Cardston Junior High School
430 5 avenue e · Cardston · T0K0K0 · The Westwind School Division
Counting 3 km around Cardston, Cardston Junior High School is one of 2 elementary schools. Every school in and around Cardston →
What stands out about Cardston Junior High School
- A typical size: 280 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 60%, below the 67% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Westwind School Division.
How Cardston Junior High 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, Cardston Junior High School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 60% | 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.
Cardston Junior High School is placed by its results, not lettered
Against the other schools in Alberta, Cardston Junior High School’s results fall in the fourth fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Cardston: its School Grade weighs Cardston Junior High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Cardston Junior High 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
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
1 of the 3 nearest elementary schools have more students than Cardston Junior High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardston Junior High School | English public | English | 280 | Fourth fifth | |
| Cardston Elementary School | English public | English | 460 | – | 2 km |
| West Raley Colony School | English public | English | 9 | – | 11 km |
| Big Bend Colony School | English public | English | 33 | – | 12 km |
Elementary schools near Cardston Junior High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Cardston Junior High School
Who runs Cardston Junior High School?
The Westwind School Division runs Cardston Junior High School (English public).
What language does Cardston Junior High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Cardston Junior High School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Cardston Junior High School?
Nearest of all: Cardston Elementary School (2 km), West Raley Colony School (11 km) and Big Bend Colony School (12 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).