Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0Results around Fort Erie lean high: 7 of 9 schools in the top two fifths in Ontario
Peace Bridge Public School, St Philomena Catholic Elementary School and St George Catholic Elementary School are among them. Over three years, results rose at 6 of its 9 tested schools. The 3 km around Fort Erie counts 8 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 3,890 students between them.
What stands out about Fort Erie’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 9 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Peace Bridge Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Fort Erie’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 | 87% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 8 | 79% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 8 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 8 | 94% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 8 | 93% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 8 | 72% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 52% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 86% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 72% against 51% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 6 sit above the province’s middle and 1 below.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Peace Bridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 92% | Top fifth |
| St Philomena Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 56% | Top fifth |
| St George Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 91% | Second fifth |
| Stevensville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| John Brant Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Garrison Road Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Greater Fort Erie Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 86% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Victory Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 40% | 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 9 schools in and around Fort Erie 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 Fort Erie
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Fort Erie’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 5 and English Catholic 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, DSB Niagara leads with 5.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB NiagaraGreater Fort Erie, John Brant, Garrison Road, Peace Bridge, Stevensville | English public | 5 | 2,980 |
| Niagara CDSBOur Lady of Victory Catholic, St Philomena Catholic, St George Catholic, St Joseph Catholic | English Catholic | 4 | 910 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Fort Erie
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Fort Erie
High schools within reach of Fort Erie
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Greater Fort Erie Secondary School, 2 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Fort Erie Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 1,090 | 2 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 34 | 20,140 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Erin Mills | 39,194 | 66 | 32,505 | 3 | 2 km |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 54 | 25,565 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Meadowvale | 37,821 | 54 | 27,150 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| Orillia | 37,735 | 12 | 6,400 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Fort Erie | 37,226 | 9 | 3,890 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| LaSalle | 36,452 | 24 | 15,560 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Central Erin Mills | 36,393 | 77 | 38,375 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Stratford | 36,097 | 13 | 5,320 | 0 | 2 km |
| Leamington | 34,653 | 12 | 4,490 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Bedford Park-Nortown | 22,376 | 73 | 36,035 | 0 | 1.2 km |
112 of the 117 others have more schools in reach. Of the 118, 91 offer 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
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- Which schools count. The area is Fort Erie plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Fort Erie
How do I get a place at a school in Fort Erie?
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 boards run the schools in Fort Erie?
By number of schools: DSB Niagara (5) and Niagara CDSB (4).
How many schools are there in Fort Erie?
All 9 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Fort Erie?
No, none within 3 km of Fort Erie; ask the French-language board for 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).