Bala Avenue Community School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025York, Ontario M6M2E1 · Toronto DSB
#3723 of 3,871 elementary schools in Ontario
#3723 of 3,871 nationally
About Bala Avenue Community School
Bala Avenue Community School is a public elementary located in York, in the Toronto DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades JK-5. In 2025 it enrolled 150 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 10.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of elementary schools in Canada and 3723rd of 3,871 ranked elementary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is eqao grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (15th percentile), and its weakest is parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (6th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 150; first language not english 20%; special education 5%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 27 schools in York; Bala Avenue Community School ranks 21st of 24 scored schools there.
Success Index (Canada) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against elementary schools across Canada.
- EQAO Grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%)51%
- 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%)20%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)15%
The Success Index (Canada) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Bala Avenue Community School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 150
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 3
- 51%
- Average % at or above the provincial standard in reading, writing and mathematics.
- Low-income households
- 20%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 15%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 20%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 5%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Bala Avenue Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
York Humber High School
Toronto · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
90 students · 550 m away
Roselands Junior Public School
York · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
305 students · 910 m away
Portage Trail Community School
North York · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
485 students · 916 m away
Our Lady of Victory Catholic School
Toronto · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
640 students · 1.1 km away
Dennis Avenue Community School
York · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
175 students · 1.1 km away
St Bernard Catholic School
Toronto · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
630 students · 1.5 km away
Brookhaven Public School
North York · Public elementary · Grades JK-5
425 students · 1.5 km away
Westmount Junior School
Toronto · Public elementary · Grades JK-5
305 students · 1.6 km away
St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School
Toronto · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
825 students · 1.7 km away
C R Marchant Middle School
York · Public elementary · Grades 6-8
310 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Public elementary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
Mitchell District Elementary
Mitchell · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
150 students
South Huron Elementary
Exeter · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
150 students
Hillcrest Central School
Teeswater · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
150 students
Sullivan Community School
Chatsworth · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
150 students
École élémentaire L'Odyssée
Guelph · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
150 students
École élémentaire publique Omer-Deslauriers
Nepean · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
150 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Bala Avenue Community School a good school?
Bala Avenue Community School has a Success Index (Canada) of 10.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of elementary schools in Canada) and ranks #3723 of 3,871 in Ontario. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Bala Avenue Community School rank in Ontario?
Bala Avenue Community School ranks #3723 of 3,871 elementary schools in Ontario and #3723 of 3,871 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bala Avenue Community School?
Bala Avenue Community School had 150 students in 2025.
Is Bala Avenue Community School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Bala Avenue Community School is classified as a elementary covering Grades JK-5. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Bala Avenue Community School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bala Avenue Community School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.