Westgate School
150 westminster drive sw · Calgary · T3C2T3 · The Calgary School Division
One of Westgate’s 24 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Westgate School. Every school in and around Westgate →
What stands out about Westgate School
- With 608 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 18%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Calgary School Division.
How Westgate 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, Westgate School is in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 89% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 18% | 13% | Second 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 Westgate School, not a grade
Westgate 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 second fifth in Alberta.
Westgate School feeds into Westgate’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Westgate School
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is 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 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 Westgate School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate School | English public | English | 608 | Second fifth | |
| Wildwood School | English public | English | 510 | Middle fifth | 0.9 km |
| Glenmeadows School | English public | English | 398 | Second fifth | 1 km |
| John Costello Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 171 | Top fifth | 1.5 km |
| Olympic Heights School | English public | English | 480 | Top fifth | 1.5 km |
| St. Thomas Aquinas School | English Catholic | English | 183 | Second fifth | 1.6 km |
| Behaviour Therapy and Learning Centre Ltd. | Independent | English | 11 | – | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near Westgate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Westgate School
Who runs Westgate School?
Westgate School comes under The Calgary School Division (English public).
What language does Westgate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Westgate School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Westgate School?
The nearest are Wildwood School (0.9 km), Glenmeadows School (1 km) and John Costello Catholic School (1.5 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).