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Students at local English-language schools posted a mix of gains and declines in the latest Education Quality and Accountability Office, or EQAO, assessments, with results varying considerably depending on the school, grade and subject.
EQAO released its 2025-2026 assessment results on September 25, making provincial, school board and individual school results available to the public.
The local results cover seven schools in Prescott-Russell, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry and North Glengarry: Pleasant Corners Public School, Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute, Laggan Public School, Maxville Public School, Glengarry District High School, St. Jude Catholic School and St. Finnan’s Catholic School.
Upper Canada District School Board
The Upper Canada District School Board, which operates Pleasant Corners, VCI, Laggan, Maxville and Glengarry District High School, reported increases for a third consecutive year across reading, writing and mathematics in Grades 3, 6 and 9, as well as on the Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test.
The board said some of its results were above the provincial averages.
The largest overall gains were recorded among Grade 3 students. Board-wide mathematics results increased seven percentage points to 69 per cent, writing increased seven points to 71 per cent, and reading increased six points to 77 per cent.
UCDSB Chair Jamie Schoular credited the improvement to changes in classroom practices, additional support for students and increased involvement from families.
“Our staff have put in an incredible amount of work to implement new practices and provide more classroom support, and our families are getting more involved,” Schoular said in a board news release.
Pleasant Corners Public School
Pleasant Corners Public School in Vankleek Hill recorded both increases and decreases in its Grade 3 and Grade 6 results.
Among Grade 3 students, mathematics increased from 75 per cent in 2024-2025 to 88 per cent in 2025-2026, a gain of 13 percentage points.
Reading declined slightly from 89 to 86 per cent, while writing increased from 75 to 86 per cent.
Grade 6 results were mixed. Mathematics declined from 54 to 49 per cent, a five-point decrease.
Reading, however, increased substantially from 87 to 97 per cent, while writing increased from 91 to 97 per cent.
Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute
Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute saw improvements in both of its reported assessments.
The percentage of Grade 9 students meeting the provincial standard in mathematics increased from 35 per cent to 44 per cent, a nine-point increase.
The school also recorded a 12-point increase on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. The percentage of students meeting the OSSLT standard rose from 71 to 83 per cent.
Laggan Public School
Laggan Public School recorded some of the largest year-over-year increases among the local schools.
The biggest gains came in Grade 6.
Mathematics increased from 24 per cent in 2024-2025 to 57 per cent in 2025-2026, a 33-point increase.
Reading rose from 76 to 89 per cent, while writing jumped from 64 to 100 per cent, an increase of 36 percentage points.
Grade 3 results at Laggan were more mixed.
Mathematics declined from 58 to 50 per cent, while reading increased slightly from 81 to 83 per cent.
Writing declined from 69 to 58 per cent.
Maxville Public School
Maxville Public School recorded Grade 3 results of 67 per cent in mathematics, 60 per cent in reading and 73 per cent in writing.
There were no previous-year Grade 3 results available for comparison.
EQAO did not report 2025-2026 Grade 6 results for Maxville because of small numbers or non-participation in the current assessment.
For comparison, the school’s 2024-2025 Grade 6 results were 80 per cent in mathematics, 91 per cent in reading and 100 per cent in writing.
Glengarry District High School
Glengarry District High School recorded declines in both of its reported assessments.
The percentage of Grade 9 students meeting the provincial standard in mathematics fell from 59 per cent to 53 per cent, a six-point decrease.
The school’s OSSLT result declined from 86 to 82 per cent, a four-point decrease.
Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
Two local schools in the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario are included in the results: St. Jude Catholic School in Vankleek Hill and St. Finnan’s Catholic School in Alexandria.
St. Jude Catholic School
St. Jude recorded increases in all six of its reported Grade 3 and Grade 6 results.
Grade 3 mathematics increased from 22 to 33 per cent, an 11-point gain.
Reading increased from 35 to 39 per cent, while writing jumped from 22 to 47 per cent, an increase of 25 percentage points.
The school’s Grade 6 results showed even larger gains.
Mathematics increased from 11 to 40 per cent, a 29-point increase.
Reading rose from 60 to 95 per cent, a gain of 35 points.
Writing increased from 60 to 89 per cent, also a 29-point increase.
St. Finnan’s Catholic School
St. Finnan’s in Alexandria also recorded a combination of gains and declines.
Grade 6 mathematics fell from 42 per cent to 18 per cent, a decline of 24 percentage points.
Reading, however, increased from 83 to 91 per cent.
Writing remained unchanged at 100 per cent.
EQAO did not report 2025-2026 Grade 3 results for St. Finnan’s because of small numbers or non-participation in the current assessment.
For comparison, the school’s 2024-2025 Grade 3 results were 82 per cent in mathematics, 91 per cent in reading and 82 per cent in writing.
Biggest local changes
The local results show how much performance can vary from one school, grade and subject to another, even when a school board is reporting overall improvement.
The largest year-over-year increase among the local schools was at Laggan Public School, where Grade 6 writing increased 36 percentage points, from 64 to 100 per cent.
Laggan also recorded a 33-point increase in Grade 6 mathematics.
St. Jude Catholic School recorded the next-largest gain, with Grade 6 reading increasing 35 points, from 60 to 95 per cent.
St. Jude’s Grade 6 mathematics and writing results both increased by 29 points.
The largest decline was recorded at St. Finnan’s Catholic School, where Grade 6 mathematics fell 24 percentage points, from 42 to 18 per cent.
Results provide a snapshot
EQAO results provide standardized information about student achievement in Ontario, but individual school results can fluctuate from year to year.
The number of students participating can also affect individual-school results, which is why EQAO does not publish some results when numbers are too small or when there was insufficient participation.
Parents and members of the public can view the complete results for individual schools, school boards and the province through EQAO’s online assessment results tool.
For specific information about a child’s school, including available results by grade and subject, visit:
The EQAO results tool allows users to search for individual schools and review the available assessment information for the 2025-2026 school year, as well as previous years where results are available.