Orono Public School
171 Church St · Orono · L0B1M0 · Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB
With Orono Public School, Bowmanville counts 51 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Bowmanville →
What stands out about Orono Public School
- A typical size: 230 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 37%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Public and English-language, under Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB.
How Orono Public 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, Orono Public School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 69% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −5 |
| Grade 3 writing | 65% | 65% | Middle fifth | +0 |
| Grade 3 math | 73% | 65% | Second fifth | +8 |
| Grade 6 reading | 90% | 88% | Second fifth | +5 |
| Grade 6 writing | 90% | 86% | Second fifth | −1 |
| Grade 6 math | 37% | 51% | Fourth fifth | −7 |
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 Orono Public School is placed without a letter
Orono Public School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
Bowmanville’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Orono Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Orono Public School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
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
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Orono Public School, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orono Public School | English public | English | 230 | Middle fifth | |
| The Pines Sr. Public School | English public | English | 445 | Middle fifth | 4.3 km |
| Harold Longworth Public School | English public | English | 605 | Fourth fifth | 7.5 km |
| John M James Public School | English public | English | 525 | Middle fifth | 7.7 km |
| St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 575 | Fourth fifth | 7.8 km |
| Newcastle Public School | English public | English | 660 | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
| Northglen Catholic Elementary School Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | – | – | 8.3 km |
Elementary schools near Orono Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Orono Public School
Who runs Orono Public School?
The board is Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB; Orono Public School is English public.
What language does Orono Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Orono Public 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.
Which schools of the same kind are near Orono Public School?
Closest by: The Pines Sr. Public School (4.3 km), Harold Longworth Public School (7.5 km) and John M James Public School (7.7 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).