Mountain Park School
312 mt douglas close se · Calgary · T2Z4Y1 · The Calgary School Division
Counting 3 km around McKenzie Lake, Mountain Park School is one of 13 schools for every grade. Every school in and around McKenzie Lake →
What stands out about Mountain Park School
- With 587 students it is bigger than three in four all grades schools in Alberta (middle: 233).
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 14%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Calgary School Division.
How Mountain Park School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Mountain Park School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 66% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Mountain Park School has a band rather than a letter
The middle fifth in Alberta is where Mountain Park School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see McKenzie Lake’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Mountain Park School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Mountain Park School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
5 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Mountain Park School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Park School | English public | English | 587 | Middle fifth | |
| St. Albert the Great | English Catholic | English | 620 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
| McKenzie Highlands School | English public | English | 742 | Fourth fifth | 1.7 km |
| St. John Henry Newman School | English Catholic | English | 839 | Second fifth | 1.8 km |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith School | English Catholic | English | 808 | Second fifth | 2 km |
| Don Bosco School | English Catholic | English | 348 | Middle fifth | 2.6 km |
| Dr. Martha Cohen School | English public | English | 907 | Second fifth | 2.7 km |
Schools for every grade near Mountain Park School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Mountain Park School
Who runs Mountain Park School?
Mountain Park School comes under The Calgary School Division (English public).
What language does Mountain Park School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Mountain Park School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Mountain Park School?
The closest schools are St. Albert the Great (1.6 km), McKenzie Highlands School (1.7 km) and St. John Henry Newman School (1.8 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).