St James Catholic School
1601 St James St · Windsor · N9C3P6 · Windsor-Essex CDSB
Counting 3 km around Sandwich, St James Catholic School is one of 26 elementary schools. Every school in and around Sandwich →
What stands out about St James Catholic School
- A large elementary school: 480 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 41%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 4 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under Windsor-Essex CDSB.
How St James Catholic 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 6 of 6 measures reported, St James Catholic School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 72% | 76% | Middle fifth | −5 |
| Grade 3 writing | 67% | 65% | Middle fifth | −4 |
| Grade 3 math | 63% | 65% | Middle fifth | +11 |
| Grade 6 reading | 88% | 88% | Middle fifth | +7 |
| Grade 6 writing | 86% | 86% | Middle fifth | +9 |
| Grade 6 math | 41% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +7 |
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 St James Catholic School has a band rather than a letter
St James Catholic 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.
Sandwich’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St James Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St James Catholic School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
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.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St James Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 480 | Middle fifth | |
| Marlborough Public School | English public | English | 480 | Bottom fifth | 0.7 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Edmond | French Catholic | French | 295 | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
| Assumption Middle School | English Catholic | English | 245 | – | 1.3 km |
| École élémentaire de Lamothe-Cadillac | French public | French | 75 | – | 1.3 km |
| General Brock Public School | English public | English | 400 | Fourth fifth | 2.2 km |
| Bellewood Public School | English public | English | 655 | Top fifth | 2.5 km |
Elementary schools near St James Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St James Catholic School
Who runs St James Catholic School?
St James Catholic School comes under Windsor-Essex CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does St James Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St James Catholic School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near St James Catholic School?
Nearest of all: Marlborough Public School (0.7 km), École élémentaire catholique Saint-Edmond (1.3 km) and Assumption Middle 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).