Twelve Greater Toronto Area schools including six here in the city have received top marks in an annual report on Ontario schools, CP24 reports.
The Fraser Institute's annual elementary school report ranked more than 3,000 public, Catholic, private, and francophone Ontario elementary schools on provincial test scores in reading, writing, and math in grades 3 and 6, as well as external factors including parental income and the percentage of ESL students.
CP24 reports that "though income is often cited as a major determinant in quality of education, the report concluded that its importance is oversold, point to Toronto's C.D. Farquharson Junior Public School as proof. The school on Brimley Road near Sheppard Avenue had an average combined parental income of $36,300, but was given a score of 8.4 out of 10."
The schools that received perfect grades include Toronto's Hillmount Public School, Arbor Glen Public School, Seneca Hill Public School, St Michael's Choir Junior School, Cottingham Junior Public School, and Sathya Sai School. Also among the included were Christ the King Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill, Khalsa Community School in Brampton, and Khalsa School Malton in Mississauga.
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Original Source: CP24