St Vincent Catholic Elementary School
150 West Redwood Ave · Thunder Bay · P7C1Z6 · Thunder Bay CDSB
One of Thunder Bay’s 36 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: St Vincent Catholic Elementary School. Every school in and around Thunder Bay →
What stands out about St Vincent Catholic Elementary School
- 140 students, well under the 335 of a typical elementary school in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 32%, below the 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 4 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under Thunder Bay CDSB.
How St Vincent 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.
St Vincent Catholic Elementary School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 83% | 76% | Second fifth | +10 |
| Grade 3 writing | 56% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −21 |
| Grade 3 math | 61% | 65% | Middle fifth | +2 |
| Grade 6 reading | 95% | 88% | Top fifth | −5 |
| Grade 6 writing | 86% | 86% | Middle fifth | −9 |
| Grade 6 math | 32% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −10 |
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.
Where St Vincent Catholic Elementary School sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St Vincent Catholic Elementary School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the middle fifth.
St Vincent Catholic Elementary School feeds into Thunder Bay’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St Vincent Catholic Elementary School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest St Vincent Catholic Elementary School, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 140 | Middle fifth | |
| Sherbrooke Public School | English public | English | 150 | Bottom fifth | 0.4 km |
| Ecole Elsie MacGill PS (Elementary) | English public | English | 800 | Second fifth | 0.6 km |
| St Francis Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 155 | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| École publique des Vents du Nord | French public | French | – | – | 1.1 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 205 | Second fifth | 1.3 km |
| Westmount Public School | English public | English | 330 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near St Vincent 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 Vincent Catholic Elementary School
Who runs St Vincent Catholic Elementary School?
St Vincent Catholic Elementary School comes under Thunder Bay CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does St Vincent Catholic Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Vincent Catholic Elementary School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Vincent Catholic Elementary School?
Nearby: Sherbrooke Public School (0.4 km), Ecole Elsie MacGill PS (Elementary) (0.6 km) and St Francis Catholic Elementary School (0.8 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).