2011 EQAO results for Hamilton and some other Boards

HWDSB compared to boards of similar size, urban boards, with similar characteristics such as poverty, ELL and special education,
REd indicates figures that are above the provincial average . All data from EQAO 2011.

Grade 3	HWDSB	Limestone	Rainbow	Greater Essex	Waterloo	Ottawa Carleton	Toronto	Thames valley	HWCDSB		Province
No of students	3,281	1,317	819	2,301	3,911	4,806	16,741	4,934	1,839
ELL	22%	7%	0	2%	15%	24%	4%	7%	4%	16%
Students with spec ed needs	18%	23%	18%	10%	17%	15%	18%	11%	13%	16%
reading	61	61	60	60	61	67	64	55	66	65
writing	68	66	65	67	68	73	74	59	77	73
Math	63	63	60	65	65	68	70	58	67	69
Grade 6
No of students	3,559	1,355	956	2,473	4,092	4,768	16,587	5,242	1,990
ELL	15%	>1%	0	2%	15%	24%	3%	4%	5%	6%
Students with spec ed needs	20%	27%	23%	15%	22%	20%	20%	16%	17%	19%
Reading	68	70	67	72	74	78	73	70	75	74
Writing	66	68	63	68	72	74	74	65	79	73
Math	47	48	48	58	58	63	61	52	57	58
Grade 9 applied
No of students	1,245	453	378	870	1,421	1,074	5,756	1,974	845
ELL	7%	<1%	<1%	2%	9%	16%	17%	3%	7%	7%
Students with spec ed needs	29%	42%	28%	19%	30%	47%	35%	25%	33%	33%
Math	34	50	40	56	39	37	30	39	40	42
Grade 9 academic
No of students	2,247	1,007	674	1,783	3,194	4,125	13,034	3,287	1,451
ELL	2%	1%	0	2%	6%	10%	7%	3%	3%	4%
Students with spec ed needs	7%	12%	6%	2%	7%	11%	5%	4%	6%	5%
Math	79	85	83	82	84	86	81	83	86	83