Best High Schools in Toronto: 2025 Rankings
If you have a teenager, you already know the question that comes up before "how many bedrooms?" It's "which high school will they go to?" In Toronto that question really matters, because the city has some of the best high schools in Ontario and some that are still finding their feet.
Here's the short answer. In the latest Fraser Institute report card, St. Michael's Choir School is ranked number one in the entire province with a perfect 10. Ursula Franklin Academy is the top public school at 9.7, and Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts comes next at 9.3. Neighbourhood schools like Bloor, Leaside, Lawrence Park, Malvern, Humberside and York Mills all score 9.0 or higher, which puts them in the top 20 out of 747 high schools in Ontario.
Below you'll find the top schools, the best picks in each part of the city, the full list of 106 Toronto high schools in the report, and the things I always tell parents to check before they buy a home for a school.
Last updated November 2026. Ratings come from the Fraser Institute Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2025, based on 2023-24 results. A rank of 5/747 means 5th out of 747 schools in Ontario.
Top 10 high schools in Toronto
| Ontario rank | School | Rating (out of 10) | Homes nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/747 | St Michael's Choir | 10.0 | Church-Yonge Corridor |
| 5/747 | Ursula Franklin | 9.7 | High Park North |
| 8/747 | Cardinal Carter-Arts | 9.3 | Willowdale East |
| 12/747 | Bloor | 9.2 | Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction |
| 15/747 | Leaside | 9.1 | Leaside |
| 15/747 | Lawrence Park | 9.1 | Lawrence Park North |
| 15/747 | Malvern | 9.1 | The Beaches |
| 18/747 | Humberside | 9.0 | High Park North |
| 18/747 | Collège Français | 9.0 | Church-Yonge Corridor |
| 18/747 | York Mills | 9.0 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills |
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The best public high schools in Toronto
These are Toronto District School Board (TDSB) schools. Most are neighbourhood schools, so your address decides whether your child can go.
- Ursula Franklin Academy: 9.7, ranked 5th in Ontario and 1st over the last five years. It's a small, application-based alternative school in the west end, so living nearby doesn't guarantee a spot.
- Bloor Collegiate: 9.2, 12th in Ontario.
- Leaside High School: 9.1, a favourite with East York families.
- Lawrence Park Collegiate: 9.1, in North Toronto.
- Malvern Collegiate: 9.1, serving the Beach.
- Humberside Collegiate: 9.0, near High Park and the Junction.
- York Mills Collegiate: 9.0, in North York.
The best Catholic high schools in Toronto
These are Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) schools.
- St. Michael's Choir School: a perfect 10, 1st in Ontario. It's a downtown school for boys built around its choir program, and students get in by audition.
- Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts: 9.3, 8th in Ontario. Entry is by audition.
- Bishop Allen Academy: 8.7, in Etobicoke.
- Father John Redmond: 8.6, in south Etobicoke.
- Notre Dame and Neil McNeil: 7.7 each, in the east end (Notre Dame is for girls and Neil McNeil is for boys).
The best French-language high schools in Toronto
- Collège français: 9.0, 18th in Ontario.
- École secondaire Toronto Ouest: 8.8.
- École secondaire catholique Saint-Frère-André: 7.7.
To attend a French-language school, a family usually needs to qualify under the French-language rights rules. Check with the board before you count on it.
Top high schools in each part of Toronto
Toronto is really six cities rolled into one, and every area has strong options.
- Downtown and Old Toronto: St. Michael's Choir (10.0), Bloor (9.2), Lawrence Park (9.1), Malvern (9.1), Humberside (9.0) and Riverdale (8.7).
- North York: Cardinal Carter (9.3), York Mills (9.0), Earl Haig (8.9), A.Y. Jackson (8.9) and William Lyon Mackenzie (8.7). Earl Haig is also home to the Claude Watson arts program.
- East York: Leaside (9.1).
- Etobicoke: Bishop Allen (8.7), Richview (8.7), Father John Redmond (8.6), Etobicoke School of the Arts (8.2) and Etobicoke Collegiate (8.1).
- Scarborough: Agincourt (8.4), followed by W.A. Porter and Dr. Norman Bethune (7.9 each).
Not sure which area fits your family? My guide to the best neighbourhoods in and around Toronto is a good place to start.
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Full list: Toronto high school rankings
Every Toronto high school in the 2025 report, from highest to lowest rating. Schools with the same rating share a rank. "n/a" means the school doesn't have five years of results yet.
| Ontario rank | School | 2023-24 rating | 5-year rank | 5-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/747 | St Michael's Choir | 10.0 | n/a | n/a |
| 5/747 | Ursula Franklin | 9.7 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 8/747 | Cardinal Carter-Arts | 9.3 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 12/747 | Bloor | 9.2 | 39 | 8.3 |
| 15/747 | Leaside | 9.1 | 15 | 8.8 |
| 15/747 | Lawrence Park | 9.1 | 20 | 8.5 |
| 15/747 | Malvern | 9.1 | 21 | 8.5 |
| 18/747 | Humberside | 9.0 | 28 | 8.4 |
| 18/747 | Collège Français | 9.0 | 53 | 8.1 |
| 18/747 | York Mills | 9.0 | n/a | n/a |
| 23/747 | Earl Haig | 8.9 | 21 | 8.5 |
| 23/747 | A Y Jackson | 8.9 | 30 | 8.4 |
| 29/747 | Toronto Ouest | 8.8 | 51 | 8.1 |
| 33/747 | William Lyon Mackenzie | 8.7 | 19 | 8.7 |
| 33/747 | Riverdale | 8.7 | 46 | 8.2 |
| 33/747 | Bishop Allen | 8.7 | 59 | 8.0 |
| 33/747 | Richview | 8.7 | 71 | 7.8 |
| 39/747 | Father John Redmond | 8.6 | 46 | 8.2 |
| 46/747 | North Toronto | 8.4 | 17 | 8.8 |
| 46/747 | Agincourt | 8.4 | 37 | 8.3 |
| 65/747 | Etobicoke-Arts | 8.2 | 31 | 8.4 |
| 65/747 | Northern | 8.2 | 82 | 7.7 |
| 79/747 | Etobicoke | 8.1 | 149 | 7.3 |
| 86/747 | Rosedale Heights-Arts | 8.0 | 62 | 8.0 |
| 86/747 | Monarch Park | 8.0 | 180 | 7.1 |
| 95/747 | W A Porter | 7.9 | 86 | 7.7 |
| 95/747 | Dr Norman Bethune | 7.9 | 90 | 7.7 |
| 119/747 | St.-Frère-André | 7.7 | 66 | 7.9 |
| 119/747 | Notre Dame | 7.7 | 93 | 7.7 |
| 119/747 | Neil McNeil | 7.7 | 152 | 7.3 |
| 130/747 | Loretto Abbey | 7.6 | 191 | 7.0 |
| 142/747 | Harbord | 7.5 | 99 | 7.6 |
| 142/747 | Forest Hill | 7.5 | 152 | 7.3 |
| 158/747 | R H King | 7.3 | 144 | 7.3 |
| 158/747 | Senator O'Connor | 7.3 | 172 | 7.2 |
| 178/747 | Mary Ward | 7.2 | 93 | 7.7 |
| 178/747 | St. Joseph's | 7.2 | 111 | 7.6 |
| 178/747 | Marshall McLuhan | 7.2 | 194 | 7.0 |
| 178/747 | Francis Libermann | 7.2 | 248 | 6.7 |
| 178/747 | Étienne-Brûlé | 7.2 | 254 | 6.6 |
| 201/747 | Michael Power/St. Joseph | 7.1 | 169 | 7.2 |
| 201/747 | St Patrick | 7.1 | 217 | 6.9 |
| 201/747 | Albert Campbell | 7.1 | 254 | 6.6 |
| 220/747 | Don Mills | 7.0 | 188 | 7.1 |
| 220/747 | Sir Oliver Mowat | 7.0 | 279 | 6.5 |
| 238/747 | Martingrove | 6.9 | 228 | 6.8 |
| 238/747 | St Joseph's Morrow Park | 6.9 | 234 | 6.7 |
| 254/747 | Western | 6.8 | 324 | 6.2 |
| 275/747 | Northview Heights | 6.7 | 190 | 7.1 |
| 275/747 | Pope John Paul II | 6.7 | 272 | 6.5 |
| 275/747 | Central Commerce | 6.7 | 353 | 6.0 |
| 275/747 | Georges Vanier | 6.7 | 363 | 6.0 |
| 294/747 | Victoria Park | 6.6 | 274 | 6.5 |
| 311/747 | Parkdale | 6.5 | 292 | 6.4 |
| 338/747 | Silverthorn | 6.3 | 368 | 6.0 |
| 349/747 | Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel | 6.2 | 284 | 6.4 |
| 349/747 | West Humber | 6.2 | 318 | 6.2 |
| 349/747 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier | 6.2 | 342 | 6.1 |
| 349/747 | Brebeuf | 6.2 | 360 | 6.0 |
| 349/747 | Cardinal Newman | 6.2 | 403 | 5.8 |
| 367/747 | Sir John A Macdonald | 6.1 | 235 | 6.7 |
| 390/747 | Philippe-Lamarche | 6.0 | n/a | n/a |
| 401/747 | James Cardinal McGuigan | 5.9 | 419 | 5.6 |
| 401/747 | Newtonbrook | 5.9 | 539 | 4.7 |
| 422/747 | Danforth | 5.8 | 383 | 5.9 |
| 440/747 | Loretto | 5.7 | 407 | 5.7 |
| 453/747 | Woburn | 5.6 | 409 | 5.7 |
| 478/747 | East York | 5.5 | 444 | 5.5 |
| 497/747 | Monsignor Percy Johnson | 5.4 | 483 | 5.1 |
| 513/747 | Wexford Collegiate-Arts | 5.3 | 383 | 5.9 |
| 513/747 | L'Amoreaux | 5.3 | 490 | 5.1 |
| 513/747 | TDSB Virtual Secondary | 5.3 | n/a | n/a |
| 545/747 | Chaminade | 5.1 | 385 | 5.9 |
| 545/747 | Lester B Pearson | 5.1 | 456 | 5.4 |
| 559/747 | St Mary's | 4.9 | 466 | 5.3 |
| 559/747 | Lakeshore | 4.9 | 521 | 4.8 |
| 559/747 | Cedarbrae | 4.9 | 551 | 4.5 |
| 559/747 | Thistletown | 4.9 | 570 | 4.4 |
| 559/747 | West Hill | 4.9 | 570 | 4.4 |
| 582/747 | Jean Vanier | 4.7 | 545 | 4.6 |
| 582/747 | St Basil the Great | 4.7 | 564 | 4.4 |
| 591/747 | Madonna | 4.6 | 510 | 5.0 |
| 591/747 | Blessed Mother Teresa | 4.6 | 533 | 4.7 |
| 591/747 | Oakwood | 4.6 | 605 | 3.8 |
| 605/747 | Archbishop Romero | 4.5 | 622 | 3.2 |
| 620/747 | Stephen Leacock | 4.4 | 510 | 5.0 |
| 620/747 | Father Henry Carr | 4.4 | 526 | 4.8 |
| 620/747 | David and Mary Thomson | 4.4 | 585 | 4.1 |
| 620/747 | John Polanyi | 4.4 | 594 | 4.0 |
| 633/747 | Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton | 4.3 | 519 | 4.8 |
| 633/747 | Birchmount Park | 4.3 | 543 | 4.7 |
| 641/747 | Central Toronto | 4.2 | 648 | 2.1 |
| 649/747 | Jarvis | 4.1 | 557 | 4.5 |
| 654/747 | Runnymede | 4.0 | 567 | 4.4 |
| 666/747 | Marc Garneau | 3.8 | 503 | 5.0 |
| 678/747 | North Albion | 3.6 | 579 | 4.2 |
| 682/747 | Downsview | 3.5 | 638 | 2.8 |
| 689/747 | Dante Alighieri | 3.4 | 600 | 3.8 |
| 689/747 | Winston Churchill | 3.4 | 618 | 3.5 |
| 704/747 | Weston | 3.0 | 631 | 3.0 |
| 704/747 | Kipling | 3.0 | 646 | 2.2 |
| 706/747 | York Memorial | 2.9 | 558 | 4.5 |
| 706/747 | C W Jefferys | 2.9 | 605 | 3.8 |
| 709/747 | Emery | 2.8 | 643 | 2.4 |
| 724/747 | George S Henry | 2.3 | 613 | 3.6 |
| 733/747 | Westview Centennial | 1.6 | 650 | 2.0 |
How the rankings work
The Fraser Institute builds its ratings from provincial test results, mainly the Grade 9 EQAO math test and the Grade 10 literacy test (OSSLT), plus how many students pass and how big the gaps are between groups of students. It's a useful starting point, but it doesn't measure things like arts, sports, clubs, how welcoming a school is, or how a particular program fits your child. Most private schools don't take part, so schools like Upper Canada College and Branksome Hall aren't on this list.
My advice: look at the five-year average as well as this year's number. A school that's been steady for five years is a safer bet than one that jumped up once.
Buying a home for a school: what to check first
- Check the boundary for the exact address. Use the TDSB or TCDSB school locator before you make an offer. Boundaries don't always follow the neighbourhood name, and two houses on the same street can go to different schools.
- Ask whether the school is full. Some popular schools are "capped," which means new families in the boundary can be sent to another school.
- Know which programs need an application. Arts schools, alternative schools and specialized programs like IB usually need an application or audition, no matter where you live.
- Visit the school. Go to an open house and talk to parents at pickup. You'll learn more in 20 minutes than from any ranking.
- Think about the commute. With Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West now open, some schools are a lot easier to reach than they were a few years ago.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best high school in Toronto?
St. Michael's Choir School, with a perfect 10 and the number one rank in Ontario. Because entry is by audition, many families look at Ursula Franklin Academy (9.7) and Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts (9.3) next.
What is the best public high school in Toronto?
Ursula Franklin Academy at 9.7. Among regular neighbourhood schools, Bloor Collegiate (9.2), followed by Leaside, Lawrence Park and Malvern (9.1 each), rate highest.
What is the best Catholic high school in Toronto?
St. Michael's Choir School (10.0), followed by Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts (9.3) and Bishop Allen Academy (8.7).
What is the best high school in North York?
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts (9.3), then York Mills Collegiate (9.0), Earl Haig and A.Y. Jackson (8.9 each).
What is the best high school in Scarborough?
Agincourt Collegiate at 8.4.
What is the best high school in Etobicoke?
Bishop Allen Academy and Richview Collegiate, both at 8.7.
Do I have to live in the boundary to go to a school?
For a regular program, generally yes: your address decides your home school. Application programs are the exception. Always confirm with the school board for your exact address.
Looking for younger kids' schools?
See my list of the best middle schools in Toronto.
Thinking of moving closer to a great school?
A lot of the families I work with sell first so they can buy in the right school boundary. If that sounds like you, start by finding out what your home is worth today. Get your free home evaluation, or call me at 647-576-2100.
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