Fireside School
12 fireside parkway · Cochrane · T4C2L8 · The Rocky View School Division
With Fireside School, Cochrane counts 12 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Cochrane →
What stands out about Fireside School
- With 905 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 4% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Rocky View School Division.
How Fireside School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Fireside School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 58% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 4% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Fireside School has a band rather than a letter
Against the other schools in Alberta, Fireside School’s results fall in the bottom fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Cochrane: its School Grade weighs Fireside School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Fireside 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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
Fireside School is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireside School | English public | English | 905 | Bottom fifth | |
| Holy Spirit School | English Catholic | English | 627 | Middle fifth | 0.3 km |
| Cochrane Valley Montessori School | Independent | English | 11 | – | 3.4 km |
| Glenbow Elementary School | English public | English | 546 | – | 3.7 km |
| Manachaban Middle School | English public | English | 478 | Bottom fifth | 4.1 km |
| Cochrane Christian Academy | English public | English | 424 | Second fifth | 4.3 km |
| Mitford School | English public | English | 453 | Fourth fifth | 4.3 km |
Elementary schools near Fireside School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Fireside School
Who runs Fireside School?
The Rocky View School Division: Fireside School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Fireside School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Fireside School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Fireside School?
Closest by: Holy Spirit School (0.3 km), Cochrane Valley Montessori School (3.4 km) and Glenbow Elementary School (3.7 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).