Kitchener has 66 ranked schools with an average Fraser Institute rating of 5.8/10. The top-rated schools include David Saint-Jacques, St. Josephine Bakhita, J W Gerth. 2 schools are currently showing an improving trend.
Ranked by Fraser Institute overall rating out of 10 (2023-2024 school year data).
| # | School | Rating | Provincial Rank | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Josephine Bakhita | 7.9 | #392 / 3,052 | ● New |
| 2 | J W Gerth | 7.7 | #480 / 3,052 | ▲ Improving |
| 3 | St Teresa | 7.6 | #532 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 4 | Pope John Paul II | 7.6 | #532 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 5 | Chicopee Hills | 7.4 | #643 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 6 | Janet Metcalfe | 7.4 | #643 / 3,052 | ● New |
| 7 | Our Lady of Grace | 7.3 | #702 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 8 | Lackner Woods | 7.2 | #753 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 9 | Blessed Kateri | 7.2 | #753 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 10 | Williamsburg | 7.1 | #811 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 11 | John Darling | 7.0 | #873 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 12 | St Mark | 6.9 | #927 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 13 | Canadian Martyrs | 6.9 | #927 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 14 | Sandhills | 6.9 | #927 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 15 | Blessed Sacrament | 6.8 | #993 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 16 | Driftwood Park | 6.7 | #1,062 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 17 | Meadowlane | 6.7 | #1,062 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 18 | MAC Maple Grove | 6.5 | #1,210 / 3,052 | ● New |
| 19 | St Anne | 6.5 | #1,210 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 20 | MacKenzie King | 6.4 | #1,282 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 21 | Glencairn | 6.4 | #1,282 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 22 | Brigadoon | 6.3 | #1,348 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 23 | Groh | 6.3 | #1,348 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 24 | W.T. Townshend | 6.2 | #1,426 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 25 | Jean Steckle | 6.2 | #1,426 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 26 | John Sweeney | 6.1 | #1,495 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 27 | St Aloysius | 6.1 | #1,495 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 28 | Crestview | 6.0 | #1,567 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 29 | Bridgeport | 5.9 | #1,640 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 30 | Alpine | 5.8 | #1,703 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 31 | Cardinal-Léger | 5.7 | #1,777 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 32 | Westmount | 5.7 | #1,777 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 33 | Sheppard | 5.6 | #1,850 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 34 | St Dominic Savio | 5.5 | #1,921 / 3,052 | ▼ Declining |
| 35 | Suddaby | 5.4 | #1,964 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 36 | St Timothy | 5.4 | #1,964 / 3,052 | ▼ Declining |
| 37 | Franklin | 5.3 | #2,026 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 38 | Wilson Avenue | 5.3 | #2,026 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 39 | Oak Creek | 5.3 | #2,026 / 3,052 | ● New |
| 40 | Howard Robertson | 5.2 | #2,090 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 41 | St Paul | 5.0 | #2,211 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 42 | Smithson | 5.0 | #2,211 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 43 | Forest Hill | 5.0 | #2,211 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 44 | St Daniel | 4.4 | #2,474 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 45 | Country Hills | 4.4 | #2,474 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 46 | Southridge | 4.4 | #2,474 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 47 | Pioneer Park | 4.3 | #2,509 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 48 | J F Carmichael | 4.1 | #2,588 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 49 | Queen Elizabeth | 4.0 | #2,624 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 50 | Monsignor Haller | 3.9 | #2,657 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 51 | St Bernadette | 3.9 | #2,657 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 52 | Trillium | 3.8 | #2,690 / 3,052 | ▼ Declining |
| 53 | Rockway | 3.6 | #2,743 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 54 | St John | 3.3 | #2,805 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 55 | King Edward | 2.5 | #2,925 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 56 | Prueter | 2.2 | #2,952 / 3,052 | — Stable |
| 57 | A R Kaufman | 2.0 | #2,969 / 3,052 | — Stable |
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Ranked by Fraser Institute overall rating out of 10 (2023-2024 school year data).
| # | School | Rating | Provincial Rank | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Saint-Jacques | 8.4 | #46 / 747 | ● New |
| 2 | Cameron Heights | 7.5 | #142 / 747 | — Stable |
| 3 | Kitchener Waterloo | 7.4 | #150 / 747 | ▲ Improving |
| 4 | Resurrection | 6.9 | #238 / 747 | — Stable |
| 5 | Huron Heights | 6.3 | #338 / 747 | — Stable |
| 6 | Grand River | 6.1 | #367 / 747 | — Stable |
| 7 | St. Mary’s | 6.1 | #367 / 747 | — Stable |
| 8 | Eastwood | 5.8 | #422 / 747 | — Stable |
| 9 | Forest Heights | 4.9 | #559 / 747 | — Stable |
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