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Best Schools in Waterloo, Ontario

Waterloo has 31 ranked schools with an average Fraser Institute rating of 6.8/10. The top-rated schools include Millen Woods, Sir John A Macdonald, Abraham Erb. 5 schools are currently showing an improving trend.

31Schools Ranked
6.8Avg Rating
27Elementary
4Secondary

Top Elementary Schools in Waterloo

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

#SchoolRatingProvincial RankTrend
1Millen Woods8.9#126 / 3,052▲ Improving
2Abraham Erb8.6#182 / 3,052— Stable
3Vista Hills8.5#199 / 3,052▲ Improving
4Laurelwood8.5#199 / 3,052— Stable
5Mary Johnston8.3#260 / 3,052— Stable
6St Matthew8.3#260 / 3,052▲ Improving
7Northlake Woods8.2#287 / 3,052▲ Improving
8N A MacEachern7.8#447 / 3,052— Stable
9St Nicholas7.6#532 / 3,052— Stable
10Sandowne7.1#811 / 3,052▲ Improving
11Lester B Pearson6.8#993 / 3,052— Stable
12Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère6.8#993 / 3,052— Stable
13Edna Staebler6.8#993 / 3,052— Stable
14St Luke6.7#1,062 / 3,052— Stable
15Lexington6.7#1,062 / 3,052— Stable
16Holy Rosary6.7#1,062 / 3,052— Stable
17Sir Edgar Bauer6.7#1,062 / 3,052— Stable
18L'Harmonie6.5#1,210 / 3,052— Stable
19Westvale6.4#1,282 / 3,052— Stable
20Empire6.3#1,348 / 3,052▼ Declining
21Elizabeth Ziegler6.3#1,348 / 3,052— Stable
22Winston Churchill5.5#1,921 / 3,052— Stable
23St Agnes5.3#2,026 / 3,052— Stable
24Our Lady of Lourdes5.0#2,211 / 3,052▼ Declining
25Keatsway4.8#2,301 / 3,052— Stable
26Lincoln Heights3.3#2,805 / 3,052— Stable
27Cedarbrae2.8#2,891 / 3,052— Stable

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Top Secondary Schools in Waterloo

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

#SchoolRatingProvincial RankTrend
1Sir John A Macdonald8.7#33 / 747— Stable
2St. David8.0#86 / 747— Stable
3Bluevale7.0#220 / 747— Stable
4Waterloo6.2#349 / 747▼ Declining
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