atikokan · P0T1C0 · Rainy River DSB
Atikokan and its 3 km edge have 1 secondary schools; Northern Lakes High School is one. Every school in and around Atikokan →
What stands out about Northern Lakes High School
- With 125 students it is smaller than three in four secondary schools in Ontario (middle: 810).
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is the literacy test, at 67% where the middle in Ontario is 85%.
- Over three years, 2 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Rainy River DSB.
- The only secondary school in or within 3 km of Atikokan.
How Northern Lakes High School does 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.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Northern Lakes High School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 56% | 55% | Middle fifth | −22 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 67% | 85% | Bottom fifth | −8 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How Northern Lakes High School is placed without a letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Northern Lakes High School gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Atikokan’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Northern Lakes High School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Northern Lakes High School
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about Northern Lakes High School
Who runs Northern Lakes High School?
Northern Lakes High School comes under Rainy River DSB (English public).
What language does Northern Lakes High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Northern Lakes High School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).