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Best Schools in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Thunder Bay has 35 ranked schools with an average Fraser Institute rating of 6.3/10. The top-rated schools include Vance Chapman, St Francis, Nor'wester View. 4 schools are currently showing an improving trend.

35Schools Ranked
6.3Avg Rating
29Elementary
6Secondary

Top Elementary Schools in Thunder Bay

Ranked by Fraser Institute overall rating out of 10 (2023-2024 school year data).

#SchoolRatingProvincial RankTrend
1Vance Chapman9.1#97 / 3,052— Stable
2St Francis8.9#126 / 3,052— Stable
3Nor'wester View8.7#161 / 3,052— Stable
4St Paul8.5#199 / 3,052— Stable
5Five Mile8.4#231 / 3,052— Stable
6Ecole Elsie MacGill8.0#351 / 3,052● New
7Claude E Garton7.9#392 / 3,052— Stable
8Gron Morgan7.4#643 / 3,052▲ Improving
9McKellar Park Central7.1#811 / 3,052● New
10St Thomas Aquinas7.0#873 / 3,052— Stable
11St Bernard6.9#927 / 3,052▲ Improving
12Holy Cross6.7#1,062 / 3,052— Stable
13St James6.0#1,567 / 3,052— Stable
14Holy Family6.0#1,567 / 3,052— Stable
15Westmount6.0#1,567 / 3,052— Stable
16St Martin5.9#1,640 / 3,052— Stable
17St Elizabeth5.8#1,703 / 3,052— Stable
18Kingsway Park5.8#1,703 / 3,052▲ Improving
19St Ann5.7#1,777 / 3,052— Stable
20St Pius X5.7#1,777 / 3,052— Stable
21Algonquin Avenue5.7#1,777 / 3,052▲ Improving
22Corpus Christi5.6#1,850 / 3,052— Stable
23St Margaret5.3#2,026 / 3,052— Stable
24Woodcrest5.2#2,090 / 3,052— Stable
25C D Howe5.0#2,211 / 3,052— Stable
26Franco-Supérieur4.9#2,258 / 3,052— Stable
27St Jude4.0#2,624 / 3,052— Stable
28Sherbrooke3.3#2,805 / 3,052● New
29Our Lady of Charity3.2#2,830 / 3,052● New

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Top Secondary Schools in Thunder Bay

Ranked by Fraser Institute overall rating out of 10 (2023-2024 school year data).

#SchoolRatingProvincial RankTrend
1St. Ignatius6.6#294 / 747— Stable
2Superior CVI6.2#349 / 747● New
3Hammarskjold HS6.1#367 / 747● New
4de la Verendrye5.6#453 / 747— Stable
5Westgate C & VI5.6#453 / 747● New
6St. Patrick5.3#513 / 747— Stable
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