Foothills Creative Beginnings
4201 101 sunset drive · Cochrane · T4C0W7
Foothills Creative Beginnings sits among 12 elementary schools within 3 km of Cochrane. Every school in and around Cochrane →
What stands out about Foothills Creative Beginnings
- 557 students, well above the 267 of a typical elementary school in Alberta.
- An independent school, outside the public boards.
Foothills Creative Beginnings has no results band
Alberta’s results tables leave Foothills Creative Beginnings out, so there’s nothing to set it beside the other schools.
Cochrane’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Foothills Creative Beginnings counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Foothills Creative Beginnings
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Foothills Creative Beginnings.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothills Creative Beginnings | Independent | English | 557 | – | |
| RancheView School | English public | English | 674 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School | English public | English | 447 | – | 1.6 km |
| Manachaban Middle School | English public | English | 478 | Bottom fifth | 1.9 km |
| Glenbow Elementary School | English public | English | 546 | – | 2.6 km |
| Cochrane Valley Montessori School | Independent | English | 11 | – | 2.7 km |
| Cochrane Christian Academy | English public | English | 424 | Second fifth | 2.9 km |
Elementary schools near Foothills Creative Beginnings
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Foothills Creative Beginnings
Who runs Foothills Creative Beginnings?
Foothills Creative Beginnings is outside the public boards (Independent).
What language does Foothills Creative Beginnings teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Foothills Creative Beginnings?
Through the school, not a board; it decides who it admits and what it charges.
Which schools of the same kind are near Foothills Creative Beginnings?
Nearby: RancheView School (0.9 km), Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School (1.6 km) and Manachaban Middle School (1.9 km).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).