Photo: Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 16 of the 23 schools around Cypress County with results
The strongest results are at Seven Persons School and Notre Dame Academy. Its schools answer to 3 boards. Within 3 km of Cypress County are 18 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 12 schools for every grade, teaching 8,878 students.
What stands out about Cypress County’s schools
Small elementary schools
At 148 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Seven Persons School (all grades), in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Cypress County’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is C−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 23 | 55% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 23 | 8% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 8% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (23)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Persons SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 23% | Top fifth |
| Notre Dame AcademyAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 14% | Second fifth |
| Dr. Ken Sauer SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| Elm Street SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| Irvine SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 9% | Middle fifth |
| Medicine Hat Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| St. Francis Xavier SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 7% | Middle fifth |
| Alexandra Middle SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 55% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| George Davison Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Margaret Wooding SchoolElementary · Grades 4–6 | Acceptable 62% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| Dr. Roy Wilson Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 53% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Mother Teresa SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 47% · Excellence 11% | Fourth fifth |
| Prairie Mennonite Alternative SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 58% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Ross Glen SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 4% | Fourth fifth |
| Crescent Heights High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 46% · Excellence 8% | Bottom fifth |
| Crestwood SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 6% | Bottom fifth |
| Parkside SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Ralston SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 50% · Excellence 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Schuler SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 8% | Bottom fifth |
| Southview Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 36% · Excellence 3% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Louis SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 43% · Excellence 2% | Bottom fifth |
| Starbrite Hutterite Colony SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 33% · Excellence 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Webster Niblock SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 35% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
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.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prairie Rose School DivisionEagle Butte, Coulee Collegiate, Irvine, South Alberta, Seven Persons, Margaret Wooding, Parkside, Schuler … | English public | 18 | 2,782 |
| The Medicine Hat School DivisionCrescent Heights, Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre, Alexandra, Dr. Ken Sauer, Crestwood, Medicine Hat Christian, Ross Glen, George Davison … | English public | 12 | 4,069 |
| The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionMonsignor McCoy, St. Patrick's, Notre Dame Academy, Mother Teresa, St. Francis Xavier, St. Louis | English Catholic | 6 | 2,017 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 37 schools in and around Cypress County are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Cypress County
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Cypress County’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 30, English Catholic 6 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Cypress County
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
Catholic schools
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 37 schools in and around Cypress County
High schools within reach of Cypress County
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 21 high schools: 15 English public, 4 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 other. Notre Dame Academy lies closest, 2.5 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame AcademyAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 435 | 2.5 km |
| Dr. Roy Wilson Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 726 | 2.6 km |
| Medicine Hat Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 286 | 5 km |
| Prairie Mennonite Alternative SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 74 | 5.2 km |
| St. Mary's SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 418 | 5.4 km |
| École Les CyprèsAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Southern Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 102 | 5.6 km |
| Medicine Hat High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | – | 1,295 | 5.8 km |
| Coulee CollegiateSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | – | 489 | 5.8 km |
| South Alberta High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | – | 326 | 5.8 km |
| Prairie Rose Regional Division Home EducationAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | – | 45 | 5.9 km |
All 21 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre for Academic and Personal ExcellenceAll grades · Grades K–9 | CAPE - Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence Institute | Other | Second fifth | 301 | 6 km |
| Herald SchoolAll grades · Grades K–11 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 148 | 6 km |
| Alexandra Middle SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 425 | 6 km |
| Pathways SchoolAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | – | 12 | 7.1 km |
| Hutterian Brethren Church School of Murray LakeAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | – | 20 | 7.7 km |
| Irvine SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 393 | 7.7 km |
| Monsignor McCoy High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 649 | 7.8 km |
| St. Michael's SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 339 | 7.8 km |
| Crescent Heights High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Medicine Hat School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,177 | 8.2 km |
| Eagle Butte High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | – | 575 | 8.9 km |
| Parkside SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Prairie Rose School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 166 | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridlewood | 12,547 | 26 | 14,372 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Killarney/Glengarry | 7,935 | 71 | 24,801 | 1 | 1 km |
| Harvest Hills | 7,930 | 29 | 17,428 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| La Perle | 7,889 | 51 | 21,228 | 2 | 1.7 km |
| Windsor Park | 7,863 | 85 | 37,527 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Cypress County | 7,855 | 37 | 8,878 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Newell County | 7,846 | 20 | 4,078 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| Callingwood South | 7,844 | 41 | 19,485 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Valley Ridge | 7,782 | 22 | 10,076 | 1 | 2.9 km |
| Ambleside | 7,733 | 21 | 17,796 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Kingsland | 4,700 | 62 | 27,613 | 1 | 0.5 km |
108 of 228 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 99 of the 229.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cypress County
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress County | 37 | 0 | 7 | 2.5 km |
| Medicine Hat 4.8 km | 37 | 1 | 10 | 1 km |
| Redcliff 12 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
None of its 2 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Alberta only: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Cypress County and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Cypress County
How many schools are there in Cypress County?
The town holds 13 of them; 24 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Cypress County?
There is none in or near Cypress County (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
Which boards run the schools in Cypress County?
The Prairie Rose School Division (18), The Medicine Hat School Division (12) and The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division (6), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Cypress County?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).