Riverside Secondary School
8465 Jerome St · Windsor · N8S1W8 · Greater Essex County DSB
Around Riverside, within 3 km, there are 5 secondary schools, Riverside Secondary School among them. Every school in and around Riverside →
What stands out about Riverside Secondary School
- Its 1,020 students sit close to the 810 of a middle secondary school in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 9 math, at 61% where the middle in Ontario is 55%.
- Public and English-language, under Greater Essex County DSB.
How Riverside Secondary 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.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Riverside Secondary School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 61% | 55% | Second fifth | −1 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 87% | 85% | Middle fifth | +8 |
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.
How Riverside Secondary School is placed without a letter
Riverside Secondary 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 middle fifth in Ontario.
Riverside Secondary School feeds into Riverside’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Riverside Secondary 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.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
2 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Riverside Secondary School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Secondary School | English public | English | 1,020 | Middle fifth | |
| St Joseph's High School | English Catholic | English | 1,325 | Second fifth | 2.6 km |
| F J Brennan Catholic High School | English Catholic | English | 625 | Fourth fifth | 3.3 km |
| W. F. Herman Academy Secondary School | English public | English | 710 | Bottom fifth | 4 km |
| St Anne Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 1,335 | Second fifth | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire catholique E.J.Lajeunesse | French Catholic | French | 460 | Second fifth | 4.6 km |
| Walkerville Collegiate Institute | English public | English | 705 | Fourth fifth | 5.9 km |
Secondary schools near Riverside Secondary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Riverside Secondary School
Who runs Riverside Secondary School?
Greater Essex County DSB: Riverside Secondary School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Riverside Secondary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Riverside Secondary School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Riverside Secondary School?
The closest schools are St Joseph's High School (2.6 km), F J Brennan Catholic High School (3.3 km) and W. F. Herman Academy Secondary School (4 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).