Best public schools in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (2025)
Publicly funded schools run by public boards or districts. Ranked by the Success Index (Canada) from official Canadian data; 94 schools in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, Ontario. Rank positions shown on each profile are within Canada and Ontario.
- 185Yorkview SchoolDundas · Public Elementary90% EQAO Grade 3 · 170 students
- 281Dundana Public SchoolDundas · Public Elementary83.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 300 students
- 379Allan A GreenleafWaterdown · Public Elementary85% EQAO Grade 6 · 700 students
- 475Norwood Park Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary88.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 500 students
- 575Sir William Osler Elementary SchoolDundas · Public Elementary76% EQAO Grade 6 · 570 students
- 674Ancaster High SchoolAncaster · Public Secondary90% OSSLT pass rate · 1,180 students
- 772Mountview Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary75% EQAO Grade 6 · 265 students
- 870Millgrove Public SchoolMillgrove · Public Elementary74% EQAO Grade 3 · 175 students
- 969Waterdown District High SchoolWaterdown · Public Secondary90% OSSLT pass rate · 1,140 students
- 1068Frank Panabaker North SchoolAncaster · Public Elementary72% EQAO Grade 3 · 330 students
- 1168Westmount Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary95% OSSLT pass rate · 1,310 students
- 1267Balaclava Public SchoolFreelton · Public Elementary75% EQAO Grade 6 · 315 students
- 1365Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolDundas · Public Secondary86% OSSLT pass rate · 810 students
- 1465Strathcona Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary81.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 220 students
- 1563Janet Lee Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary75% EQAO Grade 6 · 480 students
- 1661Ancaster Meadow Elementary Public SchoolAncaster · Public Elementary83.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 565 students
- 1760Frank Panabaker South Senior Public SchoolAncaster · Public Elementary74% EQAO Grade 6 · 490 students
- 1858Spring Valley SchoolAncaster · Public Elementary67.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 430 students
- 1958Guy B Brown Elementary Public SchoolWaterdown · Public Elementary82.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 705 students
- 2057Earl Kitchener Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary71.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 540 students
- 2154École élémentaire Michaëlle Jean Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary76% EQAO Grade 6 · 305 students
- 2254Rousseau Public SchoolAncaster · Public Elementary84% EQAO Grade 6 · 260 students
- 2354Tiffany Hills Elementary Public SchoolAncaster · Public Elementary83.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 690 students
- 2452Flamborough Centre SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary65.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 370 students
- 2551Lincoln Alexander Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary57.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 210 students
- 2651Dundas Central Public SchoolDundas · Public Elementary64% EQAO Grade 6 · 355 students
- 2750A M Cunningham Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary57% EQAO Grade 3 · 450 students
- 2849R A Riddell Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary74.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 735 students
- 2949Westdale Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary88% OSSLT pass rate · 1,525 students
- 3048Greensville SchoolDundas · Public Elementary70.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 300 students
- 3148Buchanan Park SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary79.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 210 students
- 3248Orchard Park Secondary SchoolStoney Creek · Public Secondary85% OSSLT pass rate · 1,070 students
- 3347Collegiate Avenue SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary76% EQAO Grade 6 · 490 students
- 3447Bellmoore Public SchoolBinbrook · Public Elementary63% EQAO Grade 6 · 965 students
- 3546Huntington Park Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 485 students
- 3646Mary Hopkins Public SchoolWaterdown · Public Elementary61% EQAO Grade 3 · 500 students
- 3745Billy Green Elementary SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary79.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 380 students
- 3845Mount Albion Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary71% EQAO Grade 6 · 525 students
- 3945Winona Elementary Elementary SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 900 students
- 4045Saltfleet High SchoolStoney Creek · Public Secondary83% OSSLT pass rate · 1,280 students
- 4143Holbrook Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary82.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 230 students
- 4242Ray Lewis (Elementary) SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary81.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 500 students
- 4342Cootes Paradise Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary70% EQAO Grade 3 · 565 students
- 4441Cecil B Stirling SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary70.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 315 students
- 4541Viscount Montgomery Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary68.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 455 students
- 4638Kanétskare Elementary School Middle SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary68.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 395 students
- 4738Rockton SchoolRockton, Ontario · Public Elementary64.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 515 students
- 4838Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary66% EQAO Grade 6 · 710 students
- 4938South Meadow Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary64.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 590 students
- 5037Mount Hope Public SchoolMount Hope · Public Elementary69.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 515 students
- 5137Parkdale SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary76% EQAO Grade 3 · 305 students
- 5236Dalewood Senior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary66.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 290 students
- 5336Chedoke Middle SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary69% EQAO Grade 6 · 445 students
- 5435James MacDonald Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary54.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 310 students
- 5534Franklin Road Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary78.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 560 students
- 5633Highview Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary59.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
- 5732Templemead Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary69% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
- 5832Gatestone Elementary Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary57.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 640 students
- 5929Richard Beasley Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary54.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 165 students
- 6028Gordon Price SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary69.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 385 students
- 6128Adelaide Hoodless Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary65.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 580 students
- 6227George L Armstrong Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary55.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 420 students
- 6327Ridgemount Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary71.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 460 students
- 6427Eastdale Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary62.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 855 students
- 6526Lawfield Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary70% EQAO Grade 6 · 685 students
- 6626Westview Middle SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary61.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 265 students
- 6726Westwood Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary58% EQAO Grade 3 · 335 students
- 6825Sherwood Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary79% OSSLT pass rate · 1,255 students
- 6925Memorial Elementary School Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary57.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 360 students
- 7025Queensdale SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary62.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 400 students
- 7123Queen Mary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary65% EQAO Grade 6 · 530 students
- 7222Lisgar Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary54.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 320 students
- 7322Tapleytown Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary61.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 495 students
- 7421Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary64% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
- 7519Prince of Wales Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary69% EQAO Grade 6 · 540 students
- 7619Rosedale Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary48.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 285 students
- 7717Glendale Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary78% OSSLT pass rate · 1,260 students
- 7816Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary70% OSSLT pass rate · 660 students
- 7915Nora Frances HendersonHamilton · Public Secondary67% OSSLT pass rate · 1,270 students
- 8013Viola Desmond Elementary School Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary59.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 775 students
- 8113W H Ballard Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary64.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 650 students
- 8211Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary52.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 800 students
- 8311Pauline Johnson Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary49.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 475 students
- 848Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary65 Enrolment · 65 students
- 858Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary65% OSSLT pass rate · 955 students
- 868Hillcrest Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary53.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 480 students
- 877Central Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary41.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 320 students
- 887Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolHamilton · Public Secondary56% OSSLT pass rate · 790 students
- 897Cathy Wever Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary55% EQAO Grade 6 · 540 students
- 906Bennetto Elementary SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary46.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 540 students
- 916Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary48.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 585 students
- 925Hess Street Junior Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary55.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 310 students
- 935Queen Victoria Elementary Public SchoolHamilton · Public Elementary48% EQAO Grade 6 · 585 students
- 945Lake Avenue Public SchoolStoney Creek · Public Elementary45.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 730 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (Canada) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkview School Dundas · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 85.4 Top 5% | 90% EQAO Grade 3 | 170 |
| 2 | Dundana Public School Dundas · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 80.6 Top 10% | 83.3% EQAO Grade 3 | 300 |
| 3 | Allan A Greenleaf Waterdown · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 78.8 Top 10% | 85% EQAO Grade 6 | 700 |
| 4 | Norwood Park Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 75.2 Top 25% | 88.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 500 |
| 5 | Sir William Osler Elementary School Dundas · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 74.8 Top 25% | 76% EQAO Grade 6 | 570 |
| 6 | Ancaster High School Ancaster · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 74.1 Top 25% | 90% OSSLT pass rate | 1,180 |
| 7 | Mountview Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-6 | Public | 72.0 Top 25% | 75% EQAO Grade 6 | 265 |
| 8 | Millgrove Public School Millgrove · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 70.3 Top 25% | 74% EQAO Grade 3 | 175 |
| 9 | Waterdown District High School Waterdown · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 68.7 Top 25% | 90% OSSLT pass rate | 1,140 |
| 10 | Frank Panabaker North School Ancaster · Elementary · Grades 1-8 | Public | 67.7 Top 25% | 72% EQAO Grade 3 | 330 |
| 11 | Westmount Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 67.7 Top 50% | 95% OSSLT pass rate | 1,310 |
| 12 | Balaclava Public School Freelton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 67.2 Top 25% | 75% EQAO Grade 6 | 315 |
| 13 | Dundas Valley Secondary School Dundas · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 65.0 Top 50% | 86% OSSLT pass rate | 810 |
| 14 | Strathcona Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 64.5 Top 50% | 81.3% EQAO Grade 3 | 220 |
| 15 | Janet Lee Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 62.5 Top 50% | 75% EQAO Grade 6 | 480 |
| 16 | Ancaster Meadow Elementary Public School Ancaster · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 61.4 Top 50% | 83.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 565 |
| 17 | Frank Panabaker South Senior Public School Ancaster · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 60.2 Top 50% | 74% EQAO Grade 6 | 490 |
| 18 | Spring Valley School Ancaster · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 57.9 Top 50% | 67.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 430 |
| 19 | Guy B Brown Elementary Public School Waterdown · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 57.8 Top 50% | 82.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 705 |
| 20 | Earl Kitchener Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 57.1 Top 50% | 71.7% EQAO Grade 3 | 540 |
| 21 | École élémentaire Michaëlle Jean Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades 1-8 | Public | 54.0 Top 50% | 76% EQAO Grade 6 | 305 |
| 22 | Rousseau Public School Ancaster · Elementary · Grades JK-6 | Public | 54.0 Top 50% | 84% EQAO Grade 6 | 260 |
| 23 | Tiffany Hills Elementary Public School Ancaster · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 53.8 Top 50% | 83.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 690 |
| 24 | Flamborough Centre School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 52.0 Top 50% | 65.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 370 |
| 25 | Lincoln Alexander Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-6 | Public | 51.2 Top 50% | 57.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 210 |
| 26 | Dundas Central Public School Dundas · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 51.0 Top 50% | 64% EQAO Grade 6 | 355 |
| 27 | A M Cunningham Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 49.9 Lower 50% | 57% EQAO Grade 3 | 450 |
| 28 | R A Riddell Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 48.6 Lower 50% | 74.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 735 |
| 29 | Westdale Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 48.6 Lower 50% | 88% OSSLT pass rate | 1,525 |
| 30 | Greensville School Dundas · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 48.4 Lower 50% | 70.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 300 |
| 31 | Buchanan Park School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-6 | Public | 48.1 Lower 50% | 79.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 210 |
| 32 | Orchard Park Secondary School Stoney Creek · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 48.0 Lower 50% | 85% OSSLT pass rate | 1,070 |
| 33 | Collegiate Avenue School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 47.4 Lower 50% | 76% EQAO Grade 6 | 490 |
| 34 | Bellmoore Public School Binbrook · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 46.5 Lower 50% | 63% EQAO Grade 6 | 965 |
| 35 | Huntington Park Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 46.1 Lower 50% | 73% EQAO Grade 6 | 485 |
| 36 | Mary Hopkins Public School Waterdown · Elementary · Grades JK-4 | Public | 45.6 Lower 50% | 61% EQAO Grade 3 | 500 |
| 37 | Billy Green Elementary School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 45.3 Lower 50% | 79.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 380 |
| 38 | Mount Albion Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 44.8 Lower 50% | 71% EQAO Grade 6 | 525 |
| 39 | Winona Elementary Elementary School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 44.8 Lower 50% | 73% EQAO Grade 6 | 900 |
| 40 | Saltfleet High School Stoney Creek · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 44.5 Lower 50% | 83% OSSLT pass rate | 1,280 |
| 41 | Holbrook Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-6 | Public | 42.7 Lower 50% | 82.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 230 |
| 42 | Ray Lewis (Elementary) School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 42.2 Lower 50% | 81.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 500 |
| 43 | Cootes Paradise Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 41.8 Lower 50% | 70% EQAO Grade 3 | 565 |
| 44 | Cecil B Stirling School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 41.3 Lower 50% | 70.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 315 |
| 45 | Viscount Montgomery Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 41.0 Lower 50% | 68.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 455 |
| 46 | Kanétskare Elementary School Middle School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades 6-8 | Public | 38.2 Lower 50% | 68.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 395 |
| 47 | Rockton School Rockton, Ontario · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 38.0 Lower 50% | 64.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 515 |
| 48 | Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 37.9 Lower 50% | 66% EQAO Grade 6 | 710 |
| 49 | South Meadow Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 37.5 Lower 50% | 64.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 590 |
| 50 | Mount Hope Public School Mount Hope · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 37.3 Lower 50% | 69.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 515 |
| 51 | Parkdale School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 37.2 Lower 50% | 76% EQAO Grade 3 | 305 |
| 52 | Dalewood Senior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades 6-8 | Public | 36.0 Lower 50% | 66.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 290 |
| 53 | Chedoke Middle School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 35.6 Lower 50% | 69% EQAO Grade 6 | 445 |
| 54 | James MacDonald Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-6 | Public | 34.9 Lower 50% | 54.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 310 |
| 55 | Franklin Road Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 34.3 Lower 50% | 78.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 560 |
| 56 | Highview Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 33.1 Lower 50% | 59.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 550 |
| 57 | Templemead Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 31.9 Lower 50% | 69% EQAO Grade 6 | 550 |
| 58 | Gatestone Elementary Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 31.7 Lower 50% | 57.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 640 |
| 59 | Richard Beasley Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 28.6 Lower 50% | 54.7% EQAO Grade 3 | 165 |
| 60 | Gordon Price School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 28.0 Lower 50% | 69.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 385 |
| 61 | Adelaide Hoodless Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 27.9 Lower 50% | 65.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 580 |
| 62 | George L Armstrong Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 26.9 Lower 50% | 55.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 420 |
| 63 | Ridgemount Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 26.8 Lower 50% | 71.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 460 |
| 64 | Eastdale Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 26.7 Lower 50% | 62.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 855 |
| 65 | Lawfield Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 26.3 Lower 50% | 70% EQAO Grade 6 | 685 |
| 66 | Westview Middle School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades 6-8 | Public | 26.3 Lower 50% | 61.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 265 |
| 67 | Westwood Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 25.8 Lower 50% | 58% EQAO Grade 3 | 335 |
| 68 | Sherwood Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 25.0 Lower 50% | 79% OSSLT pass rate | 1,255 |
| 69 | Memorial Elementary School Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 24.6 Lower 50% | 57.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 360 |
| 70 | Queensdale School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 24.5 Lower 50% | 62.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 400 |
| 71 | Queen Mary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 23.2 Lower 50% | 65% EQAO Grade 6 | 530 |
| 72 | Lisgar Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 22.1 Lower 50% | 54.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 320 |
| 73 | Tapleytown Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 21.5 Lower 50% | 61.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 495 |
| 74 | Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 20.5 Lower 50% | 64% EQAO Grade 6 | 425 |
| 75 | Prince of Wales Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 19.4 Lower 50% | 69% EQAO Grade 6 | 540 |
| 76 | Rosedale Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 19.0 Lower 50% | 48.3% EQAO Grade 3 | 285 |
| 77 | Glendale Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 16.6 Lower 50% | 78% OSSLT pass rate | 1,260 |
| 78 | Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 16.1 Lower 50% | 70% OSSLT pass rate | 660 |
| 79 | Nora Frances Henderson Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 15.3 Lower 50% | 67% OSSLT pass rate | 1,270 |
| 80 | Viola Desmond Elementary School Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 13.1 Lower 50% | 59.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 775 |
| 81 | W H Ballard Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 12.5 Lower 50% | 64.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 650 |
| 82 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 11.3 Lower 50% | 52.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 800 |
| 83 | Pauline Johnson Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 10.8 Lower 50% | 49.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 475 |
| 84 | Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 8.1 Lower 50% | 65 Enrolment | 65 |
| 85 | Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 7.8 Lower 50% | 65% OSSLT pass rate | 955 |
| 86 | Hillcrest Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 7.8 Lower 50% | 53.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 480 |
| 87 | Central Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-5 | Public | 7.0 Lower 50% | 41.3% EQAO Grade 3 | 320 |
| 88 | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Hamilton · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Public | 7.0 Lower 50% | 56% OSSLT pass rate | 790 |
| 89 | Cathy Wever Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 6.8 Lower 50% | 55% EQAO Grade 6 | 540 |
| 90 | Bennetto Elementary School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 6.1 Lower 50% | 46.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 540 |
| 91 | Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 5.7 Lower 50% | 48.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 585 |
| 92 | Hess Street Junior Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 5.0 Lower 50% | 55.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 310 |
| 93 | Queen Victoria Elementary Public School Hamilton · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 4.9 Lower 50% | 48% EQAO Grade 6 | 585 |
| 94 | Lake Avenue Public School Stoney Creek · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Public | 4.5 Lower 50% | 45.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 730 |
Yorkview School in Dundas leads the 2025 list of public schools in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB with a Success Index (Canada) of 85.4. Of the 94 schools shown, 94 are public.
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What is the best public school in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB?
Yorkview School in Dundas, Ontario ranks first among public schools in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB with a Success Index (Canada) of 85.4 out of 100 (Enrolment: 170).
How are public schools in Hamilton-Wentworth DSB ranked?
Each school's Success Index (Canada) combines 8 factors: eqao grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%), eqao grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%), eqao grade 9 mathematics (25%), osslt first-attempt pass rate (20%), fsa literacy score (25%), fsa numeracy score (25%), community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%), parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across Canada. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official Canadian data (Ontario – School information and student demographics; BC Data Catalogue – Foundation Skills Assessment). Provinces publish different assessments, so scores are comparable within a province, not between provinces.