Riverdale West’s 18 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 6 in the top two fifths and 8 in the bottom two
Best placed: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School. Results have climbed at 17 of 18 schools over three years. In or within 3 km of Riverdale West: 15 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, with 11,755 students.
What stands out about Riverdale West’s schools
No French-language school
None of the 19 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
One big school
With 1,640 students, St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 533 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are large; Lake Avenue Public School and St. David Catholic Elementary School lead. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Riverdale West’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 | 15 | 76% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 15 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 15 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 14 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 14 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 14 | 34% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 38% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 78% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 34% against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 0, below on 7: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (18)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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. 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 |
| Parkdale SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 71% | Second fifth |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 90% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Viscount Montgomery Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 32% | Middle fifth |
| St. Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hillcrest Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 49% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 16% | 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 |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 56% | 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 19 schools in and around Riverdale West are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Riverdale West
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
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 Riverdale West’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 12 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB counts 12, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBGlendale, Eastdale, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Winston Churchill, Viola Desmond Elementary School, Lake Avenue, South Meadow, Collegiate Avenue … | English public | 12 | 7,595 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. John Henry Newman Catholic, St. Eugene Catholic, St. David Catholic, St. Francis Xavier Catholic, St. Luke Catholic, St. Agnes Catholic, St. Martin of Tours Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 4,160 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Riverdale West
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 neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 19 schools in and around Riverdale West
High schools within reach of Riverdale West
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
25 secondary schools are within 15 km: 15 English public, 8 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary School: 1.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 1.4 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 1.5 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 2.1 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 3.2 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 4 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 5.4 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 5.8 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 6.1 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 6.2 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 7 km |
All 25 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 7.5 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 8.2 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 9.4 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 9.9 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 11 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 11 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 11 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 12 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 12 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 13 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 13 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 13 km |
| Nelson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,330 | 14 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 14 km |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,085 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | 10,896 | 11 | 1,255 | 11 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen | 6,838 | 35 | 15,390 | 10 | 1.5 km |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | 6,831 | 22 | 1,610 | 5 | 22 km |
| Lucan | 6,827 | 2 | 970 | 0 | 18 km |
| The Estates of Rainbow Creek | 6,822 | 19 | 8,855 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 19 | 11,755 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Beaverbrook | 6,762 | 24 | 13,845 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Old Ottawa South | 6,704 | 54 | 23,490 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| Industrial | 6,690 | 14 | 8,430 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Barnstown | 6,603 | 32 | 17,430 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Lake of Bays | 4,105 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 14 km |
192 of 317 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 214 of the 318.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Riverdale West
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale West | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Riverdale East 1.1 km | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Kentley 1.3 km | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 km |
| Stoney Creek 1.5 km | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Battlefield 1.5 km | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Eastdale 1.8 km | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Corman 1.9 km | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0.2 km |
Among the neighbours, Corman has 32, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Inside Riverdale West’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- 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 provincial list for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Riverdale West
Which boards run the schools in Riverdale West?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (12) and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (7), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Riverdale West?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Riverdale West?
There is none in or near Riverdale West (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Riverdale West?
Inside the town there are 1; another 18 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).