Keatsway Public School
323 Keats Way · Waterloo · N2L5V9 · Waterloo Region DSB
Around Waterloo, within 3 km, there are 50 elementary schools, Keatsway Public School among them. Every school in and around Waterloo →
What stands out about Keatsway Public School
- Its 365 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 writing: 79%, against 86% in Ontario.
- Public and English-language, under Waterloo Region DSB.
How Keatsway 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Keatsway Public School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 79% | 76% | Second fifth | +14 |
| Grade 3 writing | 69% | 65% | Middle fifth | +7 |
| Grade 3 math | 69% | 65% | Second fifth | +18 |
| Grade 6 reading | 84% | 88% | Fourth fifth | −12 |
| Grade 6 writing | 79% | 86% | Fourth fifth | −10 |
| Grade 6 math | 50% | 51% | Middle fifth | −11 |
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 Keatsway Public School sits among the province’s schools
Against the other schools in Ontario, Keatsway Public School’s results fall in the middle fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Waterloo: its School Grade weighs Keatsway Public School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Keatsway Public 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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Keatsway Public School is the smallest of the 6 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keatsway Public School | English public | English | 365 | Middle fifth | |
| Centennial (Waterloo) Public School | English public | English | 415 | – | 0.5 km |
| Empire Public School | English public | English | 490 | Second fifth | 1.2 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 385 | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
| Mary Johnston Public School | English public | English | 375 | Top fifth | 1.5 km |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 560 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| MacGregor Public School | English public | English | 510 | – | 2 km |
Elementary schools near Keatsway 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 Keatsway Public School
Who runs Keatsway Public School?
It is Waterloo Region DSB that runs Keatsway Public School, in the English public system.
What language does Keatsway Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Keatsway Public School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Keatsway Public School?
The nearest are Centennial (Waterloo) Public School (0.5 km), Empire Public School (1.2 km) and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary 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).