Our school originally opened in 1958 as Cedar Grove Public School. In 1978, we became part of an amalgamation of three schools Wilmington, Cedar Grove and Dufferin Heights Junior High under the name Charles H. Best Elementary and Middle School, East And West. In June 2002, Charles H. Best West became a  school on its own, offering programs for Junior Kindergarten to Grade 4. During 2003-2004, the school community completed the TDSB process to change our name to Wilmington Elementary School. As well as our vibrant elementary program, Wilmington also houses our fabulous Parenting Centre as well as  Wilmington Best Child Care and the after school International Languages Elementary Program for Turkish (K-Gr.3, Gr.4-Gr.8), Mandarin and Russian