Wallaceburg District Secondary School Classroom. Aug 27 2014 (Photo by Trevor Thompson)Wallaceburg District Secondary School Classroom. Aug 27 2014 (Photo by Trevor Thompson)
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Local Elementary Schools Ranked

The report card is in and elementary schools across Chatham-Kent are now reviewing province-wide performance rankings by the Fraser Institute.

Scanning results from Chatham-Kent's public schools, Gregory Drive in Chatham scored an 8.4 out of 10.

McNaughton Ave. in Chatham was next at 7.3 followed by Indian Creek Road at 7.1, and Dresden Area Central received a 7.0.

Meantime, Our Lady of Fatima topped the area's Catholic Board elementary schools with a 6.7, followed by St. Elizabeth in Wallaceburg with a 6.4.

The Fraser Institute uses province-wide math and literacy test results from Grades 3 and 6 to form the rankings.

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