AmherstView Public School
70 Fairfield Blvd · Amherstview · K7N1L4 · Limestone DSB
AmherstView Public School is one of 11 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Loyalist. Every school in and around Loyalist →
What stands out about AmherstView Public School
- A large elementary school: 635 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is Grade 3 math, at 71% where the middle in Ontario is 65%.
- Over three years, 6 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Limestone DSB.
How AmherstView 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, AmherstView Public School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 78% | 76% | Middle fifth | +26 |
| Grade 3 writing | 62% | 65% | Middle fifth | +19 |
| Grade 3 math | 71% | 65% | Second fifth | +28 |
| Grade 6 reading | 93% | 88% | Second fifth | +8 |
| Grade 6 writing | 90% | 86% | Second fifth | +10 |
| Grade 6 math | 51% | 51% | Middle fifth | +16 |
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 AmherstView Public School sits among the province’s schools
AmherstView Public 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.
AmherstView Public School feeds into Loyalist’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at AmherstView Public School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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 nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
AmherstView Public School is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmherstView Public School | English public | English | 635 | Middle fifth | |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 405 | Middle fifth | 0.2 km |
| Fairfield Elementary School | English public | English | 295 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| Collins Bay Public School | English public | English | 70 | Middle fifth | 2.8 km |
| St. John XXIII Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 285 | Fourth fifth | 3.7 km |
| Bayridge Public School | English public | English | 320 | Second fifth | 4.4 km |
| St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 220 | Second fifth | 4.7 km |
Elementary schools near AmherstView 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 AmherstView Public School
Who runs AmherstView Public School?
Limestone DSB runs AmherstView Public School (English public).
What language does AmherstView Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at AmherstView Public School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near AmherstView Public School?
The closest schools are Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School (0.2 km), Fairfield Elementary School (1.4 km) and Collins Bay Public School (2.8 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).