Algoma District School Board ADSB
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Public · English
EQAO performance
Students at or above the provincial standard (2022-2023, EQAO). Green means at or above the Ontario average.
Grade 3
Grade 6
Secondary
How ADSB ranks in Ontario
Ranked against the 76 Ontario school boards with published EQAO results, by the mean of the assessments each board sat (2022-2023).
ADSB places highest on Grade 6 Writing (#52 of 75) and lowest on OSSLT Literacy (#57 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 Writing | 74.1% | #52 of 75 | 31 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 76.1% | #53 of 75 | 30 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 59.2% | #54 of 75 | 28 |
| Grade 3 Math | 42.1% | #54 of 75 | 28 |
| Grade 6 Math | 31.6% | #55 of 75 | 27 |
| Grade 9 Math | 30.2% | #55 of 71 | 23 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 45% | #57 of 75 | 24 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 69.6% | #57 of 71 | 20 |
Student success
How Algoma students are doing: four years of EQAO results against the province, and the board's Student Achievement Plan measures
Grade 3, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO primary assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4 (the provincial standard), from EQAO open data
Grade 6, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO junior assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4
Grade 9 mathematics and the literacy test
Grade 9 assessment of mathematics, share at level 3 or 4, and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, share of first-time eligible students who were successful
Student Achievement Plan measures
The board's own measures under Ontario's Student Achievement Plan, board figure with the provincial figure beside it; graduation is the cohort that started Grade 9 in 2019-20, attendance and suspensions are 2023-24
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from Algoma District School Board's Student Achievement Plan, prepared April 2026, adsb.on.ca , published 2026-04.
School buses and catchment areas
Transportation, adsb.on.ca; policies, ahsts.ca ↗- Who runs it
- Algoma and Huron-Superior Transportation Services (AHSTS), the consortium shared with the Catholic and French boards; requests go through the school
- Who qualifies
- JK door to door where possible; SK to Grade 3 beyond 0.75 km of the designated school; grades 4 to 8 beyond 1.5 km; secondary beyond 2.25 km, by the shortest safe walking route
- Ride times
- Up to 60 minutes each way for JK to Grade 8, 90 minutes for grades 9 to 12; longer in remote areas
- Changes
- New requests, changes over 30 days and cancellations through the school on form TP-004a; stop reviews by the AHSTS online form
- Weather
- AHSTS cancels buses; schools usually stay open and the board announces on radio, its site and by message
- Catchments
- BusPlanner eligibility check by address gives the zoned school; out-of-boundary requests by the board's K to 8 and 7 to 12 forms
- Contact
- ADSB Transportation 705-945-5642; board office 705-945-7111
Catchment maps
The board's school catchment boundaries from the AHSTS BusPlanner map: Sault Ste. Marie elementary and secondary, then the whole district.
Trustees and senior administration
Trustees
Eleven trustees for Sault Ste. Marie's wards, Central Algoma, the North Shore, Elliot Lake, the northern communities and Prince, plus a First Nation trustee and three student trustees; the next municipal and school board election is October 26, 2026.
- johnste@trustee.adsb.caElaine JohnstonChair, First Nation Trustee · 705-844-9888
- bowmang@trustee.adsb.caGreg BowmanVice-Chair, Sault Ste. Marie Ward 3 · 705-759-6130
- sarloj@trustee.adsb.caJennifer SarloSault Ste. Marie Ward 1 · 705-942-5805
- myerss@trustee.adsb.caSusan MyersSault Ste. Marie Ward 2 · 705-256-6128
- mcclearys@trustee.adsb.caSara McClearySault Ste. Marie Ward 4 · 705-297-1868
- apostlen@trustee.adsb.caNick ApostleSault Ste. Marie Ward 5 · 705-971-3647
- evanss@trustee.adsb.caSheryl EvansPrince and unorganized townships · 705-943-9072
- whitleyh@trustee.adsb.caHeather WhitleyCentral Algoma · 705-246-1028
- shamasd@trustee.adsb.on.caDebbie ShamasNorth Shore, Highway 17 · 416-579-0044
- murphym@trustee.adsb.caMarie Murphy-ForanCity of Elliot Lake · 705-849-5242
- johnsos@trustee.adsb.caSusan JohnsonMichipicoten, Chapleau and Hornepayne · 705-889-2261
- Amore MareeStudent Trustee · Superior Heights
- Madison VaughanStudent Trustee · Korah
- Olivia MizziIndigenous Student Trustee · Superior Heights
As listed on Trustees, adsb.on.ca
Senior administration
644 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, 705-945-7111.
- Lucia ReeceChief Executive Officer · 705-945-7234
- Joe Santa MariaAssociate Director, Corporate Services and Operations · 705-945-7233
- Marcy BellSuperintendent of Education, K to 12 Curriculum and Programs · 705-945-7235
- Brent ValleeSuperintendent of Education, Special Education Programs and Services · 705-945-7297
- Joe MauriceSuperintendent of Education, Well-Being, Equity and Reconciliation · 705-945-7245
- Nicolas TurcoActing Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources · 705-945-7111
- Transportation DepartmentSchool buses · 705-945-5642
As listed on Senior Administration, adsb.on.ca
Schools
45 total- Elementary schools
- 34
- Secondary schools
- 11
- Students enrolled
- 10,510
Individual school profiles for ADSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 45 schools.
ADSB school directory ↗