St Teresa Catholic Elementary School
270 Edwin St · Kitchener · N2H4P4 · Waterloo CDSB
With St Teresa Catholic Elementary School, Fairfield counts 25 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Fairfield →
What stands out about St Teresa Catholic Elementary School
- A typical size: 355 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 45% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Waterloo CDSB.
How St Teresa Catholic Elementary 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, St Teresa Catholic Elementary School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 72% | 76% | Middle fifth | −6 |
| Grade 3 writing | 64% | 65% | Middle fifth | +1 |
| Grade 3 math | 69% | 65% | Second fifth | −5 |
| Grade 6 reading | 86% | 88% | Middle fifth | −2 |
| Grade 6 writing | 91% | 86% | Second fifth | +3 |
| Grade 6 math | 45% | 51% | Middle fifth | −35 |
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.
A standing for St Teresa Catholic Elementary School, not a grade
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St Teresa Catholic Elementary School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Fairfield’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St Teresa Catholic Elementary School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St Teresa Catholic Elementary School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
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 closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest St Teresa Catholic Elementary School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Teresa Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 355 | Middle fifth | |
| Prueter Public School | English public | English | 215 | Bottom fifth | 0.2 km |
| Margaret Avenue Public School | English public | English | 310 | – | 0.9 km |
| St Agnes Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 595 | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
| École élémentaire L'Harmonie | French public | French | 290 | Second fifth | 1.7 km |
| Bridgeport Public School | English public | English | 310 | Bottom fifth | 1.7 km |
| Suddaby Public School | English public | English | 505 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
Elementary schools near St Teresa Catholic Elementary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Teresa Catholic Elementary School
Who runs St Teresa Catholic Elementary School?
Waterloo CDSB runs St Teresa Catholic Elementary School (English Catholic).
What language does St Teresa Catholic Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Teresa Catholic Elementary School?
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.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Teresa Catholic Elementary School?
The closest schools are Prueter Public School (0.2 km), Margaret Avenue Public School (0.9 km) and St Agnes Catholic Elementary School (1.3 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).