St Francis de Sales Separate School
4 Ross Street · Smiths Falls · K7A4L5 · CDSB of Eastern Ontario
St Francis de Sales Separate School is one of 4 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Smiths Falls. Every school in and around Smiths Falls →
What stands out about St Francis de Sales Separate School
- Its 430 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 3 math, at 39% where the middle in Ontario is 65%.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under CDSB of Eastern Ontario.
How St Francis de Sales Separate 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, St Francis de Sales Separate School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 61% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −1 |
| Grade 3 writing | 43% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −14 |
| Grade 3 math | 39% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −10 |
| Grade 6 reading | 85% | 88% | Middle fifth | +13 |
| Grade 6 writing | 87% | 86% | Middle fifth | +22 |
| Grade 6 math | 31% | 51% | Bottom fifth | +6 |
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.
Where St Francis de Sales Separate School sits among the province’s schools
St Francis de Sales Separate 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.
Smiths Falls’ School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St Francis de Sales Separate School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St Francis de Sales Separate School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
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 closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
St Francis de Sales Separate School is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis de Sales Separate School | English Catholic | English | 430 | Fourth fifth | |
| Duncan J Schoular Public School | English public | English | 380 | Bottom fifth | 0.6 km |
| St. Luke Catholic School | English Catholic | English | – | – | 1.7 km |
| Chimo Elementary School | English public | English | 395 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| Montague Public School | English public | English | 285 | Middle fifth | 6.3 km |
| Lombardy Public School | English public | English | 290 | Second fifth | 8.6 km |
| North Elmsley Public School | English public | English | 70 | Bottom fifth | 8.6 km |
Elementary schools near St Francis de Sales Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Francis de Sales Separate School
Who runs St Francis de Sales Separate School?
CDSB of Eastern Ontario runs St Francis de Sales Separate School (English Catholic).
What language does St Francis de Sales Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Francis de Sales Separate School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Francis de Sales Separate School?
Its nearest neighbours are Duncan J Schoular Public School (0.6 km), St. Luke Catholic School (1.7 km) and Chimo Elementary School (1.7 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).