Maple Ridge Public School
2010 Bushmill St · Pickering · L1X2M2 · Durham DSB
Counting 3 km around Pickering, Maple Ridge Public School is one of 78 elementary schools. Every school in and around Pickering →
What stands out about Maple Ridge Public School
- A large elementary school: 630 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 3 reading it reaches 54%, below the 76% in Ontario.
- Its results have eased: 4 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- Public and English-language, under Durham DSB.
How Maple Ridge 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.
Maple Ridge 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 | 54% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −11 |
| Grade 3 writing | 50% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −21 |
| Grade 3 math | 71% | 65% | Second fifth | +3 |
| Grade 6 reading | 85% | 88% | Middle fifth | −4 |
| Grade 6 writing | 79% | 86% | Fourth fifth | −14 |
| Grade 6 math | 37% | 51% | Fourth fifth | −26 |
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 standing for Maple Ridge Public School, not a grade
Maple Ridge 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 fourth fifth in Ontario.
Maple Ridge Public School feeds into Pickering’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Maple Ridge Public 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 nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Maple Ridge Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge Public School | English public | English | 630 | Fourth fifth | |
| St Isaac Jogues Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 535 | Second fifth | 0.4 km |
| Glengrove Public School | English public | English | 330 | Bottom fifth | 1.1 km |
| Vaughan Willard Public School | English public | English | 335 | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| William Dunbar Public School | English public | English | 660 | Top fifth | 1.3 km |
| Valley Farm Public School | English public | English | 795 | Fourth fifth | 1.5 km |
| École intermédiaire Ronald-Marion | French public | French | 120 | – | 2 km |
Elementary schools near Maple Ridge 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 Maple Ridge Public School
Who runs Maple Ridge Public School?
Maple Ridge Public School belongs to Durham DSB (English public).
What language does Maple Ridge Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Maple Ridge Public School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Maple Ridge Public School?
Closest by: St Isaac Jogues Catholic School (0.4 km), Glengrove Public School (1.1 km) and Vaughan Willard Public School (1.2 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).