Sacred Heart Catholic School
303 Church Street · Espanola · P5E1B3 · Huron-Superior CDSB
Sacred Heart Catholic School: one of the 3 elementary schools within 3 km of Espanola. Every school in and around Espanola →
What stands out about Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Its 255 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.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 30% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 4 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Huron-Superior CDSB.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Espanola.
How Sacred Heart Catholic 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Sacred Heart Catholic School is in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 59% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +14 |
| Grade 3 writing | 41% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −4 |
| Grade 3 math | 41% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +20 |
| Grade 6 reading | 65% | 88% | Bottom fifth | +7 |
| Grade 6 writing | 75% | 86% | Fourth fifth | +1 |
| Grade 6 math | 30% | 51% | Bottom fifth | +14 |
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 Catholic School, not a grade
The bottom fifth in Ontario is where Sacred Heart Catholic School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Espanola: its School Grade weighs Sacred Heart Catholic School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart Catholic School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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 4 nearest elementary schools have more students than Sacred Heart Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 255 | Bottom fifth | |
| École élémentaire catholique La Renaissance | French Catholic | French | 185 | Bottom fifth | 0.1 km |
| A B Ellis Public School | English public | English | 260 | Middle fifth | 1.2 km |
| St Mary Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 135 | Fourth fifth | 24 km |
| S Geiger Public School | English public | English | 100 | Bottom fifth | 24 km |
Elementary schools near Sacred Heart Catholic 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 Catholic School
Who runs Sacred Heart Catholic School?
Sacred Heart Catholic School comes under Huron-Superior CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does Sacred Heart Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart Catholic School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sacred Heart Catholic School?
The nearest are École élémentaire catholique La Renaissance (0.1 km), A B Ellis Public School (1.2 km) and St Mary Catholic School (24 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).