St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School
2645 Donald St · Thunder Bay · P7E5X5 · Thunder Bay CDSB
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What stands out about St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School
- With 205 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Ontario (middle: 335).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 70%, above the 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 4 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Thunder Bay CDSB.
How St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary 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 Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School is in the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 84% | 76% | Second fifth | +6 |
| Grade 3 writing | 84% | 65% | Top fifth | +10 |
| Grade 3 math | 65% | 65% | Middle fifth | +13 |
| Grade 6 reading | 93% | 88% | Second fifth | −7 |
| Grade 6 writing | 89% | 86% | Second fifth | −11 |
| Grade 6 math | 70% | 51% | Top fifth | +8 |
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 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School is placed without a letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School feeds into Thunder Bay’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary 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 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 205 | Second fifth | |
| Westmount Public School | English public | English | 330 | Middle fifth | 0.5 km |
| Ecole Elsie MacGill PS (Elementary) | English public | English | 800 | Second fifth | 0.7 km |
| École publique des Vents du Nord | French public | French | – | – | 1.1 km |
| St Vincent Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 140 | Middle fifth | 1.3 km |
| Kingsway Park Public School | English public | English | 390 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| Pope John Paul II Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 530 | – | 1.4 km |
Elementary schools near St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary 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 Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School
Who runs St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School?
Thunder Bay CDSB runs St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School (English Catholic).
What language does St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School?
Its nearest neighbours are Westmount Public School (0.5 km), Ecole Elsie MacGill PS (Elementary) (0.7 km) and École publique des Vents du Nord (1.1 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).