Bridgeport North, #1 on this list · Photo: Liam Quinn from Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Kitchener · 2026

Neighbourhoods with the best schools in Kitchener

Leading Kitchener on this list is Bridgeport North, at A. The places after the leader belong to Grand River South (A−) and Pioneer Tower West (A−). 6 of the 37 on this list grade in the A range. At the other end is Southdale, with B−. Graded against Ontario’s own places, the schools list stops at the provincial border.

Schools grade: provincial test results of the schools in the place or within 3 km, scored within Ontario, British Columbia or Alberta How grades work

#1

Bridgeport North

Ontario · 2,858 people

ASchools

Overall A⁻·#335 of 2,556

Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: walkability D

#2

Grand River South

Ontario · 10,723 people

A⁻Schools

Overall A⁻·#359 of 2,556

Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C

#3

Pioneer Tower West

Ontario · 4,122 people

A⁻Schools

Overall A⁻·#345 of 2,556

Strongest: health A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: safety C⁺

Photos: Bridgeport North, Liam Quinn from Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Pioneer Tower West, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).