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Best public schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB (2025)

Publicly funded schools run by public boards or districts. Ranked by the Success Index (Canada) from official Canadian data; 100 schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB, Ontario. Rank positions shown on each profile are within Canada and Ontario.

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    92
    Hopewell Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary92% EQAO Grade 6 · 740 students
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    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
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    84
    Earl of March Secondary SchoolKanata · Public Secondary95% OSSLT pass rate · 1,715 students
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    83
    Nepean High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary94% OSSLT pass rate · 1,270 students
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    83
    Stephen Leacock Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary93% EQAO Grade 6 · 500 students
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    82
    Mutchmor Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary91.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
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    81
    Fallingbrook Community Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary82% EQAO Grade 6 · 295 students
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    81
    Kanata Highlands Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary92.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 450 students
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    80
    Roch Carrier Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary86% EQAO Grade 6 · 350 students
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    80
    Elgin Street Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary93.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 370 students
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    80
    Merivale High SchoolNepean · Public Secondary96% OSSLT pass rate · 1,440 students
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    80
    Westwind Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary87% EQAO Grade 6 · 615 students
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    80
    Knoxdale Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary87% EQAO Grade 6 · 625 students
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    79
    Canterbury High SchoolOttawa · Public Secondary94% OSSLT pass rate · 1,160 students
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    79
    W.O. Mitchell Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary87.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 495 students
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    79
    Glebe Collegiate InstituteOttawa · Public Secondary93% OSSLT pass rate · 1,315 students
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    78
    Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary85.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 500 students
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    78
    A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary83% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
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    78
    Woodroffe Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary91.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
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    76
    Glen Cairn Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary260 Enrolment · 260 students
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    76
    Adrienne Clarkson Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary84.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 430 students
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    76
    Manotick Public SchoolManotick · Public Elementary78.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 240 students
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    76
    Huntley Centennial Public SchoolCarp · Public Elementary80.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 585 students
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    76
    A.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolKanata · Public Secondary90% OSSLT pass rate · 880 students
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    75
    Castlefrank Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary78% EQAO Grade 3 · 310 students
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    75
    Summerside Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary83.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 540 students
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    73
    Agincourt Road Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary84.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
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    72
    Connaught Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary87% EQAO Grade 6 · 395 students
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    71
    Broadview Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary77.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 865 students
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    71
    Maplewood Intermediate SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary555 Enrolment · 555 students
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    70
    Barrhaven Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary83.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 440 students
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    70
    Orleans Wood Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary70% EQAO Grade 3 · 270 students
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    70
    Lisgar Collegiate InstituteOttawa · Public Secondary91% OSSLT pass rate · 960 students
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    70
    Devonshire Community Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary85.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 300 students
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    69
    Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolNepean · Public Secondary87% OSSLT pass rate · 1,650 students
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    69
    Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolOrleans · Public Secondary89% OSSLT pass rate · 1,050 students
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    69
    South March Public SchoolKanata · Public Elementary82% EQAO Grade 6 · 510 students
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    68
    Lakeview Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary81.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 280 students
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    67
    Earl of March Intermediate SchoolKanata · Public Elementary685 Enrolment · 685 students
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    67
    Steve MacLean Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary83.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 705 students
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    66
    Rockcliffe Park Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary80% EQAO Grade 6 · 410 students
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    65
    Castor Valley Elementary SchoolGreely · Public Elementary74.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 685 students
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    65
    Bridlewood Community Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary78.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 390 students
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    65
    Chapman Mills Elementary SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary81% EQAO Grade 6 · 660 students
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    65
    Mary Honeywell Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary85% EQAO Grade 6 · 490 students
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    64
    Robert Hopkins Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary75.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 345 students
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    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
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    63
    Terry Fox Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary75.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 245 students
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    63
    John McCrae Secondary SchoolNepean · Public Secondary83% OSSLT pass rate · 1,550 students
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    62
    Hilson Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 250 students
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    61
    Forest Valley Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary75% EQAO Grade 3 · 290 students
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    61
    Churchill Alternative SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary76.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 200 students
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    60
    Heritage Public SchoolNavan · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 260 students
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    59
    Glashan Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary315 Enrolment · 315 students
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    59
    Sir Robert Borden Intermediate SchoolNepean · Public Elementary375 Enrolment · 375 students
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    59
    Stittsville Public SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary69.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 760 students
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    59
    Berrigan Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary85.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 665 students
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    59
    Cedarview Middle SchoolNepean · Public Elementary615 Enrolment · 615 students
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    59
    Glen Ogilvie Public SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 3 · 525 students
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    59
    Osgoode Township High SchoolMetcalfe · Public Secondary86% OSSLT pass rate · 490 students
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    58
    Sir Winston Churchill Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary81% EQAO Grade 6 · 435 students
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    58
    Bayview Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary72.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 435 students
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    57
    North Gower/Marlborough Public SchoolNorth Gower · Public Elementary58.7% EQAO Grade 3 · 125 students
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    57
    Vimy Ridge Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary74% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
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    56
    Henry Larsen Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 405 students
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    56
    Osgoode Public SchoolOsgoode · Public Elementary71% EQAO Grade 6 · 275 students
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    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
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    53
    Richmond Public SchoolRichmond · Public Elementary54.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 345 students
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    53
    Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolOrleans · Public Secondary78% OSSLT pass rate · 775 students
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    53
    Trillium Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary73.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 390 students
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    53
    Fisher Park/Summit AS Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary620 Enrolment · 620 students
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    51
    Goulbourn Middle SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary68.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 215 students
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    51
    Wazoson Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary74.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 745 students
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    51
    Pleasant Park Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary86.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 525 students
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    50
    Alta Vista Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary77.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
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    50
    Severn Avenue Public SchoolOttawa · Public Elementary87.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 325 students
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    49
    Stonecrest Elementary SchoolWoodlawn · Public Elementary69.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
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    47
    Katimavik Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary65% EQAO Grade 6 · 350 students
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    47
    Farley Mowat Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 575 students
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    46
    John Young Elementary SchoolKanata · Public Elementary73% EQAO Grade 6 · 545 students
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    46
    Shingwàkons Public SchoolStittsville · Public Elementary70% EQAO Grade 6 · 790 students
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    45
    Kars on the Rideau Public SchoolKars · Public Elementary69.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 605 students
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    45
    Dunning-Foubert Elementary SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary72.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 595 students
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    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
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    42
    Le Phare Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary71.3% EQAO Grade 3 · 325 students
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    41
    Convent Glen Elementary SchoolGloucester · Public Elementary56% EQAO Grade 3 · 160 students
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    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
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    38
    Briargreen Public SchoolNepean · Public Elementary56% EQAO Grade 6 · 265 students
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    37
    Jockvale Elementary SchoolNepean · Public Elementary60.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 465 students
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    36
    Avalon Public SchoolOrleans · Public Elementary63.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 395 students

Hopewell Avenue Public School in Ottawa leads the 2025 list of public schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB with a Success Index (Canada) of 92.1. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider Ontario public schools rankings, every school on the Ottawa-Carleton DSB page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Ottawa-Carleton DSB?

Hopewell Avenue Public School in Ottawa, Ontario ranks first among public schools in Ottawa-Carleton DSB with a Success Index (Canada) of 92.1 out of 100 (Enrolment: 740).

How are public schools in Ottawa-Carleton 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.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

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.