St John the Baptist Catholic School
494 St Peter St · Belle River · N0R1A0 · Windsor-Essex CDSB
Lakeshore and its 3 km edge have 25 elementary schools; St John the Baptist Catholic School is one. Every school in and around Lakeshore →
What stands out about St John the Baptist Catholic School
- Its 430 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 3 math, at 81% where the middle in Ontario is 65%.
- Its results have eased: 5 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- Catholic and English-language, under Windsor-Essex CDSB.
How St John the Baptist Catholic 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, St John the Baptist Catholic School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 65% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −15 |
| Grade 3 writing | 56% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −24 |
| Grade 3 math | 81% | 65% | Top fifth | +19 |
| Grade 6 reading | 89% | 88% | Middle fifth | −7 |
| Grade 6 writing | 89% | 86% | Second fifth | −11 |
| Grade 6 math | 49% | 51% | Middle fifth | −30 |
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 results band for St John the Baptist Catholic School, and no letter
St John the Baptist Catholic 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 middle fifth in Ontario.
Lakeshore’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St John the Baptist Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St John the Baptist Catholic School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
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
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St John the Baptist Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 430 | Middle fifth | |
| Belle River Public School | English public | English | 645 | Fourth fifth | 0.2 km |
| Lakeshore Discovery School | English public | English | 890 | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Pavillon des Jeunes | French Catholic | French | 440 | Bottom fifth | 2.2 km |
| St William Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 645 | Second fifth | 4.5 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Ambroise | French Catholic | French | 130 | Fourth fifth | 6.2 km |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 120 | Second fifth | 8.4 km |
Elementary schools near St John the Baptist Catholic 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 John the Baptist Catholic School
Who runs St John the Baptist Catholic School?
St John the Baptist Catholic School belongs to Windsor-Essex CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does St John the Baptist Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St John the Baptist Catholic School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St John the Baptist Catholic School?
Its nearest neighbours are Belle River Public School (0.2 km), Lakeshore Discovery School (2 km) and École élémentaire catholique Pavillon des Jeunes (2.2 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).