Prairie Waters Elementary School
The Rocky View School Division
With Prairie Waters Elementary School, Chestermere counts 4 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Chestermere →
What stands out about Prairie Waters Elementary School
- With 570 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 8%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Rocky View School Division.
How Prairie Waters Elementary 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, Prairie Waters Elementary School averages the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 58% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Prairie Waters Elementary School is placed without a letter
Prairie Waters Elementary 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.
Prairie Waters Elementary School feeds into Chestermere’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Prairie Waters Elementary School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on 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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Prairie Waters Elementary School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Waters Elementary School | English public | English | 570 | Fourth fifth | |
| Airdrie Learning Academy | Independent | English | 258 | – | 1.5 km |
| Rainbow Creek Elementary School | English public | English | 851 | Bottom fifth | 1.9 km |
| Our Lady of Wisdom | English Catholic | English | 933 | Second fifth | 2.3 km |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha School | English Catholic | English | 410 | Fourth fifth | 6.5 km |
| Abbeydale School | English public | English | 345 | Fourth fifth | 6.6 km |
| Monterey Park School | English public | English | 601 | Bottom fifth | 7.4 km |
Elementary schools near Prairie Waters Elementary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Prairie Waters Elementary School
Who runs Prairie Waters Elementary School?
The board is The Rocky View School Division; Prairie Waters Elementary School is English public.
What language does Prairie Waters Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Prairie Waters Elementary School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Prairie Waters Elementary School?
The nearest are Airdrie Learning Academy (1.5 km), Rainbow Creek Elementary School (1.9 km) and Our Lady of Wisdom (2.3 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).