Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Kenora’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 6 of the 9 with results
The strongest results are at St Louis Separate School and Valleyview Public School. Over three years, results rose at 6 of its 9 tested schools. The 3 km around Kenora counts 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 2,800 students between them.
What stands out about Kenora’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 11 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 208 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Kenora’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 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 7 | 95% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 7 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 7 | 30% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 72% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 30% against 51% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 6 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Valleyview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| École Ste Marguerite BourgeoysElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St Thomas Aquinas High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 81% | 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 |
| King George VI Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Beaver Brae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 63% | Bottom fifth |
| St. John Paul II SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 24% | Bottom fifth |
| Evergreen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 23% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 44% · G6 math 6% | 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 11 schools in and around Kenora 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 Kenora
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix 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 Kenora’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 6 and English Catholic 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Keewatin-Patricia DSB leads with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keewatin-Patricia DSBBeaver Brae, Valleyview, King George VI, Beaver Brae Intermediate, Keewatin, Evergreen | English public | 6 | 1,680 |
| Kenora CDSBSt Thomas Aquinas, St. John Paul II, Ste Marguerite Bourgeoys, St Thomas Aquinas ES, St Louis Separate | English Catholic | 5 | 1,120 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Kenora
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.
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 11 schools in and around Kenora
High schools within reach of Kenora
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 English Catholic. The closest high school is Beaver Brae Secondary School, 1.5 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Brae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Keewatin-Patricia DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 560 | 1.5 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kenora CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 365 | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsville | 25,302 | 10 | 6,195 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| North Toronto | 16,007 | 40 | 21,410 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Newtonbrook East | 15,996 | 64 | 26,210 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Lansing-Westgate | 15,980 | 64 | 30,215 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| South Windsor | 15,896 | 33 | 18,215 | 6 | 0.7 km |
| Kenora | 15,892 | 11 | 2,800 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Corunna | 15,872 | 7 | 1,625 | 0 | 17 km |
| Sheridan | 15,775 | 64 | 27,435 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| East Riverside | 15,758 | 24 | 12,890 | 6 | 1.3 km |
| Severn | 15,716 | 15 | 7,565 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Richmond | 9,526 | 53 | 30,505 | 12 | 1.8 km |
319 of 374 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 290 towns of 375.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Kenora or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Kenora
Is there a French-language school in Kenora?
Not within 3 km of Kenora. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Kenora?
All 11 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Kenora?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Kenora?
By number of schools: Keewatin-Patricia DSB (6) and Kenora CDSB (5).
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).