Rainbow Creek Elementary School
285 west creek drive · Chestermere · T1X0L2 · The Rocky View School Division
One of Chestermere’s 4 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Rainbow Creek Elementary School. Every school in and around Chestermere →
What stands out about Rainbow Creek Elementary School
- With 851 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 5%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Rocky View School Division.
How Rainbow Creek Elementary 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, Rainbow Creek Elementary School is in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 53% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 5% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Rainbow Creek Elementary School is placed by its results, not lettered
Rainbow Creek 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 bottom fifth in Alberta.
Rainbow Creek Elementary School feeds into Chestermere’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Rainbow Creek Elementary School
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends 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
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Rainbow Creek Elementary School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Creek Elementary School | English public | English | 851 | Bottom fifth | |
| Our Lady of Wisdom | English Catholic | English | 933 | Second fifth | 0.3 km |
| Prairie Waters Elementary School | English public | English | 570 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| Airdrie Learning Academy | Independent | English | 258 | – | 2.8 km |
| Abbeydale School | English public | English | 345 | Fourth fifth | 6.8 km |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha School | English Catholic | English | 410 | Fourth fifth | 7 km |
| James Short Memorial School | English public | English | 234 | – | 7.5 km |
Elementary schools near Rainbow Creek 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 Rainbow Creek Elementary School
Who runs Rainbow Creek Elementary School?
It is The Rocky View School Division that runs Rainbow Creek Elementary School, in the English public system.
What language does Rainbow Creek Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Rainbow Creek Elementary School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Rainbow Creek Elementary School?
Nearby: Our Lady of Wisdom (0.3 km), Prairie Waters Elementary School (1.9 km) and Airdrie Learning Academy (2.8 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).