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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).

#	School	Rating	Provincial Rank	Trend
1	Millen Woods	8.9	#126 / 3,052	▲ Improving
2	Abraham Erb	8.6	#182 / 3,052	— Stable
3	Vista Hills	8.5	#199 / 3,052	▲ Improving
4	Laurelwood	8.5	#199 / 3,052	— Stable
5	Mary Johnston	8.3	#260 / 3,052	— Stable
6	St Matthew	8.3	#260 / 3,052	▲ Improving
7	Northlake Woods	8.2	#287 / 3,052	▲ Improving
8	N A MacEachern	7.8	#447 / 3,052	— Stable
9	St Nicholas	7.6	#532 / 3,052	— Stable
10	Sandowne	7.1	#811 / 3,052	▲ Improving
11	Lester B Pearson	6.8	#993 / 3,052	— Stable
12	Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère	6.8	#993 / 3,052	— Stable
13	Edna Staebler	6.8	#993 / 3,052	— Stable
14	St Luke	6.7	#1,062 / 3,052	— Stable
15	Lexington	6.7	#1,062 / 3,052	— Stable
16	Holy Rosary	6.7	#1,062 / 3,052	— Stable
17	Sir Edgar Bauer	6.7	#1,062 / 3,052	— Stable
18	L'Harmonie	6.5	#1,210 / 3,052	— Stable
19	Westvale	6.4	#1,282 / 3,052	— Stable
20	Empire	6.3	#1,348 / 3,052	▼ Declining
21	Elizabeth Ziegler	6.3	#1,348 / 3,052	— Stable
22	Winston Churchill	5.5	#1,921 / 3,052	— Stable
23	St Agnes	5.3	#2,026 / 3,052	— Stable
24	Our Lady of Lourdes	5.0	#2,211 / 3,052	▼ Declining
25	Keatsway	4.8	#2,301 / 3,052	— Stable
26	Lincoln Heights	3.3	#2,805 / 3,052	— Stable
27	Cedarbrae	2.8	#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).

#	School	Rating	Provincial Rank	Trend
1	Sir John A Macdonald	8.7	#33 / 747	— Stable
2	St. David	8.0	#86 / 747	— Stable
3	Bluevale	7.0	#220 / 747	— Stable
4	Waterloo	6.2	#349 / 747	▼ Declining

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