St Marys - Barrie Separate School
340 Leacock Drive · Barrie · L4N6J8 · Simcoe Muskoka CDSB
Counting 3 km around Barrie, St Marys - Barrie Separate School is one of 43 elementary schools. Every school in and around Barrie →
What stands out about St Marys - Barrie Separate School
- A small elementary school: 175 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 3 reading, at 100% where the middle in Ontario is 76%.
- Over three years, 5 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Simcoe Muskoka CDSB.
How St Marys - Barrie Separate 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 6 reported measures of 6, St Marys - Barrie Separate School is in the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 100% | 76% | Top fifth | +20 |
| Grade 3 writing | 82% | 65% | Top fifth | +12 |
| Grade 3 math | 82% | 65% | Top fifth | +27 |
| Grade 6 reading | 91% | 88% | Second fifth | +17 |
| Grade 6 writing | 91% | 86% | Second fifth | +7 |
| Grade 6 math | 36% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +4 |
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.
St Marys - Barrie Separate School is placed by its results, not lettered
Against the other schools in Ontario, St Marys - Barrie Separate School’s results fall in the second fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
For a letter, see Barrie’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in St Marys - Barrie Separate School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at St Marys - Barrie Separate 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.
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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
5 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Marys - Barrie Separate School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys - Barrie Separate School | English Catholic | English | 175 | Second fifth | |
| Portage View Public School | English public | English | 520 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| Andrew Hunter Elementary School | English public | English | 390 | Bottom fifth | 0.8 km |
| ÉIC Nouvelle-Alliance | French Catholic | French | 145 | – | 1.1 km |
| Emma King Elementary School | English public | English | 470 | Middle fifth | 1.5 km |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 550 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| Hillcrest Public School | English public | English | 465 | Bottom fifth | 1.8 km |
Elementary schools near St Marys - Barrie Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Marys - Barrie Separate School
Who runs St Marys - Barrie Separate School?
Simcoe Muskoka CDSB: St Marys - Barrie Separate School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does St Marys - Barrie Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Marys - Barrie Separate School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Marys - Barrie Separate School?
The closest schools are Portage View Public School (0.7 km), Andrew Hunter Elementary School (0.8 km) and ÉIC Nouvelle-Alliance (1.1 km).
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).