Photo: P199 · Public domainDeep River’s 4 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 1 in the top two fifths and 0 in the bottom two
The strongest results are at St Anthony's Separate School. The 3 km around Deep River counts 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 1,015 students between them.
How Deep River’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 B+: 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 | 3 | 80% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 44% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 34% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 94% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 34% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below. Over three years, 1 schools gained on most measures and 2 lost ground.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Second fifth |
| St Mary's Our Lady of Good Counsel Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| Mackenzie Community School - Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 40% | Middle fifth |
| Mackenzie Community School - Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 34% · OSSLT 94% | Middle fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 4 schools in and around Deep River are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Deep River
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
There is no French-language school among them.
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.
Who runs Deep River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 2 and English Catholic 2.
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.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Renfrew County DSB, with 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBMackenzie Community School -, Mackenzie Community School - | English public | 2 | 790 |
| Renfrew County CDSBSt Mary's Our Lady of Good Counsel Separate, St Anthony's Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 225 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Deep River
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
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Deep River
High schools within reach of Deep River
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Mackenzie Community School - Secondary School (0.6 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Community School - Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 305 | 0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 6,997 | 54 | 29,190 | 4 | 2.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Bells Corners West | 4,422 | 11 | 4,330 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Montague | 4,414 | 10 | 2,525 | 1 | 7 km |
| Geraldton | 4,398 | 11 | 575 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Highlands East | 4,372 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 21 km |
| Deep River | 4,353 | 4 | 1,015 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Prescott | 4,342 | 4 | 1,115 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Bancroft | 4,331 | 5 | 1,205 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Eganville | 4,326 | 5 | 865 | 0 | 10 km |
| Bartonville | 4,311 | 35 | 16,605 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
214 out of 264 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 164 of the 265 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Deep River
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Chalk River 7.7 km | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8.4 km |
It outnumbers its 1 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Deep River or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Deep River
Which boards run the schools in Deep River?
By number of schools: Renfrew County DSB (2) and Renfrew County CDSB (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Deep River?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
How many schools are there in Deep River?
3 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Deep River?
Not in or within 3 km of Deep River; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).