Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Beckwith answer to 3 boards
Beside Upper Canada DSB, which has 6, sit CDSB of Eastern Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario. Of its 8 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 1 in the bottom two. 4,515 students attend the 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Beckwith.
What stands out about Beckwith’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 4 schools of the 8 with results, Beckwith Public School, Caldwell Street Elementary School and Carleton Place High School among them. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBCarleton Place, Beckwith, Arklan Community, Caldwell Street, T R Leger School of Adult & Continuing, Carleton Place Intermediate | English public | 6 | 2,705 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioNotre Dame Catholic, St. Gregory, St Mary's Separate, Notre Dame Catholic Separate | English Catholic | 4 | 1,530 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioJ.-L.-Couroux | French Catholic | 1 | 280 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Beckwith’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 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 78% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 78% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 91% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area runs ahead, 78% against 65% in Ontario. On 4 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Beckwith Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| Caldwell Street Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 94% | Middle fifth |
| St. Gregory Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Carleton Place High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique J.-L.-CourouxElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| Arklan Community Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 64% | Middle fifth |
| St Mary's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 26% | 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 11 schools in and around Beckwith 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 Beckwith
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.
CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario runs the public French-language schools; all 1 are École élémentaire catholique J.-L.-Couroux.
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 Beckwith’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 6, English Catholic 4 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Beckwith
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Beckwith
High schools within reach of Beckwith
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. 3.5 km away, Carleton Place High School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Place High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 670 | 3.5 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 555 | 4.8 km |
| Almonte District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 380 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Beckwith
Other schooling here: alternative programs at T R Leger School of Adult & Continuing Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonte | 16,073 | 19 | 6,375 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Temiskaming Shores | 10,144 | 10 | 2,575 | 5 | 4.8 km |
| Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 10,129 | 67 | 29,260 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Mount Pleasant North | 10,103 | 33 | 21,175 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Mitchell | 10,080 | 6 | 1,500 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Beckwith | 10,073 | 11 | 4,515 | 1 | 3.5 km |
| Maple Leaf | 10,040 | 66 | 24,465 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Caledonia-Fairbank | 10,037 | 78 | 29,060 | 2 | 1.8 km |
| Mono | 10,036 | 18 | 8,775 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| Palmerston | 10,029 | 4 | 2,110 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Homeside | 6,011 | 27 | 14,725 | 2 | 1.2 km |
Set against 392 others, 308 have more schools in reach. Schooling in French is on hand in 276 of the 393.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Beckwith
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckwith | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 km |
| Carleton Place 3.5 km | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 km |
| Almonte 15 km | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Corkery 18 km | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 km |
| Munster - Ashton 18 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 km |
| Drummond/North Elmsley 19 km | 18 | 0 | 8 | 6.6 km |
Top among the neighbours: Almonte, 19 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Beckwith or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Beckwith
How do I get a place at a school in Beckwith?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Beckwith?
By number of schools: Upper Canada DSB (6), CDSB of Eastern Ontario (4) and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (1).
How many schools are there in Beckwith?
1 are inside the town itself and 10 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Beckwith?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique J.-L.-Couroux.
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).