Photo: Peter Giesbrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0Aylmer’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 4 of the 5 with results
The highest results belong to Assumption Separate School. The 3 km around Aylmer counts 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 2,120 students between them.
How Aylmer’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 | 3 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 77% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 43% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 74% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 43% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 8 below. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 2, more fell.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Assumption Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Davenport Public SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| McGregor Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 59% | Fourth fifth |
| Summers' Corners Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 28% | Fourth fifth |
| East Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 74% | 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 5 schools in and around Aylmer are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Aylmer
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Aylmer’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 4 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Thames Valley DSB counts 4, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBEast Elgin, Summers' Corners, Davenport, McGregor | English public | 4 | 1,925 |
| London District Catholic School BoardAssumption Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 195 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Aylmer
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Aylmer
High schools within reach of Aylmer
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only East Elgin Secondary School is within 15 km, 0.6 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 985 | 0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionview | 13,382 | 63 | 26,925 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 55 | 24,605 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Alta Vista | 8,387 | 52 | 23,180 | 9 | 1.3 km |
| Douro-Dummer | 8,379 | 20 | 8,645 | 0 | 15 km |
| South-West Oxford | 8,375 | 21 | 9,990 | 0 | 10 km |
| Aylmer | 8,371 | 5 | 2,120 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Mount Joy | 8,345 | 40 | 26,440 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| McNab/Braeside | 8,340 | 7 | 2,690 | 1 | 8.5 km |
| Bayfield | 8,327 | 12 | 3,620 | 0 | 16 km |
| Clinton | 8,318 | 10 | 3,105 | 0 | 5.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 26 | 11,500 | 2 | 1.4 km |
Among 365 towns its size, 321 have more schools nearby. 251 towns of the 366 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Aylmer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylmer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Malahide 1.7 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Central Elgin 14 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 km |
| Bayham 14 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 km |
| St. Thomas 15 km | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 km |
Most schools next door: Central Elgin, 17.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Aylmer’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Aylmer
How do I get a place at a school in Aylmer?
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.
Which boards run the schools in Aylmer?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (4) and London District Catholic School Board (1).
How many schools are there in Aylmer?
4 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Aylmer?
No, none within 3 km of Aylmer; ask the French-language board for 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).