Cambrian Heights School
640 northmount drive nw · Calgary · T2K3J5 · The Calgary School Division
Counting 3 km around Mount Pleasant, Cambrian Heights School is one of 38 elementary schools. Every school in and around Mount Pleasant →
What stands out about Cambrian Heights School
- 450 students, well above the 267 of a typical elementary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 10% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Cambrian Heights 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, Cambrian Heights School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 63% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 10% | 13% | Fourth 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 Cambrian Heights School, not a grade
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Cambrian Heights School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Mount Pleasant: its School Grade weighs Cambrian Heights School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Cambrian Heights 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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Cambrian Heights School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambrian Heights School | English public | English | 450 | Fourth fifth | |
| ASASA Academy | Independent | English | 182 | – | 0.2 km |
| Soaring Heights Academy | Independent | English | 45 | – | 0.2 km |
| Rosemont School | English public | English | 205 | Middle fifth | 0.9 km |
| Collingwood School | English public | English | 549 | Second fifth | 1.1 km |
| Highwood School | English public | English | 366 | – | 1.2 km |
| Northwest Elementary Campus | Other | English | 285 | – | 1.2 km |
Elementary schools near Cambrian Heights School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Cambrian Heights School
Who runs Cambrian Heights School?
It is The Calgary School Division that runs Cambrian Heights School, in the English public system.
What language does Cambrian Heights School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Cambrian Heights School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Cambrian Heights School?
Its nearest neighbours are ASASA Academy (0.2 km), Soaring Heights Academy (0.2 km) and Rosemont School (0.9 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).