Riverbend School
65 rivervalley drive se · Calgary · T2C3Z7 · The Calgary School Division
With Riverbend School, Riverbend counts 49 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Riverbend →
What stands out about Riverbend School
- Its 299 students sit close to the 267 of a middle elementary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the acceptable standard, at 58% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- Public and English-language, under The Calgary School Division.
How Riverbend School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Riverbend School averages the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 58% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Riverbend School is placed by its results, not lettered
Riverbend 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.
Riverbend School feeds into Riverbend’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Riverbend School
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school 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
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
None of the 6 elementary schools nearest Riverbend School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend School | English public | English | 299 | Fourth fifth | |
| Holy Angels School | English Catholic | English | 165 | Middle fifth | 0.7 km |
| McKenzie Learning Centre | Independent | English | 64 | – | 0.7 km |
| Creekside Campus ECS | Independent | English | 49 | – | 0.7 km |
| Marlborough Day Nursery ECS Ltd. West Henday Campus | Independent | English | 93 | – | 0.7 km |
| Marlborough Day Nursery Ltd. | Independent | English | 149 | – | 0.7 km |
| Tiny Treasures Ellenwood | Independent | English | 16 | – | 0.7 km |
Elementary schools near Riverbend School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Riverbend School
Who runs Riverbend School?
The board is The Calgary School Division; Riverbend School is English public.
What language does Riverbend School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Riverbend School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Riverbend School?
Nearest of all: Holy Angels School (0.7 km), McKenzie Learning Centre (0.7 km) and Creekside Campus ECS (0.7 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).