Victoria Cross Public School
355 Durham St W · Mount Forest · N0G2L1 · Upper Grand DSB
One of Mount Forest’s 5 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Victoria Cross Public School. Every school in and around Mount Forest →
What stands out about Victoria Cross Public School
- A typical size: 450 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 38%, below the 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 5 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- Public and English-language, under Upper Grand DSB.
How Victoria Cross 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.
Victoria Cross Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 79% | 76% | Second fifth | +12 |
| Grade 3 writing | 54% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +9 |
| Grade 3 math | 61% | 65% | Middle fifth | +13 |
| Grade 6 reading | 85% | 88% | Middle fifth | +22 |
| Grade 6 writing | 66% | 86% | Bottom fifth | +0 |
| Grade 6 math | 38% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +12 |
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 Victoria Cross Public School, and no letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Victoria Cross Public School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Victoria Cross Public School feeds into Mount Forest’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Victoria Cross Public 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.
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.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Victoria Cross Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Cross Public School | English public | English | 450 | Fourth fifth | |
| St Mary - Mount Forest Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 220 | Fourth fifth | 1.1 km |
| Egremont Community School | English public | English | 230 | Middle fifth | 9 km |
| Minto-Clifford Central Public School | English public | English | 445 | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Kenilworth Public School | English public | English | 85 | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Normanby Community School | English public | English | 185 | Middle fifth | 17 km |
| Palmerston Public School | English public | English | 480 | Second fifth | 19 km |
Elementary schools near Victoria Cross 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 Victoria Cross Public School
Who runs Victoria Cross Public School?
The board is Upper Grand DSB; Victoria Cross Public School is English public.
What language does Victoria Cross Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Victoria Cross Public School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Victoria Cross Public School?
The nearest are St Mary - Mount Forest Catholic Elementary School (1.1 km), Egremont Community School (9 km) and Minto-Clifford Central Public School (12 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).