School Rankings 2024: Top 100 High Schools in Ontario

The latest report (2024) from the Fraser Institute sheds new light on the performance of Ontario’s secondary schools, challenging prevailing myths and underscoring the universal potential for educational advancement.

This annual ranking for 2024, which scrutinizes 746 schools—including public, Catholic, and independent institutions—relies on a robust analysis of eight key academic indicators derived from province-wide literacy and mathematics test results from 2022-2023 school year:

1. The average level of achievement on the grade 9 EQAO assessment in mathematics.
2. The percentage of Ontario Secondary School Literacy Tests (OSSLT) written by first-time eligible students that were successfully completed.
3. The percentage of Ontario Secondary School Literacy Tests written by previously eligible
   students that were successfully completed.
4. The percentage of all the completed tests written by students at the school that were assessed either as unsuccessful (OSSLT) or below the provincial standard (grade-9 math tests).
5. The difference between male and female students in their average levels of achievement on grade-9 EQAO assessment in mathematics.
6. The difference between male and female students attempting the OSSLT for the first time in their rate of successful completion of the test.

The report highlights that all schools can improve, regardless of location or student demographics. Examples include Georges-P-Vanier in Hamilton, which improved from 3.4 in 2017 to 6.9 in 2023, and Northern Secondary in Sturgeon Falls, which rose from 2.5 to 5.9 despite 38% of students having special needs.

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Senior fellow Peter Cowley emphasizes that every school has the potential to enhance performance, offering valuable insights for parents across the province.

Top 100 High Schools in Ontario – 2024

Greater Toronto Area schools dominate the top 25 list.

Tied for first place with perfect scores of 10 are St. Michael’s Choir in Toronto, St. Robert in Thornhill, St. Therese of Lisieux in Richmond Hill, York Mills in Toronto and Al-Manarat Islamic in Mississauga.

St. Augustine in Markham and Ursula Franklin in Toronto follow closely with scores of 9.6, tied for sixth. Lawrence Park in Toronto ranks eighth with a score of 9.5. Bayview in Richmond Hill and Oakville Trafalgar in Oakville share ninth place with scores of 9.4.

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The Fraser Institute advises against using the rankings as the sole criterion for school selection, suggesting a more holistic approach to evaluating educational opportunities.

Fraser Institute says these metrics are crucial as they provide insights not only into the current performance of schools but also into their trajectories of improvement or decline over time.

(Updated with the latest ranking on January 7, 2025. For previous year’s ratings, see here.)

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