Caledon elementary schools are evaluated by institute

Caledon's 11 public and separate elementary schools were among 2,812 English and French schools to be rated in the Report Card on Ontario's Elementary Schools: 2007 Edition, by the independent research organization The Fraser Institute.

The rankings were based on the nine key indicators derived from the provincewide tests of reading, writing and mathematics skills administered by the province's Education Quality and Accountability Office.

"The report card shows parents how each school is doing in academics, not just in one year, but, most importantly, over a number of years," said Peter Cowley, the institute's director of school performance studies and co-author of the report card. "The report card also enables teachers and administrators as well as parents to compare results for their schools with those of other similar schools across the province. By demonstrating what can be accomplished, such comparisons can make a useful contribution to each school's ongoing improvement efforts."

Palgrave public school has the highest ranking among the 11 local schools placing 145th out of 2,812. In overall academic performance for 2006, Palgrave scored a rating of 8.7 out of 10.

Belfountain public school ranked 319th. Its academic performance was 8.0 out of 10.

Caledon East public school rated 396th. It scored 7.8 out of 10 for overall academic performance.

Herb Campbell public school was 428th. It graded 7.7 out of 10 for overall academic performance.

Caledon Central public school finished 634th in the rankings. In overall academic performance, its rating was 7.3 out of 10.

Pope John Paul II School in Bolton had the highest rating among the local Catholic schools placing 803rd. It rated 7.0 out of 10 in overall academic performance.

St. John the Baptist school in Bolton came in at 1,119th. Its overall academic performance rating was 6.5 out of 10.

Holy Family school in Bolton placed 1,262nd. It rated 6.3 out of 10 in overall academic performance.

Alloa public school ranked 1,838th. In overall academic performance it rated 5.4 out of 10.

St. Cornelius school in Caledon East rated 2,207th. It overall academic performance rating was 4.6 out of 10.

Bringing up the rear was St. Nicholas school in Bolton with a ranking of 2,626th out of 2,812 schools. It had a dismal overall academic performance rating of 3.0 out of 10.

The results can be found at the Web site www.fraserinstitute.ca.