Results around Rocky Ridge lean high: 6 of 8 schools in the top two fifths in Alberta
They include Renert School, St. Basil Elementary/Junior High School and Twelve Mile Coulee School. 3 boards run its schools. The 3 km around Rocky Ridge counts 10 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade, 8,159 students between them.
What stands out about Rocky Ridge’s schools
One big school
Robert Thirsk High School is the largest school here, with 1,437 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Renert School (all grades), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Rocky Ridge’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is A+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 8 | 78% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8 | 21% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 21% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Renert SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 95% · Excellence 81% | Top fifth |
| St. Basil Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 84% · Excellence 24% | Top fifth |
| Twelve Mile Coulee SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 80% · Excellence 27% | Top fifth |
| Arbour Lake Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| St. Ambrose SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| École du Nouveau-MondeElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 14% | Second fifth |
| William D. Pratt SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 16% | Middle fifth |
| Monsignor E. L. Doyle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
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.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Calgary School DivisionRobert Thirsk, William D. Pratt, Arbour Lake, Twelve Mile Coulee, Tuscany, Royal Oak, Eric Harvie, Scenic Acres … | English public | 9 | 5,595 |
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Basil Elementary/Junior, St. Ambrose, Monsignor E. L. Doyle | English Catholic | 3 | 1,369 |
| The Southern Francophone Education Regiondu Nouveau-Monde | French public | 1 | 331 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 18 schools in and around Rocky Ridge are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Rocky Ridge
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
1 of them teach in French: École du Nouveau-Monde; the public ones belong to The Southern Francophone Education Region.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Rocky Ridge’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 9, English Catholic 3, French-language 1 and independent or other 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Rocky Ridge
Catholic schools
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 18 schools in and around Rocky Ridge
High schools within reach of Rocky Ridge
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 78: 41 English public, 21 English Catholic, 13 independent, 2 other and 1 French public. The shortest trip is to William D. Pratt School, 1.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William D. Pratt SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 886 | 1.7 km |
| Twelve Mile Coulee SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 707 | 2.4 km |
| St. Basil Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 602 | 2.8 km |
| Arbour Lake Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 726 | 2.9 km |
| Renert SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 618 | 3.1 km |
| St. Ambrose SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 583 | 3.1 km |
| West View SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 50 | 3.4 km |
| Robert Thirsk High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,437 | 4.2 km |
| St. BrigidAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 590 | 4.2 km |
| BCS@HomeAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 1,213 | 5.9 km |
All 78 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearspaw Christian School & CollegeAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 887 | 5.9 km |
| Tom Baines SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 807 | 6.3 km |
| Bowness High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,459 | 6.6 km |
| Start OutreachSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 142 | 6.9 km |
| Discovering Choices IISecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 208 | 6.9 km |
| National Sport SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Second fifth | 513 | 6.9 km |
| H. D. Cartwright SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 484 | 6.9 km |
| Blessed Marie-RoseAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 903 | 7.1 km |
| Thomas B. Riley SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 478 | 7.5 km |
| Our Lady of the Assumption SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 314 | 7.7 km |
| F. E. Osborne SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 659 | 8.2 km |
| Calgary Waldorf SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 238 | 8.2 km |
| St. Vincent De Paul Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 452 | 8.4 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,165 | 8.8 km |
| Christine Meikle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 117 | 9 km |
| St. Jean Brebeuf SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 292 | 9 km |
| Valley Creek SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 800 | 9.1 km |
| Calgary French & International SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 794 | 9.1 km |
| Simon Fraser SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 661 | 9.2 km |
| St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 611 | 9.5 km |
| Our Lady of Grace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,001 | 9.5 km |
| West Ridge SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 848 | 9.8 km |
| St. Joan of Arc Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 695 | 10 km |
| Dr. Gordon Townsend SchoolAll grades · Grades 2–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 9 | 10 km |
| FFCA High School CampusSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 808 | 11 km |
| Springbank Community High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 683 | 11 km |
| Captain Nichola Goddard SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 992 | 11 km |
| Senator Patrick Burns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 552 | 11 km |
| Webber AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1,001 | 11 km |
| Westmount Mid/High SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–12 | Westmount Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 900 | 11 km |
| Wood's Homes SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 62 | 11 km |
| Foothills AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 314 | 12 km |
| Calgary Academy CollegiateAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 229 | 12 km |
| Calgary AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 524 | 12 km |
| William Aberhart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,317 | 12 km |
| St. Francis High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,210 | 12 km |
| Rundle StudioSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 62 | 12 km |
| Rundle College Junior Senior HighSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 525 | 12 km |
| St. Margaret SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 537 | 12 km |
| Maria Montessori SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 177 | 12 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,095 | 13 km |
| Branton SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 746 | 13 km |
| Ecole Notre Dame HighSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 392 | 13 km |
| John G. Diefenbaker High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,437 | 13 km |
| Ernest Manning High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,007 | 13 km |
| Sir John A. Macdonald SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 638 | 13 km |
| North Trail High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,096 | 13 km |
| St. Michael SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 258 | 13 km |
| Colonel Irvine SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 791 | 13 km |
| Vincent Massey SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 797 | 13 km |
| Ascension of Our LordAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 800 | 13 km |
| St. Helena SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 404 | 13 km |
| Calgary Quest SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | – | Independent | – | 180 | 13 km |
| Griffith Woods SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 968 | 13 km |
| Nose Creek SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 981 | 13 km |
| Westbrook OutreachSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 131 | 13 km |
| Louise Dean SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 28 | 14 km |
| James Fowler High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,642 | 14 km |
| Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 417 | 14 km |
| St. Gregory SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 398 | 14 km |
| Queen Elizabeth High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 938 | 14 km |
| Calgary Christian High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 468 | 14 km |
| Menno Simons Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 226 | 14 km |
| St. Thomas Aquinas SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The East Central Alberta Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 212 | 14 km |
| St. Joseph Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 531 | 14 km |
| École de la Rose sauvageSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Southern Francophone Education Region | French public | Middle fifth | 402 | 14 km |
| Bow Valley High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 970 | 15 km |
| Rosedale SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 248 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | 13,388 | 21 | 11,855 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Ogden | 8,484 | 53 | 29,781 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Drumheller | 8,439 | 4 | 1,234 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Hillhurst | 8,435 | 84 | 34,461 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Albert Park/Radisson Heights | 8,433 | 74 | 35,718 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Rocky Ridge | 8,419 | 18 | 8,159 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Somerset | 8,416 | 30 | 16,305 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| King Edward Park | 8,399 | 93 | 38,569 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Marlborough Park | 8,378 | 52 | 23,752 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 62 | 27,171 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Twin Brooks | 5,102 | 28 | 19,751 | 0 | 1.6 km |
167 out of 221 comparable towns have more schools. A school in French is nearby in 93 towns of 222.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rocky Ridge
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Ridge | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
| Royal Oak 1.8 km | 30 | 1 | 16 | 0.3 km |
| Tuscany 2 km | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 km |
| Rocky View County 2.2 km | 136 | 2 | 50 | 2.9 km |
| Arbour Lake 3.3 km | 36 | 1 | 15 | 0.4 km |
| Scenic Acres 3.4 km | 37 | 1 | 14 | 1.6 km |
| Citadel 4.8 km | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0.6 km |
Next door, Rocky View County counts 136 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Rocky Ridge and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Alberta’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. Alberta suppresses small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Rocky Ridge
How do I get a place at a school in Rocky Ridge?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Rocky Ridge?
The Calgary School Division (9), The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (3) and The Southern Francophone Education Region (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Rocky Ridge?
The town holds 0 of them; 18 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Rocky Ridge?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École du Nouveau-Monde.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).