Photo: Huntsville Ontario · CC BY 2.0Fewer Catholic schools around Huntsville: 1 of 7, against 34% in Ontario
Simcoe Muskoka CDSB run the Catholic ones. Of its 7 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Huntsville: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, with 2,890 students.
What stands out about Huntsville’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 4 schools of the 7 with results, Spruce Glen Public School, Huntsville Public School and Pine Glen Public School among them. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Huntsville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 6 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Huntsville’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 | 6 | 80% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 6 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 6 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 47% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 82% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 47% against 51% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 3 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Spruce Glen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| V K Greer Memorial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| Huntsville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Riverside Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Huntsville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Pine Glen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| Saint Mary's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 45% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 27% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 25% | 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 7 schools in and around Huntsville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Huntsville
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.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, Trillium Lakelands DSB leads with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trillium Lakelands DSBHuntsville, Riverside, Huntsville, Spruce Glen, Pine Glen, V K Greer Memorial | English public | 6 | 2,690 |
| Simcoe Muskoka CDSBSaint Mary's | English Catholic | 1 | 200 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Huntsville
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
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Huntsville
High schools within reach of Huntsville
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Only Huntsville High School is within 15 km, 1.3 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Trillium Lakelands DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 985 | 1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale | 37,821 | 54 | 27,150 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| West London | 24,322 | 47 | 28,855 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Springwater | 24,144 | 38 | 18,135 | 3 | 12 km |
| Owen Sound | 24,075 | 10 | 5,435 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Newtonbrook West | 23,978 | 63 | 30,795 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Huntsville | 23,948 | 7 | 2,890 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Port Perry | 23,928 | 9 | 4,470 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Essex | 23,872 | 7 | 2,715 | 1 | 13 km |
| Waterdown | 23,858 | 14 | 7,070 | 0 | 1 km |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 23,856 | 72 | 32,310 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Mount Forest | 14,407 | 6 | 1,900 | 0 | 13 km |
In 239 of the 252 others the count is higher. A French-language school is within reach in 203 of the 253.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Huntsville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Lake of Bays 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Inside Huntsville’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
Questions about schools in Huntsville
Which boards run the schools in Huntsville?
By number of schools: Trillium Lakelands DSB (6) and Simcoe Muskoka CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Huntsville?
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 Huntsville?
All 7 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Huntsville?
Not in or within 3 km of Huntsville; the French-language board can name 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).