Ross Public School
358 Niagara St · Welland · L3C1K9 · DSB Niagara
Ross Public School is one of 24 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Welland. Every school in and around Welland →
What stands out about Ross Public School
- A typical size: 290 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- On Grade 3 writing it reaches 44%, below the 65% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under DSB Niagara.
How Ross 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, Ross Public School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 56% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −23 |
| Grade 3 writing | 44% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −27 |
| Grade 3 math | 56% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −8 |
| Grade 6 reading | 100% | 88% | Top fifth | +10 |
| Grade 6 writing | 90% | 86% | Second fifth | +4 |
| Grade 6 math | 43% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +12 |
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.
Why Ross Public School has a band rather than a letter
Ross Public School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
Ross Public School feeds into Welland’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Ross Public School
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
5 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Ross Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Public School | English public | English | 290 | Fourth fifth | |
| St Kevin Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 390 | Top fifth | 0.3 km |
| Glendale Public School | English public | English | 360 | Middle fifth | 0.8 km |
| Fitch Street Public School | English public | English | 510 | Second fifth | 1 km |
| Holy Name Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 430 | Second fifth | 1.7 km |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland | French Catholic | French | 210 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| Plymouth Public School | English public | English | 460 | Top fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Ross 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 Ross Public School
Who runs Ross Public School?
DSB Niagara runs Ross Public School (English public).
What language does Ross Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Ross Public School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Ross Public School?
Nearby: St Kevin Catholic Elementary School (0.3 km), Glendale Public School (0.8 km) and Fitch Street Public School (1 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).