Photo: Rub-a-dub Hedgehog · CC02 of West Lorne’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario
Within 3 km of West Lorne are 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 865 students.
How West Lorne’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 D: 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 | 2 | 68% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 68% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 65% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 19% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 28% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 77% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 19% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 8. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 6% | Middle fifth |
| West Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 28% · OSSLT 77% | Bottom fifth |
| Aldborough Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 29% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 31% | Bottom 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 3 schools in and around West Lorne are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around West Lorne
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
No school here teaches in French.
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 West Lorne’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 2 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Thames Valley DSB: 2 schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBAldborough, West Elgin | English public | 2 | 630 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Mary's Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 235 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in West Lorne
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood 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.
The 3 schools in and around West Lorne
High schools within reach of West Lorne
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
The one high school within 15 km is West Elgin Secondary School, at 3 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 290 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT Cooksville | 8,864 | 44 | 21,415 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Creditview | 5,598 | 34 | 23,540 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Greenboro West | 5,597 | 34 | 14,460 | 8 | 2.4 km |
| Countryside | 5,595 | 32 | 21,240 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Gananoque | 5,568 | 4 | 915 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| West Lorne | 5,566 | 3 | 865 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Huron South | 5,555 | 22 | 12,925 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Espanola | 5,504 | 5 | 1,205 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Stirling | 5,489 | 1 | 690 | 0 | 16 km |
| Island Park-Wellington Village | 5,486 | 36 | 10,600 | 13 | 2 km |
| … | |||||
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 43 | 22,315 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Among 290 towns its size, 263 have more schools nearby. 183 of the 291 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around West Lorne
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lorne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 km |
| Dutton 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside West Lorne or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
Questions about schools in West Lorne
How many schools are there in West Lorne?
All 3 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in West Lorne?
Not near West Lorne: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
Which boards run the schools in West Lorne?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (2) and London District Catholic School Board (1).
How do I get a place at a school in West Lorne?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).