According to an independent study school quality can vary dramatically within town limits.
The Fraser Institute uses the EQAO results to rank over 3,000 schools based on nine academic criteria. The elementary schools in Prescott that were included in the report are Boundary Street Public, St. Mark Catholic and Maynard Public. Maynard was 1280th best school in the province according to the Fraser Report, while St. Mark’s and Boundary Street both placed lower at 1962 and 2764 respectively. There were a total of 3064 schools included in the report card.
In a message to Ontario school boards this week the EQAO reiterated their message that EQAO tests are not meant to rank schools and that they do not believe schools or districts should be competing against one another.
The complete Fraser Institute Report Card can be found here.