Joyceville Public School
2903 Joyceville Rd · Joyceville · K0H1Y0 · Limestone DSB
Joyceville Public School sits among 47 elementary schools within 3 km of Kingston. Every school in and around Kingston →
What stands out about Joyceville Public School
- 200 students, well under the 335 of a typical elementary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 32%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have eased: 5 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- An English public school, run by Limestone DSB.
How Joyceville Public School does 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Joyceville Public School is in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 67% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −9 |
| Grade 3 writing | 47% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −24 |
| Grade 3 math | 53% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +24 |
| Grade 6 reading | 84% | 88% | Fourth fifth | −16 |
| Grade 6 writing | 74% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −20 |
| Grade 6 math | 32% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −12 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How Joyceville Public School is placed without a letter
Joyceville Public School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
Joyceville Public School feeds into Kingston’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Joyceville Public 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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Joyceville Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyceville Public School | English public | English | 200 | Bottom fifth | |
| Storrington Public School | English public | English | 190 | Middle fifth | 8.7 km |
| Holy Name Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 135 | – | 9.7 km |
| Glenburnie Public School | English public | English | 115 | – | 11 km |
| École Maple Elementary School Public School | English public | English | 815 | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| St Martha Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 330 | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Linklater Public School | English public | English | 160 | Middle fifth | 14 km |
Elementary schools near Joyceville Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Joyceville Public School
Who runs Joyceville Public School?
Joyceville Public School belongs to Limestone DSB (English public).
What language does Joyceville Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Joyceville Public School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Joyceville Public School?
Nearby: Storrington Public School (8.7 km), Holy Name Catholic School (9.7 km) and Glenburnie Public School (11 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).