Rivercrest Junior School
30 Harefield Dr · Toronto · M9W4C9 · Toronto DSB
One of Rexdale-Kipling’s 37 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Rivercrest Junior School. Every school in and around Rexdale-Kipling →
What stands out about Rivercrest Junior School
- 245 students, near the middle of 335 for elementary schools in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 3 math: 55%, against 65% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English public school, run by Toronto DSB.
How Rivercrest Junior 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 3 reported measures of 3, Rivercrest Junior School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 68% | 76% | Fourth fifth | +10 |
| Grade 3 writing | 55% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +13 |
| Grade 3 math | 55% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +17 |
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 Rivercrest Junior School sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Rivercrest Junior School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Rivercrest Junior School feeds into Rexdale-Kipling’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Rivercrest Junior School
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
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 nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Rivercrest Junior School is the smallest of the 6 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivercrest Junior School | English public | English | 245 | Fourth fifth | |
| St Benedict Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 625 | Middle fifth | 0.8 km |
| West Humber Junior Middle School | English public | English | 420 | Middle fifth | 1.1 km |
| Greenholme Junior Middle School | English public | English | 270 | Middle fifth | 1.2 km |
| St Stephen Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 290 | Fourth fifth | 1.5 km |
| Beaumonde Heights Junior Middle School | English public | English | 525 | Middle fifth | 1.5 km |
| St John Vianney Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 295 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near Rivercrest Junior School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Rivercrest Junior School
Who runs Rivercrest Junior School?
Rivercrest Junior School comes under Toronto DSB (English public).
What language does Rivercrest Junior School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Rivercrest Junior School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Rivercrest Junior School?
Nearest of all: St Benedict Catholic School (0.8 km), West Humber Junior Middle School (1.1 km) and Greenholme Junior Middle 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).