Photo: Reg Natarajan from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0Elder Mills’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
York CDSB leads with 11 schools, alongside York Region DSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. Of the 21 with results, 12 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Elder Mills: 20 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 8,910 students.
What stands out about Elder Mills’s schools
More Catholic schools
13 of 22 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; York CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir run them. Who runs them ↓
The strongest results
École élémentaire La Fontaine (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 4 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York CDSBPope Francis Catholic, St Stephen Catholic, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic, St Michael the Archangel Catholic, St Padre Pio Catholic, St Clement Catholic, St Margaret Mary Catholic, San Marco Catholic … | English Catholic | 11 | 4,260 |
| York Region DSBEmily Carr, Elder's Mills, Tanya Khan, Woodbridge, Pierre Berton, Pine Grove, Kleinburg, Lorna Jackson | English public | 8 | 4,450 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉIC de l'Ascension - Vaughan, ÉSC de l'Ascension - Vaughan | French Catholic | 2 | 70 |
| CS ViamondeLa Fontaine | French public | 1 | 130 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Elder Mills’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 A: 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 | 18 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 18 | 77% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 19 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 19 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 19 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 19 | 52% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 60% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 93% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 writing, where the area’s schools reach 77% against 65% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 7 of 8 measures and behind on 0. The three-year changes lean upward at 7 schools and downward at 10.
Every school’s results (21)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire La FontaineElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 73% | Top fifth |
| St Clement Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| Elder's Mills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Emily Carr Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 63% · OSSLT 93% | Second fifth |
| St Andrew Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 97% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| St Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Tanya Khan Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Woodbridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| Pierre Berton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| St Margaret Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 47% | Second fifth |
| Kleinburg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| St Padre Pio Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 46% | Second fifth |
| San Marco Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| St Angela Merici Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 74% | Middle fifth |
| ÉSC de l'Ascension - VaughanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Lorna Jackson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| St Peter Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 32% | Middle fifth |
| Pine Grove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| St Stephen Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 44% | Fourth 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 22 schools in and around Elder Mills are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Elder Mills
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 3 schools: École élémentaire La Fontaine, ÉIC de l'Ascension - Vaughan and ÉSC de l'Ascension - Vaughan, with CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir running the public ones.
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 Elder Mills’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 8, English Catholic 11 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Elder Mills
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 22 schools in and around Elder Mills
High schools within reach of Elder Mills
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 52: 33 English public, 18 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. First by distance comes Emily Carr Secondary School, at 1.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 945 | 1.7 km |
| ÉSC de l'Ascension - VaughanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | – | 3.9 km |
| Father Bressani Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,405 | 4.6 km |
| St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,510 | 4.8 km |
| Tommy Douglas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,645 | 4.8 km |
| Woodbridge CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 655 | 4.8 km |
| St Luke Learning CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 4.9 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Academy High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,295 | 5.4 km |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 6.2 km |
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,520 | 6.4 km |
All 52 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,590 | 7.1 km |
| North Albion Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 690 | 8.1 km |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 975 | 9 km |
| Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 805 | 9.2 km |
| Emery EdVance Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 190 | 9.7 km |
| Emery Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 640 | 9.7 km |
| West Humber Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,120 | 9.8 km |
| Westview Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 10 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 10 km |
| Thistletown Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 610 | 11 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 11 km |
| Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,010 | 11 km |
| C W Jefferys Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 815 | 11 km |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,730 | 11 km |
| James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,140 | 11 km |
| Caring and Safe School 1Secondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 12 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 12 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 12 km |
| Hodan Nalayeh Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,090 | 12 km |
| St Basil-the-Great College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,130 | 12 km |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 12 km |
| ALPHA II Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 13 km |
| Humberview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 13 km |
| St Elizabeth Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,065 | 13 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 13 km |
| Westmount Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,140 | 13 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 13 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 14 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 14 km |
| School of Experiential EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 195 | 14 km |
| St. Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 960 | 14 km |
| William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,400 | 14 km |
| Langstaff Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 635 | 14 km |
| Northview Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,585 | 14 km |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 14 km |
| North West Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 14 km |
| Downsview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 540 | 15 km |
| Alexander MacKenzie High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,415 | 15 km |
| St Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,590 | 15 km |
| Madonna Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 560 | 15 km |
| King City Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,010 | 15 km |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woburn North | 26,662 | 97 | 37,010 | 4 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Yorkdale-Glen Park | 17,043 | 87 | 35,975 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 17,005 | 85 | 35,330 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| Humbermede | 16,959 | 71 | 29,885 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Laurentian West | 16,857 | 35 | 18,910 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Elder Mills | 16,790 | 22 | 8,910 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Scarborough Village | 16,774 | 60 | 22,985 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Leaside-Bennington | 16,710 | 112 | 51,295 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Sturgeon Falls | 16,682 | 12 | 2,110 | 8 | 4.8 km |
| Smithville | 16,586 | 6 | 1,865 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | |||||
| Mount Pleasant North | 10,103 | 33 | 21,175 | 0 | 0.5 km |
Among 359 towns its size, 268 have more schools nearby. Teaching in French: 281 of the 360 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Elder Mills
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Mills | 22 | 3 | 13 | 1.7 km |
| Woodbridge Meadows 1.9 km | 54 | 3 | 24 | 3 km |
| Pine Grove 2.7 km | 42 | 3 | 27 | 1.4 km |
| The Ravines of Rainbow Creek 2.8 km | 24 | 3 | 16 | 2.6 km |
| The Estates of Rainbow Creek 3.4 km | 19 | 0 | 12 | 2.2 km |
| New Kleinburg 3.6 km | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5.2 km |
| Woodbridge 4.6 km | 43 | 2 | 23 | 0.3 km |
Next door, Woodbridge Meadows counts 54 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Elder Mills or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Elder Mills
How many schools are there in Elder Mills?
Inside the town there are 5; another 17 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Elder Mills?
Yes: École élémentaire La Fontaine, ÉIC de l'Ascension - Vaughan and ÉSC de l'Ascension - Vaughan, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Elder Mills?
York CDSB (11), York Region DSB (8), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Elder Mills?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).