Rutherford School
8620 91 street · Edmonton · T6C3N2 · The Edmonton School Division
Rutherford School is one of 22 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Bonnie Doon. Every school in and around Bonnie Doon →
What stands out about Rutherford School
- Its 250 students sit close to the 267 of a middle elementary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 22%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Edmonton School Division.
How Rutherford 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, Rutherford School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 69% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 22% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Rutherford School is placed without a letter
Rutherford 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 middle fifth in Alberta.
Rutherford School feeds into Bonnie Doon’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Rutherford School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Rutherford School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford School | English public | English | 250 | Middle fifth | |
| École Publique Gabrielle-Roy | French public | French | 364 | Top fifth | 1 km |
| Mill Creek School | English public | English | 342 | Top fifth | 1.1 km |
| Al Mustafa Academy South | Independent | English | 54 | – | 1.2 km |
| King Edward School | English public | English | 214 | Second fifth | 1.6 km |
| Holyrood School | English public | English | 418 | Second fifth | 1.6 km |
| Avonmore School | English public | English | 206 | Fourth fifth | 1.8 km |
Elementary schools near Rutherford School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Rutherford School
Who runs Rutherford School?
The Edmonton School Division: Rutherford School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Rutherford School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Rutherford School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Rutherford School?
Its nearest neighbours are École Publique Gabrielle-Roy (1 km), Mill Creek School (1.1 km) and Al Mustafa Academy South (1.2 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).