Valley Creek’s 22 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 6 in the top two fifths and 4 in the bottom two
Top of the area on results: Red Willow Public School and Treeline Public School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. The 3 km around Valley Creek counts 18 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, 14,710 students between them.
What stands out about Valley Creek’s schools
One big school
With 1,765 students, Castlebrooke Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Red Willow Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Valley Creek’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 A−: 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 | 17 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 17 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 17 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 16 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 16 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 16 | 56% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 55% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 90% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area runs ahead, 56% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 4 of 8 measures and behind on 0. The three-year changes lean upward at 12 schools and downward at 9.
Every school’s results (22)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Red Willow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 90% | Top fifth |
| Treeline Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Beryl FordElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 59% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 60% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Castlemore Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Walnut Grove P.S. (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Castle Oaks Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Father Clair Tipping SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 70% | Middle fifth |
| Mountain Ash (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Robert J Lee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Isaac Brock P.S. (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Calderstone Middle Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Claireville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Father Francis McSpiritt Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| St. André Bessette Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 21% | Middle fifth |
| Thorndale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| Fairlawn Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Eagle Plains Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 39% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 70% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Valley Creek
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
None of them teaches in French.
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.
Where the 22 schools in and around Valley Creek are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Valley Creek’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 16 and English Catholic 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Peel DSB has 16 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBCastlebrooke, Sandalwood Heights, Walnut Grove P.S. (Elementary), Castle Oaks, Sir Isaac Brock P.S. (Elementary), Thorndale, Treeline, Fairlawn Elementary … | English public | 16 | 10,595 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBCardinal Ambrozic Catholic, St Thomas Aquinas, St. André Bessette Catholic, Father Francis McSpiritt Catholic, Holy Spirit Catholic, Father Clair Tipping | English Catholic | 6 | 4,115 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Valley Creek
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 22 schools in and around Valley Creek
High schools within reach of Valley Creek
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 50 high schools: 30 English public, 19 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School is closest, at 1.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,520 | 1.9 km |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 1.9 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 3.9 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 4 km |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 4.7 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 4.8 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 5.3 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 5.9 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 6.5 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 6.5 km |
All 50 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 6.8 km |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 6.9 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 7 km |
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,745 | 7.1 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Academy High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,295 | 7.1 km |
| North Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,355 | 7.2 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,410 | 9 km |
| Woodbridge CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 655 | 9.1 km |
| Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 805 | 9.3 km |
| North Albion Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 690 | 9.4 km |
| Central Peel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,205 | 9.4 km |
| Emily Carr Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 945 | 9.6 km |
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,185 | 9.8 km |
| West Humber Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,120 | 10 km |
| ÉSC de l'Ascension - VaughanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | – | 10 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 11 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 11 km |
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 11 km |
| Father Bressani Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,405 | 11 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 11 km |
| Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,010 | 12 km |
| Thistletown Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 610 | 12 km |
| Caring and Safe School 1Secondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 12 km |
| St Luke Learning CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 12 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 13 km |
| Emery EdVance Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 190 | 13 km |
| St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,510 | 13 km |
| Emery Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 640 | 13 km |
| Tommy Douglas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,645 | 13 km |
| Humberview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 13 km |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 13 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 14 km |
| Westview Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 14 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 14 km |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 14 km |
| St Basil-the-Great College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,130 | 14 km |
| St. Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 960 | 14 km |
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 14 km |
| School of Experiential EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 195 | 14 km |
| Kipling Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 565 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendale-Glen Andrew | 19,134 | 84 | 31,635 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Grey Highlands | 12,148 | 5 | 2,120 | 0 | 6.8 km |
| Milliken | 12,138 | 54 | 26,405 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Chapman Mills | 12,075 | 42 | 24,420 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 22 | 14,710 | 0 | 2 km |
| Tay | 11,968 | 7 | 3,240 | 0 | 8 km |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 11,948 | 13 | 6,815 | 2 | 6.8 km |
| Morrisburg | 11,943 | 6 | 1,340 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| German Mills | 11,923 | 59 | 22,720 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
Among 383 towns its size, 259 have more schools nearby. Teaching in French: 284 of the 384 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Valley Creek
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Creek | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 km |
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing 1.3 km | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Woodhill 1.4 km | 110 | 2 | 38 | 2.8 km |
| Ebenezer West 2.1 km | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Ebenezer East 3 km | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| Vales of Castlemore 3 km | 31 | 0 | 9 | 1.4 km |
| Castlemore Estates 3.1 km | 29 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Woodhill (110).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Valley Creek or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in Valley Creek
How do I get a place at a school in Valley Creek?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Valley Creek?
By number of schools: Peel DSB (16) and Dufferin-Peel CDSB (6).
Is there a French-language school in Valley Creek?
There is none in or near Valley Creek (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Valley Creek?
Inside the town there are 3; another 19 sit within 3 km.
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).