Rainy River District School Board RRDSB
Fort Frances, 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 RRDSB 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).
RRDSB places highest on Grade 9 Math (#7 of 71) and lowest on OSSLT Literacy (#56 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 Math | 56% | #7 of 71 | 91 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 78.8% | #42 of 75 | 45 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 76.8% | #42 of 75 | 45 |
| Grade 3 Math | 51.2% | #43 of 75 | 43 |
| Grade 6 Math | 36.4% | #43 of 75 | 43 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 65.8% | #45 of 75 | 41 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 56.6% | #47 of 75 | 38 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 70% | #56 of 71 | 21 |
Student success
How RRDSB students are doing: four years of EQAO results against the province, and graduation and credit accumulation from the Ministry of Education's May 2026 school board progress table
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
Graduation and credits, Ministry progress report
From the Ministry of Education's school board progress table, May 2026: graduation and credit accumulation for every Ontario board, with the change on the previous year
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
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Figures and findings read from Rainy River District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
School buses
Walk distance policy, rrdtsc.rrdsb.com ↗- Who runs it
- Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium (RRDTSC), shared with the Northwest Catholic board; the First Rider program introduces new riders each August
- Who qualifies
- Students whose primary address is inside the school's attendance boundary and more than 1.0 km from school in grades 1 to 3, 1.6 km in grades 4 to 8 and 3.2 km in grades 9 to 12; JK and SK door to door where feasible
- Bus stop
- Grades 1 to 12 walk to a group stop within 500 metres; distances are measured property line to property line with Edulog
- Address
- A student's legal and permanent residence counts; a daycare or caregiver address does not, and joint-custody families choose one primary address
- Contact
- Board office 807-274-9855, generalinquiries@rrdsb.com
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Trustees elected by municipality, a First Nation, Metis and Inuit trustee and student trustees. Board office, 522 Second Street East, Fort Frances, 807-274-9855.
- Kathryn PierrozChair · Township of Alberton
- Mike WalchukVice-Chair · Town of Fort Frances and unorganized areas east
- Jeff LehmanTrustee · Atikokan and surrounding area
- Lori Ann ShortreedTrustee · Town of Fort Frances and unorganized areas east
- Sarah CreedTrustee · Morley, Morson, Lake of the Woods, McCrosson and Tovell, Rainy River and Dawson
- John FuhrerTrustee · Emo, Chapple, Nestor Falls and area
- Tammy RyllFirst Nation, Metis and Inuit Trustee · all First Nations in the district
As listed on Board of Trustees, rrdsb.com
Senior administration
The Director of Education, superintendents and executive officers, 807-274-9855.
- Heather CampbellDirector of Education and Chief Executive Officer
- Beth FairfieldSuperintendent of Education · secondary curriculum, Fort Frances and Northern Lakes
- Michelle MosbeckSuperintendent of Education · special education, FSL and mental health
- Brad OsterSuperintendent of Education
- Nadia AllisonSuperintendent of Business · transportation, budget and procurement
- Kevin KnutsenExecutive Officer of Employee and Labour Relations
- Travis EngeExecutive Officer of Facilities Services
As listed on Administration, rrdsb.com
Schools
15 total- Elementary schools
- 12
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Students enrolled
- 2,395
Individual school profiles for RRDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 15 schools.
RRDSB school directory ↗