Photo: Gogerr · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Fruitland answer to 3 boards
The largest is Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, with 17; beside it are Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB and DSB Niagara. The 31 with results split, 14 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 13 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, Fruitland has 27 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, for 19,730 students.
What stands out about Fruitland’s schools
Results on the rise
At 22 tested schools out of 31, the three-year changes lean upward; Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School, Smith Public School and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 32 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
One big school
St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,640 students. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 534 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are large; Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School and Tapleytown Public School lead. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBSaltfleet, Glendale, Orchard Park, Winona Elementary, Eastdale, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Viola Desmond Elementary School, Lake Avenue … | English public | 17 | 12,045 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. John Henry Newman Catholic, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic, St. Gabriel Catholic, St. James the Apostle Catholic, St. Mark Catholic, St. David Catholic, St. Paul Catholic, St. Francis Xavier Catholic … | English Catholic | 14 | 7,325 |
| DSB NiagaraSmith | English public | 1 | 360 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Fruitland’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 | 27 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 27 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 27 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 27 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 27 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 27 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 84% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 45% here, against 51% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 1 above the middle, 2 below.
Every school’s results (31)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| Smith Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| St. James the Apostle Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 42% | Second fifth |
| St. Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| St. Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Janet Lee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 49% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St. Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 33% | Second fifth |
| St. David Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Billy Green Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Collegiate Avenue SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| St. Luke Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Mount Albion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Winona Elementary Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| South Meadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| Gatestone Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| Eastdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 78% | Bottom fifth |
| Tapleytown Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Viola Desmond Elementary School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 29% | Bottom fifth |
| Lake Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 10% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 20% | Bottom 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 32 schools in and around Fruitland 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 Fruitland
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Fruitland’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 18 and English Catholic 14.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Fruitland
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 32 schools in and around Fruitland
High schools within reach of Fruitland
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 19: 12 English public, 5 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. The closest high school is St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School, 2.4 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 2.4 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 2.6 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 3.9 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 4.1 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 4.6 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 6.3 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 7 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 7.7 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 7.7 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 9.1 km |
All 19 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 9.4 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 10 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 11 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 11 km |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,085 | 13 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 15 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 15 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humber Summit | 12,194 | 65 | 29,435 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Playter Estates-Danforth | 7,712 | 86 | 35,010 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Bostwick | 7,694 | 35 | 19,395 | 4 | 2.5 km |
| Landsdale | 7,681 | 32 | 14,160 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Stoneybrook | 7,662 | 38 | 19,845 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Fruitland | 7,653 | 32 | 19,730 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Chesley | 7,639 | 4 | 890 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Fort Frances | 7,607 | 5 | 1,810 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Blackburn Hamlet | 7,606 | 28 | 12,250 | 9 | 1 km |
| Port Credit | 7,606 | 26 | 11,210 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Iroquois Falls | 4,640 | 8 | 730 | 4 | 3.3 km |
In 147 of the 339 others the count is higher. In 234 of the 340, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Fruitland
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland | 32 | 0 | 14 | 2.5 km |
| Highway Valley 1.6 km | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Stoney Creek 2.5 km | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Poplar Park 2.6 km | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Guernsey 3 km | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Eastdale 3 km | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Westmeria 3 km | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 km |
Each of its 6 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Fruitland and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Fruitland
Is there a French-language school in Fruitland?
Not within 3 km of Fruitland. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Fruitland?
Inside the town there are 3; another 29 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Fruitland?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Fruitland?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (17), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (14) and DSB Niagara (1).
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).