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Schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB, Ontario (2025)

157 schools · 76,820 students · 157 public · median Enrolment 435.

Ottawa-Carleton DSB, in Ontario, has 157 schools in Canada's 2025 data, together educating about 76,820 students. By level there are 124 elementary, 27 secondary, 6 alternative; by sector 157 public.

The median Enrolment across Ottawa-Carleton DSB's schools is 435, above the Ontario median of 365. Students enrolled in the latest published year.

146 of the 157 schools qualify for the Success Index (Canada). The highest-scoring is Hopewell Avenue Public School (92.1, top 5% of elementary schools nationally), followed by West Carleton Secondary School (90.4, top 5% of secondary schools nationally), and Elmdale Public School (89.6, top 5% of elementary schools nationally). 19 schools sit in the top 10% of Canada for their type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare an elementary school with other elementary schools.

The largest schools are Earl of March Secondary School (1,715 students), Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School (1,650 students), John McCrae Secondary School (1,550 students).

Schools are spread across 18 citys or towns, with the most in Ottawa (64), Nepean (30), Kanata (16), Gloucester (15).

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Ranked schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB

Ordered by Success Index (Canada). Rank positions shown on each profile are within Canada and Ontario.

  1. 1
    92
    Hopewell Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary92% EQAO Grade 6 · 740 students
  2. 2
    90
    West Carleton Secondary SchoolDunrobin · Public Secondary94% OSSLT pass rate · 1,290 students
  3. 3
    90
    Elmdale Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary94.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 565 students
  4. 4
    87
    W. Erskine Johnston Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary93.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 745 students
  5. 5
    86
    Colonel By Secondary SchoolGloucester · Public Secondary96% OSSLT pass rate · 1,140 students
  6. 6
    85
    First Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary86.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 175 students
  7. 7
    85
    Maplewood Secondary SchoolStittsville · Public Secondary245 Enrolment · 245 students
  8. 8
    84
    Earl of March Secondary SchoolKanata · Public Secondary95% OSSLT pass rate · 1,715 students
  9. 9
    83
    Nepean High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary94% OSSLT pass rate · 1,270 students
  10. 10
    83
    Stephen Leacock Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary93% EQAO Grade 6 · 500 students
  11. 11
    82
    Mutchmor Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary91.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
  12. 12
    81
    Fallingbrook Community Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary82% EQAO Grade 6 · 295 students
  13. 13
    81
    Kanata Highlands Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary92.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 450 students
  14. 14
    80
    Roch Carrier Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary86% EQAO Grade 6 · 350 students
  15. 15
    80
    Elgin Street Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary93.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 370 students
  16. 16
    80
    Merivale High SchoolNepean · Public Secondary96% OSSLT pass rate · 1,440 students
  17. 17
    80
    Westwind Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary87% EQAO Grade 6 · 615 students
  18. 18
    80
    Knoxdale Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary87% EQAO Grade 6 · 625 students
  19. 19
    79
    Canterbury High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary94% OSSLT pass rate · 1,160 students
  20. 20
    79
    W.O. Mitchell Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary87.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 495 students
  21. 21
    79
    Glebe Collegiate InstituteOttawa · Public Secondary93% OSSLT pass rate · 1,315 students
  22. 22
    78
    Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary85.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 500 students
  23. 23
    78
    A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary83% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
  24. 24
    78
    Woodroffe Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary91.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
  25. 25
    76
    Glen Cairn Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary260 Enrolment · 260 students
  26. 26
    76
    Adrienne Clarkson Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary84.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 430 students
  27. 27
    76
    Manotick Public SchoolManotick · Public Elementary78.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 240 students
  28. 28
    76
    Huntley Centennial Public SchoolCarp · Public Elementary80.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 585 students
  29. 29
    76
    A.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolKanata · Public Secondary90% OSSLT pass rate · 880 students
  30. 30
    75
    Castlefrank Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary78% EQAO Grade 3 · 310 students
  31. 31
    75
    Summerside Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary83.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 540 students
  32. 32
    73
    Agincourt Road Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary84.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
  33. 33
    72
    Connaught Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary87% EQAO Grade 6 · 395 students
  34. 34
    71
    Broadview Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary77.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 865 students
  35. 35
    71
    Maplewood Intermediate SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary555 Enrolment · 555 students
  36. 36
    70
    Barrhaven Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary83.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 440 students
  37. 37
    70
    Orleans Wood Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary70% EQAO Grade 3 · 270 students
  38. 38
    70
    Lisgar Collegiate InstituteOttawa · Public Secondary91% OSSLT pass rate · 960 students
  39. 39
    70
    Devonshire Community Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary85.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 300 students
  40. 40
    69
    Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolNepean · Public Secondary87% OSSLT pass rate · 1,650 students
  41. 41
    69
    Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolOrleans · Public Secondary89% OSSLT pass rate · 1,050 students
  42. 42
    69
    South March Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary82% EQAO Grade 6 · 510 students
  43. 43
    68
    Lakeview Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary81.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 280 students
  44. 44
    67
    Earl of March Intermediate SchoolKanata · Public Elementary685 Enrolment · 685 students
  45. 45
    67
    Steve MacLean Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary83.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 705 students
  46. 46
    66
    Rockcliffe Park Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary80% EQAO Grade 6 · 410 students
  47. 47
    65
    Castor Valley Elementary SchoolGreely · Public Elementary74.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 685 students
  48. 48
    65
    Bridlewood Community Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary78.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 390 students
  49. 49
    65
    Chapman Mills Elementary SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary81% EQAO Grade 6 · 660 students
  50. 50
    65
    Mary Honeywell Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary85% EQAO Grade 6 · 490 students
  51. 51
    64
    Robert Hopkins Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary75.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 345 students
  52. 52
    64
    South Carleton High SchoolRichmond · Public Secondary86% OSSLT pass rate · 1,380 students
  53. 53
    64
    Jack Donohue Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary72.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 595 students
  54. 54
    63
    Roland Michener Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 320 students
  55. 55
    63
    Terry Fox Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary75.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 245 students
  56. 56
    63
    John McCrae Secondary SchoolNepean · Public Secondary83% OSSLT pass rate · 1,550 students
  57. 57
    62
    Hilson Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 250 students
  58. 58
    61
    Forest Valley Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary75% EQAO Grade 3 · 290 students
  59. 59
    61
    Churchill Alternative SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary76.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 200 students
  60. 60
    60
    Heritage Public SchoolNavan · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 260 students
  61. 61
    59
    Glashan Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary315 Enrolment · 315 students
  62. 62
    59
    Sir Robert Borden Intermediate SchoolNepean · Public Elementary375 Enrolment · 375 students
  63. 63
    59
    Stittsville Public SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary69.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 760 students
  64. 64
    59
    Berrigan Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary85.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 665 students
  65. 65
    59
    Cedarview Middle SchoolNepean · Public Elementary615 Enrolment · 615 students
  66. 66
    59
    Glen Ogilvie Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 3 · 525 students
  67. 67
    59
    Osgoode Township High SchoolMetcalfe · Public Secondary86% OSSLT pass rate · 490 students
  68. 68
    58
    Sir Winston Churchill Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary81% EQAO Grade 6 · 435 students
  69. 69
    58
    Bayview Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary72.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 435 students
  70. 70
    57
    North Gower/Marlborough Public SchoolNorth Gower · Public Elementary58.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 125 students
  71. 71
    57
    Vimy Ridge Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary74% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
  72. 72
    56
    Henry Larsen Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 405 students
  73. 73
    56
    Osgoode Public SchoolOsgoode · Public Elementary71% EQAO Grade 6 · 275 students
  74. 74
    54
    Longfields Davidson Heights Intermediate SchoolNepean · Public Elementary705 Enrolment · 705 students
  75. 75
    54
    Sir Robert Borden High SchoolNepean · Public Secondary86% OSSLT pass rate · 775 students
  76. 76
    53
    Richmond Public SchoolRichmond · Public Elementary54.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 345 students
  77. 77
    53
    Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolOrleans · Public Secondary78% OSSLT pass rate · 775 students
  78. 78
    53
    Trillium Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary73.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 390 students
  79. 79
    53
    Fisher Park/Summit AS Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary620 Enrolment · 620 students
  80. 80
    51
    Goulbourn Middle SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary68.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 215 students
  81. 81
    51
    Wazoson Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary74.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 745 students
  82. 82
    51
    Pleasant Park Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary86.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 525 students
  83. 83
    50
    Alta Vista Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary77.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
  84. 84
    50
    Severn Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary87.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 325 students
  85. 85
    49
    Stonecrest Elementary SchoolWoodlawn · Public Elementary69.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
  86. 86
    47
    Katimavik Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary65% EQAO Grade 6 · 350 students
  87. 87
    47
    Farley Mowat Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 575 students
  88. 88
    46
    John Young Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 545 students
  89. 89
    46
    Shingwàkons Public SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary70% EQAO Grade 6 · 790 students
  90. 90
    45
    Kars on the Rideau Public SchoolKars · Public Elementary69.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 605 students
  91. 91
    45
    Dunning-Foubert Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary72.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 595 students
  92. 92
    44
    Half Moon Bay Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary69.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 595 students
  93. 93
    44
    Greely Elementary SchoolGreely · Public Elementary61% EQAO Grade 6 · 145 students
  94. 94
    42
    Le Phare Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary71.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 325 students
  95. 95
    41
    Convent Glen Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary56% EQAO Grade 3 · 160 students
  96. 96
    39
    Vincent Massey Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary75.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 765 students
  97. 97
    39
    Viscount Alexander Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary84.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 205 students
  98. 98
    38
    Briargreen Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary56% EQAO Grade 6 · 265 students
  99. 99
    37
    Jockvale Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary60.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 465 students
  100. 100
    36
    Avalon Public SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary63.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 395 students
  101. 101
    32
    Mino Mikan Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary63% EQAO Grade 6 · 505 students
  102. 102
    31
    Emily Carr Middle SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary66.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 305 students
  103. 103
    31
    Meadowlands Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary61% EQAO Grade 6 · 450 students
  104. 104
    30
    Fielding Drive Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary69% EQAO Grade 6 · 435 students
  105. 105
    30
    Metcalfe Public SchoolMetcalfe · Public Elementary48.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 290 students
  106. 106
    27
    Bell Intermediate SchoolNepean · Public Elementary275 Enrolment · 275 students
  107. 107
    27
    Crystal Bay Centre for SpecialNepean · Public Elementary95 Enrolment · 95 students
  108. 108
    27
    Merivale Intermediate SchoolNepean · Public Elementary320 Enrolment · 320 students
  109. 109
    26
    Hillcrest High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary83% OSSLT pass rate · 460 students
  110. 110
    26
    Woodroffe High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary81% OSSLT pass rate · 900 students
  111. 111
    26
    Bell High SchoolNepean · Public Secondary74% OSSLT pass rate · 760 students
  112. 112
    26
    Roberta Bondar Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary71.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 620 students
  113. 113
    25
    Robert Bateman Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary71.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 255 students
  114. 114
    23
    D. Roy Kennedy Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary54.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 380 students
  115. 115
    23
    Lady Evelyn Alternative SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary58.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 95 students
  116. 116
    22
    Manor Park Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary66.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 680 students
  117. 117
    22
    Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolNepean · Public Secondary42% OSSLT pass rate · 315 students
  118. 118
    22
    Centennial Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary64.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 290 students
  119. 119
    21
    Bells Corners Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary64% EQAO Grade 6 · 310 students
  120. 120
    21
    Dunlop Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary62% EQAO Grade 6 · 125 students
  121. 121
    21
    Robert E. Wilson Public SchoolVanier · Public Elementary70.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 250 students
  122. 122
    20
    Featherston Drive Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary72.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 275 students
  123. 123
    20
    Regina Street Alternative SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary68.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 190 students
  124. 124
    20
    Henry Munro Middle SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary62% EQAO Grade 6 · 515 students
  125. 125
    18
    General Vanier Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary57.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 175 students
  126. 126
    17
    Brookfield High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary79% OSSLT pass rate · 650 students
  127. 127
    16
    Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary46.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 405 students
  128. 128
    15
    Bayshore Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary62% EQAO Grade 6 · 305 students
  129. 129
    14
    W.E. Gowling Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary62% EQAO Grade 6 · 450 students
  130. 130
    13
    Sawmill Creek Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary58.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 495 students
  131. 131
    13
    Manordale Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary51% EQAO Grade 6 · 285 students
  132. 132
    11
    Clifford Bowey Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary100 Enrolment · 100 students
  133. 133
    10
    Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary48% OSSLT pass rate · 330 students
  134. 134
    10
    Riverview Alternative SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary44.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 200 students
  135. 135
    9
    Cambridge Street Community Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary54% EQAO Grade 6 · 95 students
  136. 136
    8
    Arch Street Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary61.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 160 students
  137. 137
    7
    Gloucester High SchoolGloucester · Public Secondary64% OSSLT pass rate · 1,160 students
  138. 138
    6
    York Street Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary53.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 275 students
  139. 139
    5
    Ridgemont High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary62% OSSLT pass rate · 860 students
  140. 140
    5
    Pinecrest Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary44% EQAO Grade 6 · 435 students
  141. 141
    4
    Charles H. Hulse Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary54% EQAO Grade 6 · 315 students
  142. 142
    4
    Hawthorne Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary27.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 315 students
  143. 143
    3
    Blossom Park Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary33% EQAO Grade 6 · 305 students
  144. 144
    3
    Carleton Heights Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary46% EQAO Grade 6 · 505 students
  145. 145
    3
    Carson Grove Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary25% EQAO Grade 3 · 295 students
  146. 146
    2
    Queen Mary Street Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary43% EQAO Grade 6 · 195 students

Other schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB

Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Enrolment, or a school type that is not scored.

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Adult High School

Ottawa · Public alternative · Grades 9-12

1,010 students

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Brian Mulroney (Elementary) School

Orleans · Public elementary · Grades JK-5

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Elizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary Alternate

Nepean · Public alternative · Grades 9-12

255 students

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Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Pr

Stittsville · Public alternative · Grades 9-12

215 students

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Launch Secondary School

Nepean · Public secondary · Grades 11-12

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Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Prog

Ottawa · Public alternative · Grades 9-12

195 students

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Richard Pfaff Intermediate School

Ottawa · Public elementary · Grades 6-8

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Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate Site

Ottawa · Public alternative · Grades 9-12

225 students

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Riverside South Intermediate School

Ottawa · Public elementary · Grades 7-8

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Riverside South Secondary School

Ottawa · Public secondary · Grades 9-12

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Urban Aboriginal Alternate High School

Ottawa · Public alternative · Grades 9-12

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Ottawa-Carleton DSB?

Hopewell Avenue Public School is the highest-ranked school in Ottawa-Carleton DSB with a Success Index (Canada) of 92.1 out of 100 (Top 5% of elementary schools in Canada).

How many schools are in Ottawa-Carleton DSB?

Ottawa-Carleton DSB has 157 schools (124 elementary, 27 secondary, 6 alternative) educating 76,820 students in 2025.

What is the typical Enrolment in Ottawa-Carleton DSB?

The median Enrolment across schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB is 435. Students enrolled in the latest published year.