Whitchurch Highlands Public School
13812 Warden Ave · Stouffville · L4A4L5 · York Region DSB
One of Stouffville’s 27 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Whitchurch Highlands Public School. Every school in and around Stouffville →
What stands out about Whitchurch Highlands Public School
- A small elementary school: 215 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is Grade 6 math, at 90% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under York Region DSB.
How Whitchurch Highlands 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Whitchurch Highlands Public School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 64% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −26 |
| Grade 3 writing | 60% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −11 |
| Grade 3 math | 60% | 65% | Middle fifth | −2 |
| Grade 6 reading | 90% | 88% | Second fifth | +5 |
| Grade 6 writing | 95% | 86% | Top fifth | +10 |
| Grade 6 math | 90% | 51% | Top fifth | +21 |
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 Whitchurch Highlands Public School has a band rather than a letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Whitchurch Highlands Public School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Stouffville’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Whitchurch Highlands Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Whitchurch Highlands Public School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
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 Whitchurch Highlands Public School, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch Highlands Public School | English public | English | 215 | Middle fifth | |
| Aurora Grove Public School | English public | English | 215 | Middle fifth | 6.8 km |
| Whispering Pines Public School | English public | English | 495 | Second fifth | 6.8 km |
| Hartman Public School | English public | English | 550 | Top fifth | 6.8 km |
| Lake Wilcox Public School | English public | English | 395 | Middle fifth | 6.9 km |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 400 | Top fifth | 7 km |
| Rick Hansen Public School | English public | English | 630 | Top fifth | 7.4 km |
Elementary schools near Whitchurch Highlands 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 Whitchurch Highlands Public School
Who runs Whitchurch Highlands Public School?
York Region DSB runs Whitchurch Highlands Public School (English public).
What language does Whitchurch Highlands Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Whitchurch Highlands Public School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Whitchurch Highlands Public School?
The closest schools are Aurora Grove Public School (6.8 km), Whispering Pines Public School (6.8 km) and Hartman Public School (6.8 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).