Photo: Gerhardgehrmann · CC BY-SA 3.0Kenora, Unorganized’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 7 of the 11 with results
Best placed: New Prospect Public School and Ear Falls Public School. They come under 4 school boards. Counting a 3 km margin, Kenora, Unorganized has 10 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 2,630 students.
What stands out about Kenora, Unorganized’s schools
Results on the rise
At 4 tested schools out of 11, the three-year changes lean upward; Ear Falls Public School, St Louis Separate School and St Josephs Separate School gained most often. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 199 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
The strongest results
New Prospect Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Kenora, Unorganized’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 | 7 | 87% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 7 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 7 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 7 | 60% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 36% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 70% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 36% here, against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 4 of 8 measures and behind on 2.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| New Prospect Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| Ear Falls Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| St Louis Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| St Josephs Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 32% | Middle fifth |
| Open Roads Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 60% | Fourth fifth |
| Lillian Berg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 21% | Fourth fifth |
| Keewatin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Dryden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 40% · OSSLT 82% | Bottom fifth |
| Crolancia Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 10% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Bottom fifth |
| Crolancia Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 0% · OSSLT not reported | Bottom fifth |
| Sioux North High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 57% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keewatin-Patricia DSBDryden, Sioux North, Open Roads, New Prospect, Keewatin, Ear Falls, Lillian Berg, Crolancia … | English public | 10 | 2,150 |
| CSDC des Aurores boréalescatholique de l'Enfant-Jésus, des satellites | French Catholic | 2 | – |
| Kenora CDSBSt Louis Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 125 |
| Northwest CDSBSt Josephs Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 355 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 14 schools in and around Kenora, Unorganized are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Kenora, Unorganized
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: École secondaire catholique des satellites and École catholique de l'Enfant-Jésus. The public ones of the 2 come under CSDC des Aurores boréales.
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 Kenora, Unorganized’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 10, English Catholic 2 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Kenora, Unorganized
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Kenora, Unorganized
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderwood | 12,596 | 37 | 16,950 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Bayham | 7,935 | 5 | 2,125 | 0 | 15 km |
| Woodbine-Lumsden | 7,928 | 81 | 40,115 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 26 | 14,765 | 2 | 1 km |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 5 | 630 | 2 | 18 km |
| Kenora, Unorganized | 7,877 | 14 | 2,630 | 2 | 34 km |
| Minden Hills | 7,841 | 1 | 460 | 0 | 18 km |
| Dryden | 7,808 | 6 | 1,600 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Chatsworth | 7,770 | 5 | 1,140 | 0 | 21 km |
| Augusta | 7,767 | 5 | 1,375 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 1 | 395 | 0 | 16 km |
Among 350 towns its size, 241 have more schools nearby. A school in French is nearby in 239 towns of 351.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Kenora, Unorganized
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenora, Unorganized | 14 | 2 | 4 | 34 km |
| Machin 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Counted: Kenora, Unorganized’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Kenora, Unorganized
How many schools are there in Kenora, Unorganized?
The town holds 4 of them; 10 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Kenora, Unorganized?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École secondaire catholique des satellites and École catholique de l'Enfant-Jésus.
Which boards run the schools in Kenora, Unorganized?
By number of schools: Keewatin-Patricia DSB (10), CSDC des Aurores boréales (2), Kenora CDSB (1) and Northwest CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Kenora, Unorganized?
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.
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).