Tilbury Area Public School
5 Mable St · Tilbury · N0P2L0 · Lambton Kent DSB
One of Chatham’s 36 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Tilbury Area Public School. Every school in and around Chatham →
What stands out about Tilbury Area Public School
- A typical size: 310 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 32%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 4 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- Public and English-language, under Lambton Kent DSB.
How Tilbury Area 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.
Tilbury Area Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 85% | 76% | Second fifth | −2 |
| Grade 3 writing | 65% | 65% | Middle fifth | +13 |
| Grade 3 math | 71% | 65% | Second fifth | +23 |
| Grade 6 reading | 80% | 88% | Fourth fifth | +7 |
| Grade 6 writing | 87% | 86% | Middle fifth | +34 |
| Grade 6 math | 32% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −5 |
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 Tilbury Area Public School is placed without a letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Tilbury Area Public School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Tilbury Area Public School feeds into Chatham’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Tilbury Area Public School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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 nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
None of the 6 elementary schools nearest Tilbury Area Public School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury Area Public School | English public | English | 310 | Middle fifth | |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Francis | French Catholic | French | 150 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| St Joseph Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 145 | Middle fifth | 1 km |
| Centennial Central Public School | English public | English | 200 | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 110 | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Paul | French Catholic | French | 70 | – | 11 km |
| Merlin Area Public School | English public | English | 135 | Middle fifth | 16 km |
Elementary schools near Tilbury Area 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 Tilbury Area Public School
Who runs Tilbury Area Public School?
The board is Lambton Kent DSB; Tilbury Area Public School is English public.
What language does Tilbury Area Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Tilbury Area Public School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Tilbury Area Public School?
Nearby: École élémentaire catholique Saint-Francis (0.7 km), St Joseph Catholic School (1 km) and Centennial Central Public School (11 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).