For the classic Old North buyer, this is usually the easiest school story to understand: strong public indicators, a central Waterloo Street address, and a neighbourhood fit that matches the premium interior-block narrative.
Old North school comparison
This is a simple comparison of the three school buildings inside the Old North boundary against the London elementary median. It is a public indicator read, not a complete school-quality ranking.
Public indicator table
The table compares the school against the matching London board-type median and the all-London elementary median. These are public indicators, not a promise about any individual classroom.
| Indicator | Old North Public School | London public elementary median | London elementary median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 math | 80% | 57% | 59% |
| Grade 3 reading | 80% | 65% | 70% |
| Grade 3 writing | 89% | 54% | 60% |
| Grade 6 math | 74% | 46% | 48% |
| Grade 6 reading | 88% | 78% | 82% |
| Grade 6 writing | 94% | 76% | 80% |
Student context matters
These fields help explain why raw school-to-school comparisons need care. A serious homeowner guide should show the context instead of pretending one percentage tells the whole story.
Why this school matters to the Old North read
Old North Public School is the school most aligned with the neighbourhood's public-school identity. It is inside the Old North boundary, it sits on Waterloo Street, and it serves the kind of walkable, older-house fabric that many buyers picture when they say they want Old North.
The public numbers support that reputation without needing to oversell it. Across the Grade 3 and Grade 6 provincial-standard indicators in the current source file, Old North Public averages about 84%. The London elementary median in the same dataset is about 67%, and the London public elementary median is about 65%.
How it compares locally
Within the three school buildings inside Old North, Old North Public is the cleanest performer on the public indicators. St Georges is also strong and worth taking seriously, but Old North Public has the broader top-end profile across both Grade 3 and Grade 6.
The useful comparison is not just school against school. For homeowners, it is school plus street plus buyer expectation. A house that can credibly tell the Old North Public story has an easier family-market explanation than a similar house where the school answer is vague or has to be explained around an edge condition.
The real estate angle
School strength does not automatically sell a house, and it should not be treated as an appraisal input by itself. But it changes the way buyers read risk. A strong JK-8 school nearby can make an older house feel less like a project and more like a long-term family decision.
For sellers, the move is not to shout about a ranking. The better move is to make the home, the block, the walk, and the school context feel coherent. In Old North, Old North Public is one of the strongest pieces of that coherence.
Nearby schools people compare against
These schools are useful context for buyers and parents, but they are not the same thing as being inside Old North. Secondary schools and French immersion options especially need address-by-address verification.
| School | Type | Old North context | Enrolment | Public indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrae Public School | Public JK-8 | 0.5 km from boundary | 445 | 67% elementary indicator average |
| Louise Arbour French Immersion Public School | Public JK-8 | 0.6 km from boundary | 645 | 77% elementary indicator average |
| Knollwood Park Public School | Public JK-8 | 0.8 km from boundary | 375 | 34% elementary indicator average |
| Woodfield French Immersion Public School | Public JK-8 | 1.0 km from boundary | 285 | 78% elementary indicator average |
| University Heights Public School | Public JK-8 | 0.6 km from boundary | 310 | 78% elementary indicator average |
| London Central Secondary School | Public 9-12 | 1.0 km from boundary | 990 | 80% Gr 9 math / 93% OSSLT |
| Catholic Central High School | Catholic 9-12 | 1.4 km from boundary | 1180 | 57% Gr 9 math / 77% OSSLT |
| H B Beal Secondary School | Public 9-12 | 1.4 km from boundary | 1640 | 53% Gr 9 math / 77% OSSLT |