Elgin Street Public School
685 Elgin St N · Cambridge · N1R7W6 · Waterloo Region DSB
Elgin Street Public School is one of 54 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Cambridge. Every school in and around Cambridge →
What stands out about Elgin Street Public School
- Its 420 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 3 math, at 48% where the middle in Ontario is 65%.
- Its results have climbed: 2 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- An English public school, run by Waterloo Region DSB.
How Elgin Street 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.
Elgin Street Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 64% | 76% | Fourth fifth | +2 |
| Grade 3 writing | 64% | 65% | Middle fifth | +5 |
| Grade 3 math | 48% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +15 |
| Grade 6 reading | 81% | 88% | Fourth fifth | +4 |
| Grade 6 writing | 86% | 86% | Middle fifth | −1 |
| Grade 6 math | 46% | 51% | Middle fifth | −1 |
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.
Where Elgin Street Public School sits among the province’s schools
Elgin Street 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 fourth fifth in Ontario.
Elgin Street Public School feeds into Cambridge’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Elgin Street Public School
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Elgin Street Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Street Public School | English public | English | 420 | Fourth fifth | |
| Christ The King Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 235 | Bottom fifth | 0.4 km |
| Avenue Road Public School | English public | English | 495 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| St Peter Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 310 | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| St Margaret Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 315 | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| Manchester Public School | English public | English | 340 | Fourth fifth | 1.6 km |
| Clemens Mill Public School | English public | English | 640 | Fourth fifth | 1.7 km |
Elementary schools near Elgin Street 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 Elgin Street Public School
Who runs Elgin Street Public School?
The board is Waterloo Region DSB; Elgin Street Public School is English public.
What language does Elgin Street Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Elgin Street Public School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Elgin Street Public School?
Its nearest neighbours are Christ The King Catholic Elementary School (0.4 km), Avenue Road Public School (0.7 km) and St Peter Catholic Elementary School (0.8 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).