Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus
101 cottonwood drive · Blackfalds · T4M0M4 · The Wolf Creek School Division
Counting 3 km around Blackfalds, Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus is one of 4 elementary schools. Every school in and around Blackfalds →
What stands out about Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus
- A typical size: 330 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 7%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Wolf Creek School Division.
How Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 61% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 7% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus has a band rather than a letter
Against the other schools in Alberta, Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus’ results fall in the fourth fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Blackfalds: its School Grade weighs Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus | English public | English | 330 | Fourth fifth | |
| St. Gregory The Great Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 469 | Middle fifth | 0.1 km |
| Iron Ridge Junior Campus | English public | English | 261 | Fourth fifth | 2.5 km |
| Ecole James S. McCormick School | English public | English | 411 | – | 10 km |
| Ecole Lacombe Upper Elementary School | English public | English | 349 | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Glendale Sciences and Technology School | English public | English | 436 | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| St. Teresa of Avila School | English Catholic | English | 366 | – | 10 km |
Elementary schools near Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus
Who runs Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus?
The Wolf Creek School Division runs Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus (English public).
What language does Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus?
The closest schools are St. Gregory The Great Catholic School (0.1 km), Iron Ridge Junior Campus (2.5 km) and Ecole James S. McCormick School (10 km).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – Alberta) · Alberta Education and Childcare, PAT multiyear school results (core courses pooled). Alberta’s own notes: breaches in 2021–22, wildfires in 2022–24, the January 2026 sitting cancelled, pilot-curriculum students excused. Open Government Licence – Alberta. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).