Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Stratford’s 12 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 3 in the top two fifths and 3 in the bottom two
The highest results belong to St Aloysius School and Bedford Public School. Results have climbed at 7 of 12 schools over three years. The 3 km around Stratford counts 11 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 5,320 students between them.
What stands out about Stratford’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 13 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
One big school
With 1,420 students, Stratford District Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St Aloysius School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Stratford’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 | 10 | 77% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 10 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 10 | 66% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 10 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 10 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 10 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 53% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 81% | 85% |
The widest gap is on the literacy test, where the area’s schools reach 81% against 85% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 3 above the middle, 2 below.
Every school’s results (12)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Aloysius SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Bedford Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| St Ambrose Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Avon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| Hamlet Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Jeanne Sauvé Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| St Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 83% | Middle fifth |
| Romeo Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Shakespeare Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 26% | Middle fifth |
| Stratford District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Anne Hathaway Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 36% | 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 13 schools in and around Stratford are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Stratford
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
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 Stratford’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 8 and English Catholic 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Avon Maitland DSB runs the most, 8 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Maitland DSBStratford District, Bedford, Stratford Intermediate, Avon, Anne Hathaway, Hamlet, Shakespeare, Romeo | English public | 8 | 3,765 |
| Huron Perth CDSBSt Michael Catholic, Jeanne Sauvé, St Aloysius, St Ambrose Separate, St Joseph Separate | English Catholic | 5 | 1,555 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Stratford
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 13 schools in and around Stratford
High schools within reach of Stratford
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English public and 1 English Catholic. First by distance comes Stratford District Secondary School, at 1.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Avon Maitland DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,420 | 1.9 km |
| St Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Huron Perth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 750 | 2.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | 56,059 | 22 | 7,570 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Orillia | 37,735 | 12 | 6,400 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Fort Erie | 37,226 | 9 | 3,890 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| LaSalle | 36,452 | 24 | 15,560 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Central Erin Mills | 36,393 | 77 | 38,375 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Stratford | 36,097 | 13 | 5,320 | 0 | 2 km |
| Leamington | 34,653 | 12 | 4,490 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Fergus | 34,565 | 13 | 4,760 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Thorold | 33,844 | 42 | 15,445 | 3 | 2.3 km |
| West Humber-Clairville | 33,690 | 87 | 39,405 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Lakeview | 21,789 | 64 | 30,075 | 2 | 0.6 km |
112 of the 127 others have more schools in reach. 98 towns of the 128 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Stratford
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 km |
| Perth South 14 km | 18 | 0 | 6 | 4.6 km |
| Perth East 15 km | 23 | 0 | 7 | 15 km |
| St. Marys 18 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 km |
Next door, Perth East counts 23 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Stratford’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Stratford
How do I get a place at a school in Stratford?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Stratford?
By number of schools: Avon Maitland DSB (8) and Huron Perth CDSB (5).
How many schools are there in Stratford?
All 13 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Stratford?
Not within 3 km of Stratford. The French-language board still serves families here.
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).