St Joseph Separate School
363 St Vincent St · Stratford · N5A2Y2 · Huron Perth CDSB
Around Stratford, within 3 km, there are 11 elementary schools, St Joseph Separate School among them. Every school in and around Stratford →
What stands out about St Joseph Separate School
- A small elementary school: 135 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 reading, at 50% where the middle in Ontario is 88%.
- Over three years, 6 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under Huron Perth CDSB.
How St Joseph 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, St Joseph Separate School averages the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 60% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −30 |
| Grade 3 writing | 40% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −40 |
| Grade 3 math | 50% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −30 |
| Grade 6 reading | 50% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −41 |
| Grade 6 writing | 73% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −18 |
| Grade 6 math | 36% | 51% | Fourth fifth | −9 |
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.
St Joseph Separate School is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St Joseph Separate School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the bottom fifth.
St Joseph Separate School feeds into Stratford’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St Joseph Separate 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.
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.
All 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Joseph Separate School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Separate School | English Catholic | English | 135 | Bottom fifth | |
| Hamlet Public School | English public | English | 235 | Middle fifth | 0.6 km |
| Shakespeare Public School | English public | English | 185 | Middle fifth | 1.2 km |
| Stratford Intermediate School | English public | English | 465 | – | 1.2 km |
| St Ambrose Separate School | English Catholic | English | 165 | Second fifth | 1.3 km |
| Avon Public School | English public | English | 440 | Middle fifth | 1.3 km |
| Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 260 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near St Joseph 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 Joseph Separate School
Who runs St Joseph Separate School?
St Joseph Separate School comes under Huron Perth CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does St Joseph Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Joseph Separate 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 St Joseph Separate School?
Nearest of all: Hamlet Public School (0.6 km), Shakespeare Public School (1.2 km) and Stratford Intermediate School (1.2 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).