Kente Public School
264 County Road 19 · Ameliasburgh · K0K1A0 · Hastings & Prince Edward DSB
With Kente Public School, Picton counts 19 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Picton →
What stands out about Kente Public School
- A typical size: 250 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on Grade 3 math: 25%, against 65% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Hastings & Prince Edward DSB.
How Kente 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.
Kente Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 65% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −5 |
| Grade 3 writing | 50% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +7 |
| Grade 3 math | 25% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −32 |
| Grade 6 reading | 100% | 88% | Top fifth | +0 |
| Grade 6 writing | 100% | 86% | Top fifth | +6 |
| Grade 6 math | 29% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −9 |
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 Kente Public School has a band rather than a letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Kente Public School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Picton’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Kente Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Kente Public 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.
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.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Kente Public School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kente Public School | English public | English | 250 | Middle fifth | |
| Massassaga-Rednersville Public School | English public | English | 160 | Middle fifth | 5.5 km |
| Bayside Public School | English public | English | 335 | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
| Sir John A Macdonald Public School | English public | English | 240 | Second fifth | 9.8 km |
| Susanna Moodie Senior Elementary School | English public | English | 340 | Middle fifth | 9.9 km |
| Centennial Secondary School Elementary School | English public | English | 125 | – | 9.9 km |
| Prince Charles Public School | English public | English | 315 | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
Elementary schools near Kente 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 Kente Public School
Who runs Kente Public School?
Hastings & Prince Edward DSB runs Kente Public School (English public).
What language does Kente Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Kente Public School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Kente Public School?
The closest schools are Massassaga-Rednersville Public School (5.5 km), Bayside Public School (7.9 km) and Sir John A Macdonald Public School (9.8 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).