Photo: Karl Brooks Heisey died December 7, 1937 · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Red Lake answer to 3 boards
Keewatin-Patricia DSB leads with 3 schools, alongside Kenora CDSB and CSDC des Aurores boréales. On the tests, 1 of 4 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 2 under it. The 3 km around Red Lake counts 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 745 students between them.
What stands out about Red Lake’s schools
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 158 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keewatin-Patricia DSBRed Lake District, Golden Learning Centre, Red Lake Madsen | English public | 3 | 610 |
| Kenora CDSBSt John | English Catholic | 1 | 135 |
| CSDC des Aurores boréalescatholique des Étoiles-du-Nord | French Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Red Lake’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 B−: 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 | 3 | 93% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 87% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 89% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 60% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 60% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 53% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 40% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 89% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area runs ahead, 89% against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 5 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 2 schools and downward at 2.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Learning CentreElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Red Lake Madsen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 60% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Red Lake District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 40% · OSSLT 89% | Fourth fifth |
| St John SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 46% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 15% | Bottom 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 5 schools in and around Red Lake are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Red Lake
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CSDC des Aurores boréales runs the public French-language schools; all 1 are École catholique des Étoiles-du-Nord.
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 Red Lake’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 3, English Catholic 1 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Red Lake
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Red Lake
High schools within reach of Red Lake
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
The one high school within 15 km is Red Lake District High School, at 0.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lake District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Keewatin-Patricia DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 270 | 0.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhill | 6,864 | 6 | 900 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Bancroft | 4,331 | 5 | 1,205 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Eganville | 4,326 | 5 | 865 | 0 | 10 km |
| Bartonville | 4,311 | 35 | 16,605 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 44 | 19,670 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| Red Lake | 4,285 | 5 | 745 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Templemead | 4,188 | 25 | 12,965 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Spring Valley | 4,175 | 10 | 5,860 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place | 4,172 | 44 | 21,315 | 6 | 2 km |
| Balfour | 4,171 | 47 | 22,565 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
Of the 261 others, 200 count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 162 of the 262.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Red Lake and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
Questions about schools in Red Lake
Is there a French-language school in Red Lake?
Yes: École catholique des Étoiles-du-Nord, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Red Lake?
The town holds all 5; none is outside it.
How do I get a place at a school in Red Lake?
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.
Which boards run the schools in Red Lake?
Keewatin-Patricia DSB (3), Kenora CDSB (1) and CSDC des Aurores boréales (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).