Grant MacEwan School
180 falshire drive ne · Calgary · T3J3A5 · The Calgary School Division
Grant MacEwan School: one of the 26 elementary schools within 3 km of Falconridge. Every school in and around Falconridge →
What stands out about Grant MacEwan School
- With 725 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the acceptable standard: 62%, against 67% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Grant MacEwan School 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, Grant MacEwan School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 62% | 67% | Fourth 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.
A standing for Grant MacEwan School, not a grade
Grant MacEwan 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 fourth fifth in Alberta.
Falconridge’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Grant MacEwan School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Grant MacEwan School
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.
None of the 6 elementary schools nearest Grant MacEwan School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant MacEwan School | English public | English | 725 | Fourth fifth | |
| Falconridge School | English public | English | 508 | Bottom fifth | 0.7 km |
| École St. John Paul II School | English Catholic | English | 279 | Middle fifth | 0.9 km |
| Monsignor A. J. Hetherington Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 273 | Middle fifth | 1 km |
| St. John Paul II School | English Catholic | English | 365 | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
| Our Lady of Fatima | English Catholic | English | 515 | Fourth fifth | 1.1 km |
| O. S. Geiger School | English public | English | 513 | Bottom fifth | 1.3 km |
Elementary schools near Grant MacEwan School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Grant MacEwan School
Who runs Grant MacEwan School?
It is The Calgary School Division that runs Grant MacEwan School, in the English public system.
What language does Grant MacEwan School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Grant MacEwan 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 Grant MacEwan School?
Nearby: Falconridge School (0.7 km), École St. John Paul II School (0.9 km) and Monsignor A. J. Hetherington Elementary School (1 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).