Edward Johnson Public School here received a top ranking of 10 in the annual education performance report card released by the Fraser Institute on Feb. 2.
Ten is the top score a school can receive in the annual survey conducted by the conservative-leaning think tank.
Surveys are compiled from tests administered by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), which measure Grade 3 and Grade 6 student achievement in reading, writing and mathematics in relation to Ontario curriculum expectations.
The report is based on 3,300 public and Catholic schools in Ontario and is based on EQAO results for the past five years.
Edward Johnson Public School’s top score was based on an overall 9.9 ranking for the past five years up until 2012-13 results. It joined 15 other schools in the province in securing the top ranking. No other schools in Guelph or Wellington matched the Edward Johnson ranking.
“The school rating does not reflect a pass or fail,” information on the Fraser Institute website points out. “It simply reflects how far the school is performing above or below the provincial average.”
High School results were derived from comparing Grade 9 mathematics scores and Grade 10 literary scores from 725 schools in the province.
Scores for elementary schools throughout the county are as follows (Note: not all local schools were ranked due to incomplete information available to the Fraser Institute).
Centre Wellington
Elora Public ranked at 1,810 based on a 2012-2013 score of 5.7 and previous five-year average of 6.2.
JD Hogarth Public in Fergus ranked at 2,543 with a score last year of 4.3 and five-year average of 4.1.
John Black Public in Fergus was ranked 1,298 with a score last year of 6.4 and five-year average of 7.1.
Ponsonby Public ranked 1,606 based on last year’s score of 6 and five-year average of 5.6.
Salem Public ranked 1,606 based solely on last year’s score of 6. No other information was available.
St. Joseph Catholic in Fergus was ranked 1,079 with a score last year of 6.7 compared to an average over five years of 5.4.
St. Mary Catholic in Elora was ranked at 725 with a score last year of 7.2 and the five previous years of 7.1.
Victoria Terrace Public in Fergus ranked 2,504 with a score last year of 4.4 compared to the five-year average of 5.4.
Erin
Brisbane Public ranked 495 with a score last year of 7.6 and five-year average of 7.4.
Erin Public was ranked 2,203 with a score last year of 5.4 and give-year average of 5.7.
Ross R. MacKay in Hillsburgh ranked 2,881 based on last year’s score of 2.8 and five-year average of 5.3.
Grand Valley
Grand Valley District ranked 2,329 based on last year’s score of 4.9 and a five-year average of 5.4.
Guelph-Eramosa
Eramosa Public ranked 165 in the standings with a score of 8.5 last year up from a 5-year average of 8.1.
Rockwood Centennial ranked 2,073 with a score last year of 5.3 and five-year average of 5.8.
Mapleton
Alma Public ranked 1,148 on a score last year of 6.6 and five-year average of 6.2.
Drayton Heights Public was ranked 1,006 with a score last year of 6.8 and an average over the past five years of 6.5.
Maryborough Public in Moorefield was ranked 1,449 with a score last year of 6.2. Five-year results were not available.
Minto
Minto-Clifford Central ranked 1,670 based on last year’s score of 5.9 and no previous information.
Puslinch
Aberfoyle Public ranked 794 with a score of 7.1 and previous five-year average of 7.3.
Wellington North
Arthur Public ranked 2,239 with a score last year of 4.8 compared to an average in the past five years of 4.3.
St. Mary Catholic in Mount Forest ranked 2,239 with a score last year of 5 and five-year average of 4.8.
Victoria Cross Public in Mount Forest ranked 2,127 with a 5.2 score last year and five-year average of 5.1.
High school scores in Wellington are as follows:
– Centre Wellington District in Fergus ranked 346 with a 2011-12 ranking of 6.3 and five-year ranking of 6.6;
– Erin District was ranked 480 with a 2011-12 score of 5.5 and five-year average of 6.8;
– Norwell District Secondary in Palmerston ranked 178 with a 2011-12 score of 7.2 and five-year average of 6.9; and
– Wellington Heights Secondary in Mount Forest was ranked 442 with a 2011-12 score of 5.7 and five-year average of 5.8.
Guelph high school results:
– Centennial Collegiate ranked 67 in the province with a 2011-12 ranking of 8 and 8.2 average over five years;
– College Heights was ranked 708; 2011-12 ranking of 1.7 and five-year average of 0.9;
– Guelph Collegiate ranked 47; a 2011-12 ranking of 8.2, five-year overall rating of 8.5;
– John F. Ross Collegiate was ranked 76; 2011-12 score of 7.9, five-year average of 7.4;
– Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic ranked 232; 2011-12 ranking of 6.9, five-year overall of 7.1; and
– St. James Catholic was ranked 442 with a 2011-12 ranking of 5.7 and five-year average of 6.5.
For a complete listing of all Ontario schools visit http://www.fraserinstitute.org.
