Photo: Omnijohn~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5Rainy River, Unorganized’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 3 of the 3 with results
Catholic schools are fewer here, 1 of 6, where in Ontario they are 34%. Within 3 km of Rainy River, Unorganized are 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 300 students.
What stands out about Rainy River, Unorganized’s schools
Small elementary schools
At 95 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Rainy River, Unorganized’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 D−: 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 | 2 | 40% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 14% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 30% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 100% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 25% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 22% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 77% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 writing: 14% here, against 65% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 2 of 8 measures and behind on 6. Over three years, 1 schools gained on most measures and 0 lost ground.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 10% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 25% | Fourth fifth |
| Rainy River High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 22% · OSSLT 77% | Bottom fifth |
| Mine Centre Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 30% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 10% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Who runs Rainy River, Unorganized’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 5 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 6 schools in and around Rainy River, Unorganized 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 Rainy River, Unorganized
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Rainy River DSB: 5 schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy River DSBRiverview, Rainy River, Mine Centre, McCrosson-Tovell, Nestor Falls | English public | 5 | 300 |
| Northwest CDSBOur Lady of the Way | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Rainy River, Unorganized
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.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Rainy River, Unorganized
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Inside Rainy River, Unorganized’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Rainy River, Unorganized
Is there a French-language school in Rainy River, Unorganized?
Not near Rainy River, Unorganized: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Rainy River, Unorganized?
All 6 are inside the town itself.
Which boards run the schools in Rainy River, Unorganized?
Rainy River DSB (5) and Northwest CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Rainy River, Unorganized?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
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).