St. Ambrose School
1500 arbour lake road nw · Calgary · T3G4X9 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
St. Ambrose School: one of the 8 schools for every grade within 3 km of Arbour Lake. Every school in and around Arbour Lake →
What stands out about St. Ambrose School
- 583 students, well above the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 22% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Ambrose 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. Ambrose School averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 76% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 22% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How St. Ambrose School is placed without a letter
St. Ambrose School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
Arbour Lake’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Ambrose School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Ambrose School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Here the Catholic schools form a funded separate system; non-Catholic families may apply where a board allows it.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
All 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than St. Ambrose School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ambrose School | English Catholic | English | 583 | Second fifth | |
| Arbour Lake Middle School | English public | English | 726 | Second fifth | 0.3 km |
| St. Brigid | English Catholic | English | 590 | Second fifth | 1.9 km |
| Renert School | Independent | English | 618 | Top fifth | 2 km |
| William D. Pratt School | English public | English | 886 | Middle fifth | 2.2 km |
| Twelve Mile Coulee School | English public | English | 707 | Top fifth | 2.9 km |
| Tom Baines School | English public | English | 807 | Top fifth | 3.3 km |
Schools for every grade near St. Ambrose 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. Ambrose School
Who runs St. Ambrose School?
It is The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division that runs St. Ambrose School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St. Ambrose School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Ambrose School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Ambrose School?
Nearby: Arbour Lake Middle School (0.3 km), St. Brigid (1.9 km) and Renert School (2 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).