Sacred Heart School
1500 Cumberland Street · Cornwall · K6J5V9 · CDSB of Eastern Ontario
Of the 18 elementary schools in or near Cornwall (within 3 km), this is Sacred Heart School. Every school in and around Cornwall →
What stands out about Sacred Heart School
- Its 450 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 8%, below the 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have eased: 2 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- Catholic and English-language, under CDSB of Eastern Ontario.
How Sacred Heart 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, Sacred Heart School averages the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 53% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +0 |
| Grade 3 writing | 31% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +1 |
| Grade 3 math | 30% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +11 |
| Grade 6 reading | 73% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −2 |
| Grade 6 writing | 63% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −18 |
| Grade 6 math | 8% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −19 |
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.
A standing for Sacred Heart School, not a grade
Its standing, the bottom fifth in Ontario, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Sacred Heart School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Cornwall: its School Grade weighs Sacred Heart School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Sacred Heart School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart School | English Catholic | English | 450 | Bottom fifth | |
| St. Joseph Intermediate Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 275 | – | 0.6 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame | French Catholic | French | 305 | Fourth fifth | 0.6 km |
| St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | – | – | 1.6 km |
| Cornwall Intermediate School | English public | English | 165 | – | 1.9 km |
| Bishop Macdonell Separate School | English Catholic | English | 385 | Bottom fifth | 2.2 km |
| Central Public School | English public | English | 575 | Bottom fifth | 2.3 km |
Elementary schools near Sacred Heart School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sacred Heart School
Who runs Sacred Heart School?
It is CDSB of Eastern Ontario that runs Sacred Heart School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does Sacred Heart School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart School?
Its nearest neighbours are St. Joseph Intermediate Catholic School (0.6 km), École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame (0.6 km) and St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School (1.6 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).