General Brock Public School
140 Chestnut Cres · Scarborough · M1L1Y5 · Toronto DSB
One of Clairlea-Birchmount’s 80 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: General Brock Public School. Every school in and around Clairlea-Birchmount →
What stands out about General Brock Public School
- Its 475 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 27% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 6 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Toronto DSB.
How General Brock 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.
General Brock Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 62% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −17 |
| Grade 3 writing | 60% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −11 |
| Grade 3 math | 45% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −36 |
| Grade 6 reading | 76% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −17 |
| Grade 6 writing | 61% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −24 |
| Grade 6 math | 27% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −36 |
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.
General Brock Public School is placed by its results, not lettered
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so General Brock Public School gets a place among them, the bottom fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Clairlea-Birchmount’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where General Brock Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at General Brock Public School
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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 level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
3 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than General Brock Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Brock Public School | English public | English | 475 | Bottom fifth | |
| St Joachim Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 290 | Fourth fifth | 0.6 km |
| Danforth Gardens Public School | English public | English | 530 | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| Corvette Junior Public School | English public | English | 575 | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
| Norman Cook Junior Public School | English public | English | 180 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| J G Workman Public School | English public | English | 180 | Bottom fifth | 1.4 km |
| St Maria Goretti Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 765 | Fourth fifth | 1.5 km |
Elementary schools near General Brock 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 General Brock Public School
Who runs General Brock Public School?
Toronto DSB runs General Brock Public School (English public).
What language does General Brock Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at General Brock Public School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near General Brock Public School?
The closest schools are St Joachim Catholic School (0.6 km), Danforth Gardens Public School (1.2 km) and Corvette Junior Public School (1.3 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).