Riverview Alternative School
260 Knox Cres · Ottawa · K1G0K8 · Ottawa-Carleton DSB
Riverview Alternative School is one of 50 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Riverview. Every school in and around Riverview →
What stands out about Riverview Alternative School
- With 200 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Ontario (middle: 335).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 8% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Its results have climbed: 4 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- An English public school, run by Ottawa-Carleton DSB.
How Riverview Alternative 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, Riverview Alternative School is in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 52% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +17 |
| Grade 3 writing | 35% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +9 |
| Grade 3 math | 37% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +11 |
| Grade 6 reading | 67% | 88% | Bottom fifth | +0 |
| Grade 6 writing | 58% | 86% | Bottom fifth | +12 |
| Grade 6 math | 8% | 51% | Bottom fifth | +0 |
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.
Why Riverview Alternative School has a band rather than a letter
Against the other schools in Ontario, Riverview Alternative School’s results fall in the bottom fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Riverview: its School Grade weighs Riverview Alternative School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Riverview Alternative School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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 neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Riverview Alternative School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Alternative School | English public | English | 200 | Bottom fifth | |
| École intermédiaire catholique Franco-Cité | French Catholic | French | 510 | – | 1.2 km |
| Vincent Massey Public School | English public | English | 765 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
| Pleasant Park Public School | English public | English | 525 | Second fifth | 1.6 km |
| Lady Evelyn Alternative School | English public | English | 95 | Fourth fifth | 2 km |
| Immaculata Intermediate School | English Catholic | English | 490 | – | 2 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Coeur d'Ottawa | French Catholic | French | 195 | Top fifth | 2 km |
Elementary schools near Riverview Alternative School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Riverview Alternative School
Who runs Riverview Alternative School?
It is Ottawa-Carleton DSB that runs Riverview Alternative School, in the English public system.
What language does Riverview Alternative School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Riverview Alternative School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Riverview Alternative School?
Its nearest neighbours are École intermédiaire catholique Franco-Cité (1.2 km), Vincent Massey Public School (1.6 km) and Pleasant Park Public School (1.6 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).