Cardinal Carter Middle School
120 Ellison Avenue · Leamington · N8H5C7 · Windsor-Essex CDSB
Counting 3 km around Leamington, Cardinal Carter Middle School is one of 10 elementary schools. Every school in and around Leamington →
What stands out about Cardinal Carter Middle School
- A typical size: 320 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 6 math, at 58% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Catholic and English-language, under Windsor-Essex CDSB.
How Cardinal Carter Middle 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 3 reported measures of 3, Cardinal Carter Middle School is in the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 reading | 91% | 88% | Second fifth | – |
| Grade 6 writing | 89% | 86% | Second fifth | – |
| Grade 6 math | 58% | 51% | Second fifth | – |
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 Cardinal Carter Middle School, and no letter
The second fifth in Ontario is where Cardinal Carter Middle School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see Leamington’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Cardinal Carter Middle School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Cardinal Carter Middle School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Cardinal Carter Middle School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Carter Middle School | English Catholic | English | 320 | Second fifth | |
| Margaret D Bennie Public School | English public | English | 390 | Middle fifth | 1 km |
| Queen Elizabeth Public School | English public | English | 505 | Middle fifth | 1.8 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel | French Catholic | French | 340 | Bottom fifth | 1.9 km |
| St Louis Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 545 | Fourth fifth | 2.7 km |
| Gore Hill Public School | English public | English | 245 | Bottom fifth | 4.6 km |
| Mount Carmel Blytheswood Public School | English public | English | 220 | Middle fifth | 5 km |
Elementary schools near Cardinal Carter Middle School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Cardinal Carter Middle School
Who runs Cardinal Carter Middle School?
Windsor-Essex CDSB runs Cardinal Carter Middle School (English Catholic).
What language does Cardinal Carter Middle School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Cardinal Carter Middle School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Cardinal Carter Middle School?
Nearby: Margaret D Bennie Public School (1 km), Queen Elizabeth Public School (1.8 km) and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel (1.9 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).