Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Dutton’s teenagers travel 11 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 1 elementary school only.
High schools within reach of Dutton
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
The one high school within 15 km is West Elgin Secondary School, at 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 290 | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Dutton’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 | 1 | 70% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 54% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 66% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 38% | 51% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 38% against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 6. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 0, more fell.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Dunwich-Dutton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 38% | 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 school in or near Dutton is
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Dutton
The neighbourhood 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.
The school in and around Dutton
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake-Jones | 7,494 | 82 | 34,365 | 6 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Marmora | 4,761 | 2 | 445 | 0 | 17 km |
| Qualicum - Redwood | 4,761 | 35 | 13,050 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 1 | 395 | 0 | 16 km |
| Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay | 4,692 | 39 | 17,625 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Dutton | 4,686 | 1 | 440 | 0 | 11 km |
| Britannia | 4,641 | 34 | 18,745 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Iroquois Falls | 4,640 | 8 | 730 | 4 | 3.3 km |
| Horning | 4,587 | 30 | 15,470 | 0 | 2 km |
| Albion | 4,585 | 30 | 18,045 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Jerome | 2,820 | 36 | 18,770 | 1 | 1.6 km |
More schools than here: 257 of the 265 others. Of the 266, 166 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Dutton
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| West Lorne 14 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 km |
| Southwold 17 km | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 km |
Of the neighbours, Southwold counts the most schools: 9.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- 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. 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.
- Which schools count. Counted: Dutton’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Dutton
Which schools near Dutton have the best results?
None sits in the top fifth in Ontario; the strongest is Dunwich-Dutton Public School.
How do I get a place at a school in Dutton?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Dutton?
The town holds all 1; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Dutton?
Not in or within 3 km of Dutton; 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).