St. Gregory The Great Catholic School
105 cottonwood drive · Blackfalds · T4R0M4 · The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division
St. Gregory The Great Catholic School: one of the 4 elementary schools within 3 km of Blackfalds. Every school in and around Blackfalds →
What stands out about St. Gregory The Great Catholic School
- With 469 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 13%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of Blackfalds.
How St. Gregory The Great Catholic School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, St. Gregory The Great Catholic School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 69% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
St. Gregory The Great Catholic School is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St. Gregory The Great Catholic School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Blackfalds’ School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Gregory The Great Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Gregory The Great Catholic School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
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
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
None of the 6 elementary schools nearest St. Gregory The Great Catholic School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gregory The Great Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 469 | Middle fifth | |
| Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus | English public | English | 330 | Fourth fifth | 0.1 km |
| Iron Ridge Junior Campus | English public | English | 261 | Fourth fifth | 2.6 km |
| Ecole James S. McCormick School | English public | English | 411 | – | 9.9 km |
| Ecole Lacombe Upper Elementary School | English public | English | 349 | Middle fifth | 9.9 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 St. Gregory The Great Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Gregory The Great Catholic School
Who runs St. Gregory The Great Catholic School?
It is The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division that runs St. Gregory The Great Catholic School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St. Gregory The Great Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Gregory The Great Catholic School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Gregory The Great Catholic School?
The nearest are Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus (0.1 km), Iron Ridge Junior Campus (2.6 km) and Ecole James S. McCormick School (9.9 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).