Cambridge Public School
2123 Route 500 West · Embrun · K0A1W0 · Upper Canada DSB
Counting 3 km around Limoges, Cambridge Public School is one of 9 elementary schools. Every school in and around Limoges →
What stands out about Cambridge Public School
- 535 students, well above 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: 30%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 3 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- Public and English-language, under Upper Canada DSB.
- The only English public elementary school in or within 3 km of Limoges.
How Cambridge 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, Cambridge Public School is in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 60% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +8 |
| Grade 3 writing | 54% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +12 |
| Grade 3 math | 49% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +17 |
| Grade 6 reading | 64% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −25 |
| Grade 6 writing | 70% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −16 |
| Grade 6 math | 30% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −4 |
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.
Where Cambridge Public School sits among the province’s schools
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Cambridge Public School gets a place among them, the bottom fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Limoges’ School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Cambridge Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Cambridge Public School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Cambridge Public School, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Public School | English public | English | 535 | Bottom fifth | |
| École élémentaire catholique Embrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La Croisée | French Catholic | French | 610 | Second fifth | 4.6 km |
| École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Embrun | French Catholic | French | 250 | – | 5 km |
| École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor | French public | French | 285 | Second fifth | 5.7 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Viateur | French Catholic | French | 390 | Middle fifth | 7.2 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Albert | French Catholic | French | 110 | Fourth fifth | 8.6 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire | French Catholic | French | 175 | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
Elementary schools near Cambridge 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 Cambridge Public School
Who runs Cambridge Public School?
It is Upper Canada DSB that runs Cambridge Public School, in the English public system.
What language does Cambridge Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Cambridge Public School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Cambridge Public School?
Closest by: École élémentaire catholique Embrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La Croisée (4.6 km), École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Embrun (5 km) and École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor (5.7 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).