Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
34 Kerr Street · Elmvale · L0L1P0 · Simcoe Muskoka CDSB
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What stands out about Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
- A typical size: 240 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 3 writing it reaches 32%, below the 65% in Ontario.
- An English Catholic school, run by Simcoe Muskoka CDSB.
How Our Lady of Lourdes 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, Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 60% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −9 |
| Grade 3 writing | 32% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −24 |
| Grade 3 math | 45% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +7 |
| Grade 6 reading | 95% | 88% | Top fifth | +2 |
| Grade 6 writing | 89% | 86% | Second fifth | −1 |
| Grade 6 math | 37% | 51% | Fourth 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.
How Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Springwater’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School | English Catholic | English | 240 | Fourth fifth | |
| Huronia Centennial Elementary School | English public | English | 490 | Fourth fifth | 0.6 km |
| Elmvale District High School 7-8 | English public | English | 115 | – | 0.8 km |
| Hillsdale Elementary School | English public | English | 180 | Second fifth | 8.1 km |
| Wyevale Central Public School | English public | English | 270 | Fourth fifth | 9 km |
| Birchview Dunes Elementary School | English public | English | 680 | Fourth fifth | 15 km |
| Minesing Central Public School | English public | English | 425 | Second fifth | 16 km |
Elementary schools near Our Lady of Lourdes 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 Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
Who runs Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School?
Simcoe Muskoka CDSB runs Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School (English Catholic).
What language does Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School?
The nearest are Huronia Centennial Elementary School (0.6 km), Elmvale District High School 7-8 (0.8 km) and Hillsdale Elementary School (8.1 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).