Thorncliffe School
5646 thornton road nw · Calgary · T2K3B9 · The Calgary School Division
Thorncliffe School: one of the 36 elementary schools within 3 km of Thorncliffe. Every school in and around Thorncliffe →
What stands out about Thorncliffe School
- A typical size: 270 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 51%, below the 67% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Calgary School Division.
How Thorncliffe 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, Thorncliffe School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 51% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Thorncliffe School sits among the province’s schools
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Thorncliffe School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
For a letter, see Thorncliffe’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Thorncliffe School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Thorncliffe 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 nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Thorncliffe School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorncliffe School | English public | English | 270 | Fourth fifth | |
| Corpus Christi School | English Catholic | English | 173 | Bottom fifth | 0 km |
| Colonel Sanders School | English public | English | 406 | – | 0.6 km |
| North Middle School Campus | Other | English | 616 | Top fifth | 0.8 km |
| Northwest Elementary Campus | Other | English | 285 | – | 1.2 km |
| Thornhill Community Building Early Childhood Society | Independent | English | 37 | – | 1.2 km |
| Highwood School | English public | English | 366 | – | 1.2 km |
Elementary schools near Thorncliffe School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Thorncliffe School
Who runs Thorncliffe School?
The Calgary School Division: Thorncliffe School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Thorncliffe School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Thorncliffe School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Thorncliffe School?
Nearest of all: Corpus Christi School (0 km), Colonel Sanders School (0.6 km) and North Middle School Campus (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).