Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most schools around Glencoe score below the middle in Ontario: 5 of 5
Its schools answer to 3 boards. Taken together, Glencoe and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school for 1,120 students.
How Glencoe’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 C−: 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 | 70% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 49% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 71% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 37% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 74% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 37% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 8 below. At 3 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 2, more fell.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke Central SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Ekcoe Central SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| St Charles Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 57% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| Mosa Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Glencoe District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 37% · OSSLT 74% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBEkcoe Central, Glencoe District, Mosa Central | English public | 3 | 745 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Charles Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 100 |
| Lambton Kent DSBBrooke Central | English public | 1 | 275 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 5 schools in and around Glencoe 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 Glencoe
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Glencoe’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 4 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Glencoe
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
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Glencoe
High schools within reach of Glencoe
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Glencoe District High School, 0.9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 210 | 0.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centreville Chicopee | 10,291 | 31 | 14,955 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Battlefield | 6,531 | 24 | 14,035 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Oliver Paipoonge | 6,524 | 5 | 1,345 | 0 | 14 km |
| Bramalea Woods | 6,521 | 61 | 30,915 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Tweed | 6,504 | 2 | 515 | 0 | 15 km |
| Glencoe | 6,468 | 5 | 1,120 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| City View | 6,468 | 47 | 20,375 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Fisher Heights | 6,451 | 33 | 14,785 | 6 | 1.1 km |
| Petrolia | 6,422 | 5 | 1,875 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Mount Royal | 6,421 | 18 | 10,125 | 0 | 3 km |
| … | |||||
| Bridgeport East | 3,903 | 40 | 22,565 | 2 | 1.7 km |
Among 306 towns its size, 252 have more schools nearby. Teaching in French: 202 of the 307 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Glencoe
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Brooke-Alvinston 16 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 km |
No neighbour of the 1 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Inside Glencoe’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Glencoe
Which boards run the schools in Glencoe?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (3), London District Catholic School Board (1) and Lambton Kent DSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Glencoe?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Glencoe?
There is none in or near Glencoe (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Glencoe?
Inside the town there are 4; another 1 sit within 3 km.
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).