Photo: Skeezix1000 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Gravenhurst’s schools are public: 0 of 5 are Catholic, where in Ontario it is 34%
Of its 5 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 0 in the bottom two. Within 3 km of Gravenhurst are 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 1,350 students.
What stands out about Gravenhurst’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 4 schools of the 5 with results, Muskoka Falls Public School, Gravenhurst High School and Muskoka Beechgrove Public School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
Muskoka Falls Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Gravenhurst’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
They belong to one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Gravenhurst’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 | 4 | 76% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 91% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 59% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 88% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 59% here, against 51% in Ontario. On 5 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 1 it trails.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Muskoka Falls Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 50% | Top fifth |
| Gravenhurst High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| K P Manson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 29% | Middle fifth |
| Muskoka Beechgrove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Gravenhurst Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 67% | 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 5 schools in and around Gravenhurst are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Gravenhurst
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.
How children get a place in Gravenhurst
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 5 schools in and around Gravenhurst
High schools within reach of Gravenhurst
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Gravenhurst High School, 1.2 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenhurst High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Trillium Lakelands DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 330 | 1.2 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 23,115 | 73 | 31,815 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| South London | 14,684 | 53 | 26,605 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Long Sault | 14,602 | 6 | 1,610 | 1 | 13 km |
| Peace Village | 14,598 | 31 | 17,230 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| Briar Hill-Belgravia | 14,590 | 69 | 27,605 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Gravenhurst | 14,576 | 5 | 1,350 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Bayshore | 14,491 | 33 | 12,185 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Southcrest | 14,477 | 44 | 25,550 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Mount Forest | 14,407 | 6 | 1,900 | 0 | 13 km |
| Forest Heights | 14,369 | 33 | 15,530 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Tavistock | 8,710 | 21 | 8,760 | 3 | 13 km |
375 out of 385 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 301 of the 386 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Gravenhurst
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenhurst | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Bracebridge 16 km | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 km |
Bracebridge has the most schools nearby, 8.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Gravenhurst’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
Questions about schools in Gravenhurst
How do I get a place at a school in Gravenhurst?
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.
How many schools are there in Gravenhurst?
4 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Gravenhurst?
No, none within 3 km of Gravenhurst; 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).