Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 3.0Niagara Falls’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
Beside DSB Niagara, which has 26, sit Niagara CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. Of the 44 with results, 31 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. 18,410 students attend the 40 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Niagara Falls.
What stands out about Niagara Falls’s schools
Results on the rise
At 24 tested schools out of 44, the three-year changes lean upward; Cherrywood Acres Public School, Father Hennepin Catholic Elementary School and Kate S Durdan Public School gained most often. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Cherrywood Acres Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB NiagaraA N Myer, Westlane, Stamford Collegiate, Thorold, Forestview, James Morden, Prince Philip, Ontario … | English public | 26 | 11,385 |
| Niagara CDSBSaint Michael Catholic, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic, Saint Paul Catholic, St John Henry Newman Catholic, Loretto Catholic, Notre Dame Catholic, Mary Ward Catholic, Father Hennepin Catholic … | English Catholic | 19 | 6,610 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Niagara.F, ÉÉC Saint-Antoine | French Catholic | 2 | 215 |
| CS ViamondeLaMarsh | French public | 1 | 200 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Niagara Falls’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 | 37 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 38 | 77% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 38 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 35 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 35 | 95% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 35 | 75% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 66% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area runs ahead, 75% against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 7, below on 0: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (44)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Cherrywood Acres Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 83% | Top fifth |
| Father Hennepin Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 92% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 73% | Top fifth |
| John Marshall Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 75% | Top fifth |
| Kate S Durdan Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 89% | Top fifth |
| Martha Cullimore Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 90% | Top fifth |
| Ontario Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| Prince Philip Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 87% | Top fifth |
| St Davids Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 97% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 93% | Top fifth |
| St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 100% | Top fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Top fifth |
| St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| Heximer Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 84% | Top fifth |
| Mary Ward Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Orchard Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 83% | Top fifth |
| A N Myer Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 74% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| Forestview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 68% | Second fifth |
| Greendale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Stevensville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Thorold Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 92% | Second fifth |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| St Theresa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Second fifth |
| Saint Paul Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 81% · OSSLT 84% | Second fifth |
| Victoria Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Applewood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 88% | Second fifth |
| Loretto Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 49% | Second fifth |
| Simcoe Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Prince of Wales Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| Princess Margaret Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| St Christopher Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Second fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| River View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Westlane Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Niagara.FElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 47% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 75% | Middle fifth |
| Saint Michael Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Stamford CollegiateSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 80% | Middle fifth |
| Westmount Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 61% | Middle fifth |
| St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire LaMarshElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 29% · G3 writing 29% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 76% | Middle fifth |
| James Morden Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Valley Way Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-AntoineElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 50% · G6 math 29% | Fourth 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 48 schools in and around Niagara Falls are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Niagara Falls
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
3 of them teach in French: École élémentaire LaMarsh, ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Niagara.F and ÉÉC Saint-Antoine; the public ones belong to CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 Niagara Falls’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 26, English Catholic 19 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Niagara Falls
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 48 schools in and around Niagara Falls
Show all 40 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Niagara Falls
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 12: 8 English public, 3 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is Stamford Collegiate, 0.4 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford CollegiateSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 805 | 0.4 km |
| Westlane Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 825 | 2.3 km |
| Saint Paul Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 790 | 3 km |
| A N Myer Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,155 | 3.5 km |
| Saint Michael Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,190 | 3.9 km |
| Thorold Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 700 | 8.8 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,025 | 12 km |
| Denis Morris Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 930 | 12 km |
| DSBN AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 225 | 14 km |
| ÉSC Saint-Jean-de-BrébeufSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 390 | 14 km |
All 12 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catharines Collegiate Institute and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 700 | 14 km |
| Laura Secord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 635 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Niagara Falls
Also within reach: alternative programs at Pope Francis Catholic Secondary School; online learning through Niagara Catholic Online Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 174,469 | 54 | 29,165 | 6 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Brantford | 123,521 | 50 | 20,085 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Pickering | 118,378 | 87 | 41,425 | 6 | 1.5 km |
| Thunder Bay | 117,671 | 44 | 15,300 | 4 | 3 km |
| Bowmanville | 114,180 | 60 | 32,365 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Niagara Falls | 113,983 | 48 | 18,410 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Chatham | 112,716 | 45 | 14,950 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Peterborough | 97,834 | 34 | 14,960 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Newmarket | 95,763 | 48 | 27,000 | 2 | 2.2 km |
| Bolton | 90,201 | 86 | 48,920 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 11,730 | 1 | 5.2 km |
Among 21 towns its size, 13 have more schools nearby. In 21 of the 22, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Niagara Falls
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls | 48 | 3 | 21 | 0.4 km |
| Thorold 9.5 km | 42 | 3 | 18 | 2.3 km |
| St. Catharines 14 km | 62 | 3 | 24 | 0.7 km |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake 14 km | 37 | 1 | 14 | 8.4 km |
| Welland 17 km | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1.3 km |
| Pelham 17 km | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1.2 km |
62 schools make St. Catharines the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Niagara Falls or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Niagara Falls
How many schools are there in Niagara Falls?
Inside the town there are 35; another 13 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Niagara Falls?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire LaMarsh, ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Niagara.F and ÉÉC Saint-Antoine.
Which boards run the schools in Niagara Falls?
By number of schools: DSB Niagara (26), Niagara CDSB (19), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Niagara Falls?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).