Licensed Child Care Centre
St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street)
4 Market Street, Toronto
0.1 km
Full day
Operator: St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care Inc.
Licence #16055·Child Care Centre
Public Elementary · Toronto
Homes for Sale Near Downtown Alternative School
85 Lower Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, M5E1R8 · Toronto DSB
About Downtown Alternative School
Downtown Alternative School is a Toronto DSB public elementary school in Toronto, serving Grades JK–6 — 115 students, established 1980.
- Address
- 85 Lower Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, M5E1R8
- Board
- Toronto DSB
- Grades
- Grades JK–6
- Enrolment
- 115 students (Ministry record)
- Established
- 1980
- Phone
- 416-393-1882
- EQAO 2025–26
- 85% composite · Toronto elementary average 71%
- Attendance boundary
- No regular-track attendance boundary is mapped for this school.
Downtown Alternative School is a Toronto DSB Public elementary school in Toronto, serving JK-6. Homes near the school sit in Waterfront Communities C1, Church-Yonge Corridor and Waterfront Communities C8.
Est. 1980
- 85%
- EQAO composite
- JK-6
- Grades
- 115
- Students
- English
- Language
+14 pts vs Toronto · +14 pts vs Toronto DSB — higher than 488 of the 590 other Toronto elementary schools with published results
In 2025–26, Grade 3 results were above the Ontario average in all 3 assessments. Compared with the school's own results from 2021-22 to 2025-26, Grade 3 reading (−9 points) fell; Grade 3 writing and Grade 3 mathematics moved up and down without a clear direction. The Ministry published no Grade 6 reading, Grade 6 writing and Grade 6 mathematics result for this school for 2025–26, so those assessments are not compared here.
Source: EQAO 2025–26 results, published by EQAO as open data (earlier years from the Ministry of Education's school information files). Each figure is the share of students meeting the provincial standard; "above" or "below" means more than 3 percentage points from the Ontario figure for the same assessment. These describe a cohort of students, not any individual, and are not a ranking.
Grade 3Reading 91%Writing 82%Math 82%
View all EQAO results (2025–2026)
Grade 3
Reading
91%
Toronto elementary avg: 74%
Grade 3
Writing
82%
Toronto elementary avg: 66%
Grade 3
Mathematics
82%
Toronto elementary avg: 64%
Results year by year
Every published year for Downtown Alternative School, oldest first. Each year is a different group of students.
Grade 3 Reading91%
Grade 3 Writing82%
Grade 3 Mathematics82%
Grade 6 Reading92%
Grade 6 Writing83%
Grade 6 Mathematics50%
| Assessment | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 — no provincial assessment | 2020-21 — no provincial assessment | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Reading | 85% | 76% | no assessment | no assessment | 100% | 100% | 92% | no result published | 91% |
| Grade 3 Writing | 85% | 76% | no assessment | no assessment | 86% | 91% | 83% | no result published | 82% |
| Grade 3 Mathematics | 75% | 76% | no assessment | no assessment | 86% | 82% | 100% | no result published | 82% |
| Grade 6 Reading | 100% | 100% | no assessment | no assessment | 83% | no result published | 92% | no result published | no result published |
| Grade 6 Writing | 100% | 90% | no assessment | no assessment | 67% | no result published | 83% | no result published | no result published |
| Grade 6 Mathematics | 79% | 60% | no assessment | no assessment | 50% | no result published | 50% | no result published | no result published |
Results are the percentage of students who met or exceeded the provincial standard — the latest year from EQAO’s open data, earlier years as published by the Ministry of Education. A dash means no result was published for that year: EQAO does not report a result where fewer than 10 students wrote. No provincial assessment ran in 2019-20 or 2020-21, so those years are blank for every school and are never joined across.
Informational — not a ranking.
Homes currently for sale near this school
Homes for sale near Downtown Alternative School, ordered by distance — this school publishes no regular-track attendance boundary, so these are proximity matches, not zoned ones.
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Nearby Communities
School Location
- Address
- 85 Lower Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, M5E1R8
- Phone
- 416-393-1882
Licensed childcare nearby6 centres
Licensed centres closest to Downtown Alternative School — CWELCC status shown when it's published by the local service system manager.
6 licensed childcare centres nearby
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education licensed childcare data · Open Government Licence – Ontario · Last updated May 31, 2026
Getting to school: transportation is arranged by Toronto Student Transportation Group
Walk-distance rule (Toronto DSB): Kindergarten–Grade 5: 1.6 km (school bus); Grades 6–8: 3.2 km (TTC or bus); Grades 9–12: 4.8 km (TTC). Distances are measured by the consortium along walking routes, not in a straight line.
Toronto CDSB does not provide transportation for Grades 9–12, or for Early French Immersion and Gifted programs; Extended French students beyond 1.5 km travel by TTC.
Toronto DSB Early French Immersion and Gifted students are eligible at the regular grade distances; Middle Immersion/Extended French beyond 3.2 km.
Weather cancellations are decided city-wide by 6 a.m.
Check eligibility for an address (official Toronto Student Transportation Group tool) · Delays and cancellations · Eligibility policy
Routes, stops and times are assigned per student and change during the year; DistrictIQ does not publish them. Confirm transportation for Downtown Alternative School with Toronto Student Transportation Group. Facts checked 2026-09-24.
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View all schools →Common questions
What grades does Downtown Alternative School serve?
Downtown Alternative School serves JK-6 (elementary). It is part of Toronto DSB.
How many homes are for sale near Downtown Alternative School?
As of the latest listing sync there are 754 homes for sale and 712 homes for lease near Downtown Alternative School, with a median asking price of $600K. They're sorted by proximity to the school — use the explorer above to switch between homes for sale and for lease.
Are homes available to rent near Downtown Alternative School?
Yes — 712 homes are currently listed for rent near Downtown Alternative School. Listings refresh continuously.
Does living near Downtown Alternative School guarantee a spot?
No. Proximity is a convenience signal, not an enrolment guarantee — placement depends on school capacity, program availability such as French Immersion, and board policy. Always confirm current school boundaries and registration directly with Toronto DSB.
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Sources & methodology for this page
- School name, board, grades, enrolment, address and contact
- Ontario Ministry of Education — public school contact information and school information files (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · DistrictIQ's copy last updated October 24, 2026The Ministry's records are the identity source; the school's own website is linked for anything that changes during the year.
- EQAO results
- Education Quality and Accountability Office — current year from EQAO's open data; earlier years as published by the Ministry of Education · 2025–26 assessment; history 2017-18 to 2025-26 where publishedPercent of students meeting the provincial standard, shown beside city, board and provincial figures for the same assessment. Not a ranking.
- Communities in this catchment
- Derived from the communities of active listings inside the boundaryA community appears when it has active listings inside the boundary; it is not a board designation.
- Licensed child care nearby
- Ontario Ministry of Education — licensed child care facilities (Open Government Licence – Ontario)Facilities near the school, not necessarily inside the boundary or operating in the school.
School & assessment data
EQAO results are provided for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as a ranking of school quality. Academic outcomes are only one factor families may wish to consider. EQAO results shown reflect the 2025–2026 assessment.
School and assessment data is sourced from the Ontario Ministry of Education, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), Ontario Open Data, and the applicable public and Catholic district school boards across the regions we cover (Southern Ontario).
School information — including school boundaries, eligibility, EQAO results, programs and enrolment — is provided for general informational purposes only and may be inaccurate or out of date. Boundaries, eligibility, programs and enrolment can change at any time. EQAO figures reflect past assessment results, are shown per test relative to the city-wide average, are not a ranking, and do not predict any student's outcome. Always confirm current school boundaries and eligibility directly with the applicable school board before relying on this information.
Where our data comes from · source, licence and refresh cadence for every dataset.
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