OAKVILLE SCHOOL RANKINGS
Two of the most frequently asked questions that we get are:
Q.) what is the best high school in Oakville, Ontario?
A.) Oakville Trafalgar has won the top spot in the latest results
Q.) what is the best elementary school in Oakville?
A.) Forest Trail Public School and Alfajrul Bassem Academy are tied for the number 1 spot.
There are, however, many other highly rated schools in Oakville.
On this page we are utilizing data from The Fraser Institute, who, using certain methodologies, measure elementary, middle, and high school academic performance for Ontario, and other parts of Canada.
The Fraser Institute’s Report Card on Ontario Schools provides Oakville parents an idea of where their children’s school ranks against the rest.
It ranks all schools in Ontario based on their results in the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) standardized tests. A score out of 10 is given and compared to previous years’ scores as well as previous years’ rankings.
Note: testing results were paused when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020. They were finally updated in May, 2024, and have now been updated again as of January, 2025.
“Our Report Cards offer parents information they can’t easily get anywhere else, about how their child’s school performs and how it compares to other schools in Ontario,” said Peter Cowley, a Fraser Institute senior fellow.
“Of course, this report card says nothing about fine arts, athletics, french immersion, or how schools develop leadership and citizenship amongst their children. This will tell parents how students are doing in areas of basic skills in which the province tests them.”
The Oakville school rankings also allow parents to monitor any significant trends for increases or decreases in the test scores, Cowley said.
Despite caution from many observers that the Report is only a single measure of any school’s effectiveness, parents can nevertheless gain some insight as to the academic credentials of Oakville’s schools, and how they measure up against each other.
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Oakville High School Rankings
** updated Jan, 2025 **
High school ranking results at this time are based on the 2022-2023 EQAO results.
First column on the left is the rank of each school against the entire Province of Ontario’s 746 participating secondary schools.
From this chart, you can see that Oakville Trafalgar High School in southeast Oakville holds the top spot in the city, coming in at the #9 spot for the entire province.
Oakville Trafalgar is among the highest ranked schools in Halton Region, and in all of Ontario. We can definitely say based on 2022-2023 results, Oakville Trafalgar has the title of best high school in Oakville.
| Provincial Rank | School | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2022-23 | |
| 9 | Oakville Trafalgar | 9.4 |
| 12 | Iroquois Ridge | 9.2 |
| 16 | Gaetan Gervais | 9.1 |
| 16 | Abbey Park | 9.1 |
| 28 | Garth Webb | 8.8 |
| 52 | White Oaks | 8.4 |
| 67 | Ste Trinité | 8.2 |
| 77 | St Thomas Aquinas | 8.1 |
| 89 | St Ignatius of Loyola | 8.0 |
| 89 | T.A. Blakelock | 8.0 |
| 100 | Holy Trinity | 7.9 |
| n/a | St Mildred's | n/a |
Oakville Elementary School Rankings
** Updated Jan, 2025 **
The Fraser Institute’s most recent findings on elementary and middle school ratings were released on January 7, 2025, and are based on 2022/2023 grade 3 and grade 6 EQAO results.
When test results between schools ended in a rating tie, school rank is shown as an equal rank (left column). Some schools are not listed due to not offering both grades 3 & 6.
The following list is a combination of Oakville public school rankings, separate (Catholic) school rankings, and independent (private) school rankings.
Certain private school rankings are not available due to lack of participation in the EQAO tests. The exclusion of a school should in no way be construed as a judgement of the school’s effectiveness.
Two schools are tied for top elementary school in Oakville: Forest Trail Public School, and Alfajrul Bassem Academy, an Islamic school that offers both elementary and high school classes.
Each school scored a perfect 10 score, and both Forest Trail and Alfajrul Bassem are among the top ranked schools in the Greater Toronto Area.
These two schools are ranked among the very best elementary school in Ontario, tied at number one out of 3,021 elementary schools.
Last year’s top ranking elementary school was St. Mildred’s – Lightbourn, an exclusive private school for girls. Their score last year was a perfect 10 for the 2021-2022 school year. Unfortunately, St. Mildred’s numbers are missing from this year’s tally, although I have left them on the chart for now.
| Provincial Rank | School | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2022-23 | |
| 1 | Alfajrul Bassem | 10.0 |
| 1 | Forest Trail | 10.0 |
| 29 | Al Falah Islamic | 9.7 |
| 35 | Ecole elementaire Patricia Picknell | 9.6 |
| 39 | St Vincent | 9.5 |
| 53 | WH Morden | 9.3 |
| 68 | Munn's | 9.2 |
| 68 | Sunningdale | 9.2 |
| 77 | Pilgrim Wood | 9.1 |
| 91 | EJ James | 9.0 |
| 91 | Joshua Creek | 9.0 |
| 150 | Captain R Wilson | 8.6 |
| 175 | St Andrew | 8.5 |
| 209 | New Central | 8.4 |
| 209 | St Joan of Arc | 8.4 |
| 262 | Emily Carr | 8.2 |
| 262 | St Marguerite d'Youville | 8.2 |
| 299 | James W. Hill | 8.1 |
| 299 | Sainte Marie Oakville | 8.1 |
| 337 | Heritage Glen | 8.0 |
| 337 | St Matthew | 8.0 |
| 337 | St Luke | 8.0 |
| 337 | West Oak | 8.0 |
| 387 | Pine Grove | 7.9 |
| 433 | Ecole elementaire du Chene | 7.8 |
| 433 | Post's Corners | 7.8 |
| 476 | Dr. David R Williams | 7.7 |
| 476 | Mother Teresa | 7.7 |
| 516 | Gladys Speers | 7.6 |
| 571 | Palermo | 7.5 |
| 571 | St Bernadette | 7.5 |
| 626 | St Dominic | 7.4 |
| 690 | St Nicholas | 7.3 |
| 751 | Oodenawi | 7.2 |
| 808 | St Gregory the Great | 7.1 |
| 888 | River Oaks | 7.0 |
| 963 | Abbey Lane | 6.9 |
| 963 | Brookdale | 6.9 |
| 963 | St James | 6.9 |
| 1026 | Eastview | 6.8 |
| 1026 | Our Lady of Peace | 6.8 |
| 1165 | Maple Grove | 6.6 |
| 1300 | St Mary | 6.4 |
| 1729 | Pope John Paul II | 5.8 |
| 1868 | Falgarwood | 5.6 |
| 1934 | Holy Family | 5.5 |
| 2393 | St Michael | 4.5 |
| 2768 | Montclair | 3.3 |
| St Teresa of Calcutta | ||
| St. Mildred's-Lightbourn |
Private Schools in Oakville
*There are also a number of excellent independent schools which remain outside of the Fraser Institute’s ranking system:
- Appleby College (grades 7-12)
- Chisholm Academy (grades 7-12)
- Clanmore Montessori School (toddler – grade 8)
- Dearcroft Montessori School & West Wind Montessori Junior High (toddler – grade 8)
- Fern Hill School (preschool – grade 8)
- King’s Christian Collegiate (grades 9-12)
- Linbrook School for Boys (kindergarten – grade 8)
- MacLachlan College (pre-kindergarten – grade 12)
- Oakville Christian School (preschool – grade 8)
- Rotherglen School (preschool – grade 8)
- Walden International School (preschool – grade 8)
- Wildwood Academy (grade 2 – grade 8)
All are highly recommended
Oakville School directory
Oakville has long been blessed with excellent schools, and this fact is just another reason why living in Oakville is such a pleasure.
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author: Randy Selzer
category: school rankings Ontario, best schools in Oakville
