Photo: Balcer~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5Ingersoll’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 4 of the 5 with results
The strongest results are at Royal Roads Public School. Over three years, results rose at 4 of its 5 tested schools. The 3 km around Ingersoll counts 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 2,845 students between them.
How Ingersoll’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 | 4 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 49% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 43% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 74% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area trails, 49% against 65% in Ontario. On 0 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 7 it trails.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Roads Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| St Jude's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| Harrisfield Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Ingersoll District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 74% | Bottom fifth |
| Laurie Hawkins Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 73% · 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 5 schools in and around Ingersoll 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 Ingersoll
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
None of them teaches 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 Ingersoll’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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Thames Valley DSB has 4 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBIngersoll District, Harrisfield, Laurie Hawkins, Royal Roads | English public | 4 | 2,455 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Jude's | English Catholic | 1 | 390 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Ingersoll
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Ingersoll
High schools within reach of Ingersoll
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute lies closest, 1 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 895 | 1 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 605 | 14 km |
| Woodstock Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 590 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 23,872 | 7 | 2,715 | 1 | 13 km |
| … | |||||
| Lawrence Park South | 15,018 | 63 | 29,790 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Royal Orchard | 15,006 | 70 | 39,615 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Buttonville | 15,001 | 33 | 24,025 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Springbrook | 14,961 | 52 | 25,895 | 5 | 1.4 km |
| Ingersoll | 14,911 | 5 | 2,845 | 0 | 1 km |
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 31 | 19,520 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Rockwood | 14,870 | 50 | 21,725 | 2 | 2.8 km |
| Carleton Place | 14,837 | 11 | 4,515 | 1 | 1 km |
| Cooksville NHD (West) | 14,821 | 57 | 24,980 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Blossom Park - Timbermill | 8,907 | 26 | 11,175 | 6 | 3.8 km |
374 out of 383 comparable towns have more schools. 300 of the 384 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Ingersoll
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 km |
| South-West Oxford 9.1 km | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 km |
| Thamesford 13 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 km |
| Dorchester 15 km | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 km |
| Woodstock 16 km | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0.6 km |
21 schools make South-West Oxford the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Ingersoll and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Ingersoll
How do I get a place at a school in Ingersoll?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Ingersoll?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (4) and London District Catholic School Board (1).
Is there a French-language school in Ingersoll?
Not within 3 km of Ingersoll. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Ingersoll?
All 5 sit within the town’s own boundary.
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).