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Best schools in Kitchener

All 81 public and Catholic schools in Kitchener, ranked by their official 2024–25 EQAO results.

56ranked elementary

8ranked secondary

67.2%median elementary avg

72.2%median secondary avg

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Elementary schools in Kitchener

Ranked by the average of Grade 3 and Grade 6 reading, writing and math (% meeting the provincial standard). Tap a school for all its results.

#	School	EQAO avg	Gr 3 reading	Gr 3 math	Gr 6 reading	Gr 6 math
1	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	85.7%	88%	80%	100%	90%
2	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	83%	83%	80%	97%	77%
3	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	81.7%	75%	69%	94%	80%
4	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	79.7%	78%	69%	93%	71%
5	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	79.2%	78%	50%	100%	87%
6	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	78.5%	94%	91%	76%	38%
7	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	78%	80%	76%	89%	70%
8	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	77.3%	72%	66%	96%	74%
9	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	77.2%	85%	66%	85%	72%
10	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	77%	87%	71%	81%	66%
11	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	76.8%	73%	76%	93%	54%
12	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	76.7%	65%	63%	94%	80%
13	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	75.8%	75%	57%	94%	72%
14	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	75.3%	77%	68%	100%	63%
15	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	74.8%	73%	73%	90%	59%
16	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-8	74.5%	79%	76%	81%	57%
17	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	73.3%	82%	75%	80%	48%
17	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	73.3%	77%	67%	88%	59%
19	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	72.7%	65%	63%	89%	72%
20	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	72.2%	74%	59%	91%	50%
21	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-8	71.8%	69%	62%	90%	65%
22	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	71.2%	72%	69%	86%	45%
23	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	70%	67%	58%	90%	58%
24	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	69.7%	82%	58%	72%	60%
25	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-8	69.3%	73%	60%	78%	50%
26	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	68.8%	69%	65%	85%	38%
27	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	67.8%	70%	39%	94%	79%
28	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-8	67.2%	64%	53%	94%	55%
28	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	67.2%	72%	60%	88%	44%
30	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	67%	85%	52%	92%	42%
31	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-8	66.7%	60%	56%	89%	50%
31	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	66.7%	66%	57%	93%	38%
33	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	66.5%	75%	62%	82%	30%
34	FrenchKitchener · MonAvenir · Catholic · Gr JK-6	65.8%	78%	70%	81%	44%
35	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	65.5%	68%	55%	90%	45%
36	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	65.2%	68%	48%	83%	53%
37	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	64.7%	76%	52%	81%	30%
38	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	64%	70%	63%	74%	31%
39	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	63.5%	74%	52%	73%	42%
40	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	62.7%	79%	58%	82%	32%
41	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	62.5%	72%	58%	70%	33%
42	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	61.8%	60%	53%	85%	46%
43	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	60.8%	76%	59%	71%	32%
43	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	60.8%	64%	48%	69%	57%
45	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	57.5%	50%	40%	80%	42%
46	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	57.3%	64%	47%	82%	36%
47	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	56.3%	51%	53%	70%	50%
48	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	55.5%	64%	51%	64%	41%
49	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	55.3%	47%	43%	93%	33%
50	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	54.2%	61%	37%	69%	38%
51	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	52.3%	58%	50%	62%	17%
52	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	51.3%	55%	36%	77%	30%
53	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	48.2%	45%	34%	69%	22%
54	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr JK-8	47.7%	44%	39%	63%	43%
55	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-8	38.7%	30%	15%	81%	19%
56	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr JK-6	32.5%	27%	19%	63%	26%

Secondary schools in Kitchener

Ranked by the average of Grade 9 math and the Grade 10 literacy test (OSSLT) first-time pass rate.

#	School	EQAO avg	Gr 9 math	Gr 10 literacy (OSSLT)
1	FrenchKitchener · Viamonde · Public · Gr 9-12	85%	70%	100%
2	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr 9-12	82%	74%	90%
3	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr 9-12	74.5%	61%	88%
4	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr 9-12	73.5%	57%	90%
5	Kitchener · WCDSB · Catholic · Gr 9-12	71%	48%	94%
6	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr 9-12	70.5%	58%	83%
7	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr 9-12	67%	48%	86%
8	Kitchener · WRDSB · Public · Gr 9-12	63%	42%	84%

17 schools without ranked results

No results were published for these schools for 2024–25, often because they have too few students, or they are alternative, online or adult schools.

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How we rank schools

1. Official results only

Every number comes from the Ontario Ministry of Education's school information file for 2024–25 (extract September 14, 2026). It reports the percentage of students who met the provincial standard on each EQAO test. Nothing is estimated or made up.

2. One simple average

Elementary: the average of the school's published Grade 3 and Grade 6 reading, writing and math results (at least three needed). Secondary: the average of Grade 9 math and the Grade 10 literacy test (OSSLT) first-time pass rate.

3. Ranked within each city

Schools are ordered by that average, separately for elementary and secondary. Schools with no published results (often too few students) and alternative, online or adult schools are listed but not ranked.

These are not Fraser Institute ratings. The Fraser Institute publishes its own 0–10 report cards at compareschoolrankings.org. EQAO results are one measure of a school, so visit the school and talk to the board before deciding.

Kitchener schools: FAQ

What is the top-ranked elementary school in Kitchener?

Based on 2024–25 EQAO results, John Darling Public School has the highest average (85.7%) of the 56 ranked elementary schools in Kitchener.

What is the top-ranked high school in Kitchener?

Based on 2024–25 results, École secondaire David Saint-Jacques has the highest average of Grade 9 math and Grade 10 literacy (85%) among 8 ranked secondary schools in Kitchener.

How do I find which school serves an address in Kitchener?

School boundaries are set by each board (MonAvenir, Viamonde, WCDSB, WRDSB). Use the board's school locator, or ask Puneet for a free school-zone report.