Glendale School
2415 kelwood drive sw · Calgary · T3E3Z8 · The Calgary School Division
Glendale School is one of 24 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Glenbrook. Every school in and around Glenbrook →
What stands out about Glendale School
- A typical size: 226 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 16% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Glendale School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Glendale School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 70% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 16% | 13% | Second 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 Glendale School, not a grade
Its standing, the middle fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Glendale School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
For a letter, see Glenbrook’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Glendale School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Glendale 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.
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
5 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Glendale School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale School | English public | English | 226 | Middle fifth | |
| St. Thomas Aquinas School | English Catholic | English | 183 | Second fifth | 0.5 km |
| Holy Name (Bilingual) School | English Catholic | English | 266 | Top fifth | 0.7 km |
| Killarney School | English public | English | 349 | Top fifth | 0.8 km |
| Glenmeadows School | English public | English | 398 | Second fifth | 1 km |
| Calgary Christian School | English public | English | 456 | Top fifth | 1.1 km |
| Glenbrook School | English public | English | 282 | Bottom fifth | 1.2 km |
Elementary schools near Glendale School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Glendale School
Who runs Glendale School?
The board is The Calgary School Division; Glendale School is English public.
What language does Glendale School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Glendale 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 Glendale School?
Nearest of all: St. Thomas Aquinas School (0.5 km), Holy Name (Bilingual) School (0.7 km) and Killarney School (0.8 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).