Highland Public School
125 Salisbury Ave · Cambridge · N1S1J8 · Waterloo Region DSB
With Highland Public School, Cambridge counts 54 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Cambridge →
What stands out about Highland Public School
- 425 students, near the middle of 335 for elementary schools in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 46%, below the 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 3 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- Public and English-language, under Waterloo Region DSB.
How Highland 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, Highland Public School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 69% | 76% | Fourth fifth | +5 |
| Grade 3 writing | 59% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +5 |
| Grade 3 math | 67% | 65% | Middle fifth | +12 |
| Grade 6 reading | 87% | 88% | Middle fifth | −6 |
| Grade 6 writing | 91% | 86% | Second fifth | +4 |
| Grade 6 math | 46% | 51% | Middle fifth | +0 |
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 Highland Public School sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Highland Public School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Highland Public School feeds into Cambridge’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Highland Public 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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Highland Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Public School | English public | English | 425 | Middle fifth | |
| St Gregory Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 145 | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| St Andrew's Public School | English public | English | 335 | – | 0.9 km |
| Central Public School | English public | English | 255 | Fourth fifth | 1.5 km |
| St Augustine Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 525 | Middle fifth | 1.5 km |
| Blair Road Public School | English public | English | 405 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| Manchester Public School | English public | English | 340 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
Elementary schools near Highland 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 Highland Public School
Who runs Highland Public School?
Highland Public School belongs to Waterloo Region DSB (English public).
What language does Highland Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Highland Public School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Highland Public School?
Nearby: St Gregory Catholic Elementary School (0.8 km), St Andrew's Public School (0.9 km) and Central Public School (1.5 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).