Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Drayton is 17 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 8 elementary schools only. Its schools answer to 4 boards.
What stands out about Drayton’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 3 of 8 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 3 in the lower, with Alma Public School, Drayton Heights Public School and Maryborough Public School on top. Results ↓
Results on the rise
At 5 tested schools out of 8, the three-year changes lean upward; Alma Public School, Drayton Heights Public School and Arthur Public School gained most often. Results ↓
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 8 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
High schools within reach of Drayton
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand DSBArthur, Drayton Heights, Maryborough, Centre Peel, Alma | English public | 5 | 1,235 |
| Waterloo Region DSBFloradale | English public | 1 | 195 |
| Wellington CDSBSt John Catholic School, Arthur | English Catholic | 1 | 240 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Teresa of Avila Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 225 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Drayton’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 A−: 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 | 8 | 77% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 8 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 8 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 7 | 89% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 7 | 93% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 7 | 53% | 51% |
On Grade 6 writing the area runs ahead, 93% against 86% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 2 of 6 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Alma Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Drayton Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Maryborough Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| Arthur Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| Floradale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| Centre Peel Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Fourth fifth |
| St John Catholic School, Arthur SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 35% | Fourth 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 8 schools in and around Drayton 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 Drayton
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
No school here teaches in French.
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 Drayton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 6 and English Catholic 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Drayton
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood 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.
The 8 schools in and around Drayton
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Yonge East | 18,251 | 70 | 21,045 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 42 | 19,805 | 20 | 1.3 km |
| Dundalk | 11,599 | 7 | 2,675 | 0 | 12 km |
| Fontainebleau | 11,567 | 35 | 16,840 | 4 | 1.2 km |
| Ramara | 11,551 | 10 | 3,330 | 0 | 16 km |
| Drayton | 11,518 | 8 | 1,895 | 0 | 17 km |
| Ebenezer West | 11,510 | 13 | 9,310 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Millbrook | 11,507 | 20 | 7,310 | 1 | 13 km |
| New Toronto | 11,502 | 26 | 12,730 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 84 | 33,325 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Perth | 6,972 | 8 | 2,440 | 0 | 0.5 km |
More schools than here: 322 of the 380 others. 280 of the 381 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Drayton and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Drayton
Is there a French-language school in Drayton?
Not near Drayton: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Drayton?
Inside the town there are 4; another 4 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Drayton?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Drayton?
Upper Grand DSB (5), Waterloo Region DSB (1), Wellington CDSB (1) and Waterloo CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).