Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Hamilton, Ontario L9B2E3 · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
#3433 of 3,871 elementary schools in Ontario
#3433 of 3,871 nationally
About Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School
Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School is a public elementary located in Hamilton, in the Hamilton-Wentworth DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades JK-8. In 2025 it enrolled 425 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 20.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of elementary schools in Canada and 3433rd of 3,871 ranked elementary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is eqao grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (25th percentile), and its weakest is parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (15th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 425; first language not english 35%; special education 10%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 123 schools in Hamilton; Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School ranks 78th of 99 scored schools there.
Success Index (Canada) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against elementary schools across Canada.
- EQAO Grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%)57.7%
- EQAO Grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%)64%
- 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%)15%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)10%
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 Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 425
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 3
- 57.7%
- Average % at or above the provincial standard in reading, writing and mathematics.
- EQAO Grade 6
- 64%
- Average % at or above the provincial standard in reading, writing and mathematics.
- Low-income households
- 15%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 10%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 35%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 10%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School
Hamilton · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
505 students · 157 m away
St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
Hamilton · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
365 students · 819 m away
Ray Lewis (Elementary) School
Hamilton · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
500 students · 1.1 km away
St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School
Hamilton · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,615 students · 1.2 km away
Nora Frances Henderson
Hamilton · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,270 students · 1.4 km away
Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School
Hamilton · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
415 students · 1.5 km away
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School
Hamilton · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
285 students · 1.9 km away
Pauline Johnson Public School
Hamilton · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
475 students · 2.0 km away
Lincoln Alexander Public School
Hamilton · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
210 students · 2.2 km away
James MacDonald Public School
Hamilton · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
310 students · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
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425 students
Sunderland Public School
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425 students
Confederation Elementary School
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425 students
Molly Brant Elementary School
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A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School a good school?
Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School has a Success Index (Canada) of 20.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of elementary schools in Canada) and ranks #3433 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 Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School rank in Ontario?
Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School ranks #3433 of 3,871 elementary schools in Ontario and #3433 of 3,871 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School?
Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School had 425 students in 2025.
Is Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School is classified as a elementary covering Grades JK-8. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.