Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0The top fifth in Ontario holds 16 of the 27 schools around Cornell with results
Among them: Bill Hogarth Secondary School, Bur Oak Secondary School and E T Crowle Public School. Over three years, results rose at 16 of its 27 tested schools. 17,170 students attend the 23 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Cornell.
What stands out about Cornell’s schools
No French-language school
None of the 27 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
One big school
Bill Hogarth Secondary School is the largest school here, with 2,055 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Bill Hogarth Secondary School (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Cornell’s schools do 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.
Its School Grade is A+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 21 | 83% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 79% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 23 | 79% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 23 | 95% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 23 | 93% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 23 | 72% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 78% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 95% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area runs ahead, 72% against 51% in Ontario. On 8 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (27)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Hogarth Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 78% · OSSLT 97% | Top fifth |
| Bur Oak Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 89% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| E T Crowle Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 70% | Top fifth |
| Markham District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 77% · OSSLT 92% | Top fifth |
| Sam Chapman Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| St Brother André Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| Legacy Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 68% | Top fifth |
| Mount Joy Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Rouge Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 86% | Top fifth |
| Sir Richard W Scott Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 85% | Top fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 63% | Top fifth |
| St Edward Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 69% | Top fifth |
| David Suzuki Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Franklin Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 66% | Top fifth |
| Wismer Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 75% | Top fifth |
| Greensborough Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 81% | Second fifth |
| St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| William Armstrong Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| Black Walnut Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| Cornell Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| Ramer Wood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| James Robinson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Little Rouge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Boxwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Reesor Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 72% | Middle fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 27 schools in and around Cornell are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cornell
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Cornell’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 20 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is York Region DSB, with 20.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBBill Hogarth, Bur Oak, Markham District, Black Walnut, David Suzuki, Rouge Park, Wismer, Greensborough … | English public | 20 | 13,985 |
| York CDSBSt Brother André Catholic, St Joseph Catholic, St Julia Billiart Catholic, St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic, St Edward Catholic, St Patrick Catholic, Sir Richard W Scott Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 3,185 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Cornell
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Catholic schools
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.
The 27 schools in and around Cornell
High schools within reach of Cornell
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 42 high schools: 30 English public, 10 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. 0.2 km away, Bill Hogarth Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hogarth Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 2,055 | 0.2 km |
| Markham District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,415 | 2.1 km |
| St Brother André Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,280 | 2.3 km |
| Bur Oak Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 4 km |
| Markville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 5 km |
| Middlefield Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,500 | 5.7 km |
| Father Michael McGivney Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,170 | 6 km |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 6.7 km |
| Bill Crothers Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 7.4 km |
| Stouffville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,300 | 8.3 km |
All 42 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken Mills High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,595 | 8.5 km |
| ÉSC Pape-FrançoisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 55 | 8.7 km |
| St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 525 | 9.2 km |
| Unionville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 9.3 km |
| Albert Campbell Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,270 | 9.7 km |
| Lester B Pearson Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 9.8 km |
| Francis Libermann Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 815 | 10 km |
| St Augustine Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,575 | 10 km |
| Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 970 | 10 km |
| St Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,310 | 11 km |
| Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 60 | 11 km |
| Msgr Fraser-MidlandSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 270 | 11 km |
| Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,135 | 11 km |
| Sir William Osler High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 120 | 11 km |
| St John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,355 | 11 km |
| Pine Ridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,150 | 12 km |
| Dunbarton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,630 | 12 km |
| Agincourt Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,460 | 12 km |
| L'Amoreaux Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 455 | 12 km |
| École secondaire Ronald-MarionSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 230 | 13 km |
| Woburn Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,035 | 13 km |
| Stephen Leacock Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 13 km |
| West Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 945 | 13 km |
| Richmond Green Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,160 | 14 km |
| St Robert Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,705 | 14 km |
| Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 990 | 14 km |
| Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 950 | 14 km |
| Pickering High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,870 | 14 km |
| Alternative Scarborough Education 1Secondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 15 km |
| A Y Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,400 | 15 km |
| Bayview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,940 | 15 km |
| Maplewood High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 140 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leamington | 34,653 | 12 | 4,490 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| High Park North | 22,162 | 103 | 38,580 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| Berczy Village | 22,149 | 31 | 21,045 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| East End-Danforth | 22,055 | 81 | 35,890 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Kingsview Village-The Westway | 22,026 | 51 | 22,445 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Cornell | 22,014 | 27 | 17,170 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Old Barrhaven West | 22,012 | 34 | 21,450 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| Port Colborne | 21,921 | 17 | 4,715 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Riverside | 21,828 | 29 | 14,430 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) | 21,801 | 45 | 25,775 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Corso Italia-Davenport | 13,215 | 101 | 39,150 | 6 | 0.8 km |
Among 284 towns its size, 215 have more schools nearby. 232 towns of the 285 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cornell
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Upper Cornell 1.2 km | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 km |
| Greensborough 2.5 km | 66 | 3 | 21 | 0.6 km |
| Markham Village 2.6 km | 50 | 0 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| Mount Joy 2.9 km | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Box Grove 4 km | 48 | 1 | 13 | 2.4 km |
| Wismer Commons 4.1 km | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0.3 km |
Top among the neighbours: Greensborough, 66 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Which schools count. The area is Cornell plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Cornell
How do I get a place at a school in Cornell?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Cornell?
By number of schools: York Region DSB (20) and York CDSB (7).
How many schools are there in Cornell?
5 in the town, 22 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Cornell?
There is none in or near Cornell (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (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).