Cranston’s schools come under 3 different boards
The Calgary School Division has 16 of them, and The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division share the others. 9 of the 27 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta. In or within 3 km of Cranston: 14 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade, with 19,374 students.
What stands out about Cranston’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 8 of 15 schools in the upper two fifths in Alberta, 2 in the lower, with St. Gianna School, Fish Creek School and Prince of Peace School on top. Results ↓
One big school
All Saints School is the largest school here, with 1,845 students. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 483 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are large; Cranston School and Sibylla Kiddle School lead. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St. Gianna School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Calgary School DivisionJoane Cardinal-Schubert, Lakeshore, Dr. George Stanley, Dr. Martha Cohen, McKenzie Highlands, Midsun, Bayside, McKenzie Lake … | English public | 16 | 11,651 |
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionAll Saints, Prince of Peace, St. Isabella, St. John Henry Newman, Christ the King, St. Albert the Great, Our Lady of the Rosary, St. Gianna | English Catholic | 8 | 6,760 |
| The Red Deer Catholic Separate School DivisionOur Lady of the Rosary | English Catholic | 1 | 369 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Who runs Cranston’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 16, English Catholic 9 and independent or other 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Cranston’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is A−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 15 | 72% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 15 | 16% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 16% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (15)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Gianna SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 23% | Top fifth |
| Fish Creek SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 80% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| Prince of Peace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Christ the King Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Dr. Martha Cohen SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| Lakeshore SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 15% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| St. John Henry Newman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| St. Albert the GreatAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| St. Isabella SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| Deer Run SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 62% · Excellence 21% | Middle fifth |
| Dr. George Stanley SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Mountain Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 66% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| McKenzie Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | Acceptable 62% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| Midsun SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 57% · Excellence 11% | Fourth fifth |
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.
Where the 27 schools in and around Cranston are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Cranston
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
None of them teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
How children get a place in Cranston
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 27 schools in and around Cranston
High schools within reach of Cranston
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 59 high schools: 30 English public, 20 English Catholic and 9 independent. The closest high school is Dr. George Stanley School, 0.1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. George Stanley SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 966 | 0.1 km |
| Christ the King Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 699 | 0.6 km |
| Joane Cardinal-Schubert High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,843 | 2.2 km |
| Lakeshore SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 980 | 2.2 km |
| Prince of Peace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 977 | 2.3 km |
| St. John Henry Newman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 839 | 2.9 km |
| McKenzie Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 742 | 3.2 km |
| St. Isabella SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 972 | 4.3 km |
| All Saints SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,845 | 4.3 km |
| Midsun SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 633 | 4.3 km |
All 59 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Martha Cohen SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 907 | 4.5 km |
| Mountain Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 587 | 4.6 km |
| St. Albert the GreatAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 620 | 4.6 km |
| Father James WhelihanAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 583 | 5.6 km |
| Centennial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,793 | 6 km |
| Don Bosco SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 348 | 6.1 km |
| Bishop O'Byrne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,524 | 6.3 km |
| Wilma Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 373 | 6.3 km |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 808 | 6.6 km |
| Trinity Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 478 | 6.8 km |
| Holy Child SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 961 | 7.4 km |
| St. Bonaventure SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 259 | 7.5 km |
| Samuel W. Shaw SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 847 | 8.3 km |
| Nickle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 478 | 8.8 km |
| St. Francis of Assisi AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 593 | 8.8 km |
| Our Lady of Peace Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 779 | 8.9 km |
| Heritage Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Second fifth | 412 | 8.9 km |
| Monsignor J. J. O'BrienAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 735 | 9.1 km |
| Marshall Springs SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 707 | 10 km |
| R. T. Alderman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 700 | 10 km |
| Glenmore Christian Academy Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 387 | 10 km |
| Robert Warren SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 316 | 10 km |
| Willow Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 592 | 10 km |
| Dr. E. P. Scarlett High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,833 | 11 km |
| St. Stephen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 318 | 11 km |
| David Thompson SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 681 | 11 km |
| Harold Panabaker SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 399 | 11 km |
| Lord Beaverbrook High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,059 | 12 km |
| William Roper Hull SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 101 | 12 km |
| St. Matthew SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 559 | 12 km |
| Akiva AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | – | 41 | 12 km |
| Third Academy Calgary SouthSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 104 | 13 km |
| URSAAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 820 | 13 km |
| Our Lady of the Rockies High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,338 | 13 km |
| Sherwood SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 335 | 13 km |
| Fairview SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 948 | 13 km |
| West Island CollegeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 683 | 13 km |
| John Ware SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 381 | 13 km |
| Woodman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 546 | 13 km |
| Tanbridge AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 298 | 13 km |
| Summit West Independent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 935 | 13 km |
| Red Deer Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Top fifth | 499 | 13 km |
| St. Cyril SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 287 | 13 km |
| Henry Wise Wood High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,862 | 14 km |
| St. Augustine Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 439 | 14 km |
| Edison SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 290 | 14 km |
| Vista Virtual SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Pembina Hills School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,011 | 14 km |
| Louis Riel SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 906 | 14 km |
| Calgary Jewish AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 156 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestermere | 31,671 | 10 | 6,332 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Saddle Ridge | 21,479 | 24 | 17,535 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Lloydminster (Part) | 21,267 | 15 | 5,475 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Sturgeon County | 21,144 | 77 | 31,353 | 3 | 5.8 km |
| Camrose | 20,800 | 21 | 3,657 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Cranston | 20,055 | 27 | 19,374 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Evergreen | 19,988 | 41 | 18,701 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Tuscany | 19,986 | 27 | 12,547 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 14 | 8,372 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin | 19,050 | 65 | 28,543 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| The Hamptons | 12,008 | 16 | 8,431 | 0 | 0.3 km |
More schools than here: 22 of the 60 others. Teaching in French: 27 of the 61 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cranston
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0.1 km |
| Auburn Bay 1.5 km | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0.7 km |
| Mahogany 3.4 km | 26 | 0 | 12 | 1.4 km |
| Chaparral 3.5 km | 30 | 0 | 15 | 2.1 km |
| Legacy 3.6 km | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 km |
| McKenzie Towne 3.7 km | 32 | 0 | 15 | 0.6 km |
| McKenzie Lake 3.9 km | 33 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 km |
McKenzie Lake leads the neighbours with 33 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Counted: Cranston’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Alberta school with a PAT result, then averaged per school.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Cranston
How many schools are there in Cranston?
The town holds 7 of them; 20 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Cranston?
Not in or within 3 km of Cranston; the French-language board can name the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Cranston?
The Calgary School Division (16), The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (8) and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Cranston?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).