Avalon Junior School
5425 114 street · Edmonton · T6H3M1 · The Edmonton School Division
One of Malmo Plains’s 12 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Avalon Junior School. Every school in and around Malmo Plains →
What stands out about Avalon Junior School
- Its 552 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the top fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 30% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Edmonton School Division.
How Avalon Junior 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, Avalon Junior School averages the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 84% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 30% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Avalon Junior School sits among the province’s schools
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Avalon Junior School gets a place among them, the top fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Malmo Plains’ School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Avalon Junior School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Avalon Junior School
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
4 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Avalon Junior School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Junior School | English public | English | 552 | Top fifth | |
| Louis St. Laurent | English Catholic | English | 1,350 | Second fifth | 1.3 km |
| Harry Ainlay School | English public | English | 2,745 | – | 1.4 km |
| Allendale School | English public | English | 551 | Second fifth | 1.8 km |
| L Y Cairns School | English public | English | 406 | – | 1.8 km |
| D S MacKenzie School | English public | English | 663 | Middle fifth | 2.1 km |
| Strathcona School | English public | English | 1,757 | – | 2.6 km |
Secondary schools near Avalon Junior School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Avalon Junior School
Who runs Avalon Junior School?
The Edmonton School Division: Avalon Junior School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Avalon Junior School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Avalon Junior School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Avalon Junior School?
Nearby: Louis St. Laurent (1.3 km), Harry Ainlay School (1.4 km) and Allendale School (1.8 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).