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Schools · Rutherford

Rutherford’s schools mostly beat the middle in Alberta, 10 of the 12 with results

They include AlBaqir Academy, George P. Nicholson School and Keheewin School. The largest is Dr. Anne Anderson School, with 1,989 students. Within 3 km of Rutherford are 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade, teaching 11,313 students.

Schools
13
in or within 3 km of Rutherford
2 inside the town itself
Students
11,313
enrolled, 2025/26
French-language
0 of 13
teach in French
2% of schools in Alberta
Catholic
3 of 13
run by a Catholic board
18% of schools in Alberta
Top two fifths
10 of 12
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Rutherford’s schools

Big elementary schools

At 687 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are large; Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High School and Roberta MacAdams School lead. Every school ↓

The strongest results

The area’s best results are at AlBaqir Academy (all grades), in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓

Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.

Results

How Rutherford’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 A: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.

The area’s schools by fifth of the province

Top fifth4
Second fifth6
Middle fifth2
Fourth fifth0
Bottom fifth0

Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.

MeasureSchoolsMiddle hereAlberta
PAT: acceptable standard1278%67%
PAT: standard of excellence1225%13%

On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 25% against 13% in Alberta.

Every school’s results (12)
SchoolMeasureBand
AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12Acceptable 96% · Excellence 42%Top fifth
George P. Nicholson SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 83% · Excellence 34%Top fifth
Keheewin SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 81% · Excellence 47%Top fifth
Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 84% · Excellence 30%Top fifth
Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 78% · Excellence 25%Second fifth
Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 74% · Excellence 25%Second fifth
Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8Acceptable 75% · Excellence 25%Second fifth
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8Acceptable 79% · Excellence 23%Second fifth
Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Acceptable 77% · Excellence 22%Second fifth
Roberta MacAdams SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 75% · Excellence 18%Second fifth
Donald R. Getty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 65% · Excellence 14%Middle fifth
Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 64% · Excellence 12%Middle 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.

Every school

The 13 schools in and around Rutherford

Secondary schools0 in Rutherford, 2 within 3 km
Schools for every grade1 in Rutherford, 5 within 3 km
Elementary schools1 in Rutherford, 4 within 3 km
Map

Where the 13 schools in and around Rutherford are

A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.

ElementarySecondary (named)Alternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicIndependent

Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Language

Schooling in English and French around Rutherford

English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.

French 00%
English 13100%

The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.

No school here teaches in French.

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 them

Who runs Rutherford’s schools

Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.

By system, they split: English public 9, English Catholic 3 and independent or other 1.

English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 5 schools60%
Secondary 2 schools50%
All grades 6 schools83%
All of Rutherford’s schools 13 schools69%
Alberta 2,332 schools64%

The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.

The boards

The 2 boards that run schools here

Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.

The Edmonton School Division counts 9, more than any of the other boards of the 2.

BoardSystemSchoolsStudents
The Edmonton School DivisionDr. Anne Anderson, Donald R. Getty, Dr. Lila Fahlman, Johnny Bright, Garth Worthington, Nellie Carlson, Roberta MacAdams, George P. Nicholson …English public98,160
The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior, Father Michael McCaffery Catholic, Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/JuniorEnglish Catholic32,980

Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.

Getting a place

How children get a place in Rutherford

The neighbourhood 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.

Catholic schools

Catholic schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.

Independent schools

Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.

The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.

High schools within reach

High schools within reach of Rutherford

Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.

105 secondary schools are within 15 km: 68 English public, 22 English Catholic, 8 independent, 5 French public and 2 other. The nearest is Johnny Bright School, 0.6 km away.

Within 15 km
105
8 in or near the town itself
Nearest
0.6 km
Johnny Bright School
SchoolBoardSystemBandStudentsAway
Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth9150.6 km
Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth8761.7 km
Dr. Anne Anderson SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1,9891.8 km
Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,1681.8 km
Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth8142.6 km
AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth1733.4 km
Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth7643.5 km
Donald R. Getty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth1,1794.1 km
Edmonton AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12–IndependentBottom fifth1434.2 km
Michael Strembitsky SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth8554.4 km
All 105 secondary schools
SchoolBoardSystemBandStudentsAway
Father Michael Mireau Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth1,0724.5 km
Esther Starkman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth8834.5 km
Learning Store at Blue QuillSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–955 km
Jan Reimer SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,1275 km
Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,1265.1 km
Lillian Osborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1,9615.7 km
Ellerslie CampusAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,0165.9 km
kisêwâtisiwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicBottom fifth4465.9 km
Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth6925.9 km
Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth8326.1 km
Mother Margaret Mary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–8206.1 km
St. ClementAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth3816.3 km
Shauna May Seneca SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,0866.7 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth9046.8 km
D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth6636.9 km
Joey Moss SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth1,0267 km
J Percy Page SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1,2647 km
Harry Ainlay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–2,7457.2 km
Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth1,3507.2 km
Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–1,2567.4 km
J. H. Picard Catholic Elementary/Junior/Senior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth6677.8 km
L Y Cairns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–4067.8 km
Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth9627.8 km
Edith Rogers SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth5428 km
St. HildaSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth2078.3 km
Avalon Junior SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth5528.5 km
Ecole Dansereau Meadows SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth6468.8 km
T D Baker SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth5999 km
Riverbend SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth8489 km
Holy Family Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth5429.1 km
Kate Chegwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth6029.2 km
Tempo SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth4819.3 km
Alberta School for the DeafAll grades · Grades K–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1229.3 km
Grandview Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth3389.4 km
Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth5519.8 km
Black Gold Outreach - BeaumontSecondary · Grades 7–12The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish publicBottom fifth18610 km
Black Gold Home-Based SchoolAll grades · Grades K–10The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish public–6510 km
Ecole J E Lapointe SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth59610 km
Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish public–1,26710 km
Canadian Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 11–11–Independent–110 km
W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1,45811 km
École Champs Vallée SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth85811 km
Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1,75711 km
Svend Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,24511 km
McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth72211 km
École Mother d'Youville SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth38511 km
S Bruce Smith SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth61511 km
École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionFrench publicTop fifth31311 km
German Language School Society of EdmontonSecondary · Grades 11–11–Independent–111 km
École Quatre-SaisonsAll grades · Grades K–12The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionFrench publicFourth fifth35311 km
Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–1,39411 km
Laurier Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth62312 km
Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–3112 km
Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–37512 km
Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth35112 km
Parkland Immanuel Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth44312 km
St. Oscar Romero Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–96812 km
Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth84612 km
Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentMiddle fifth48712 km
The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicBottom fifth31712 km
Hillcrest SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth46912 km
Stratford Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth76012 km
H. E. Beriault Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth53412 km
Bessie Nichols SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth91312 km
Parkview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth61313 km
Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12The East Central Francophone Education RegionFrench public–3013 km
A. Blair McPherson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,05613 km
École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionFrench public–24813 km
Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth1,38013 km
Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–81413 km
Sister Annata Brockman Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth84213 km
Jasper Place SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–3,12313 km
Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth45414 km
Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth26914 km
St. Rose Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth42614 km
Riverview Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth33914 km
Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12–Independent–1814 km
John Maland High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Black Gold School DivisionEnglish public–37114 km
Learning Store West EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–6314 km
Alex Janvier SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth55814 km
Kim Hung SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth85014 km
Meadowlark Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth42114 km
St. Thomas More Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth61214 km
Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth63914 km
Wîhkwêntôwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth41614 km
St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth48114 km
Transitions at the YSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–914 km
NorQuest College EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12NorQuest CollegeOther–46414 km
Centre HighSecondary · Grades 12–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–2,50114 km
St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth64414 km
Braemar SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish public–8414 km
Boyle Street Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12Boyle Street Education CentreOther–17815 km
Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Evergreen Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth28315 km
École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionFrench publicFourth fifth33215 km
Westminster SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Edmonton School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth43515 km

Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.

Towns its size

Towns its size in Alberta

Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.

TownPopulationSchoolsStudentsFrenchNearest secondary
Cranston20,0552719,37400.1 km
…
Redstone13,23064,52300.9 km
Huntington Hills13,1843215,97700.6 km
New Brighton13,0482113,56200.3 km
Downtown12,8806226,29060.4 km
Rutherford12,8081311,31300.6 km
Lakeview12,79910342,81020.2 km
Lac Ste. Anne County12,63981,925017 km
Varsity12,6057232,63520.3 km
Bridlewood12,5472614,37200.8 km
…
Ambleside7,7332117,79600.5 km

108 of 140 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 55 of the 141.

Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.

Neighbours

Schools in the towns around Rutherford

Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.

CallaghanCavanaghAllardPaisleyMacEwanTwin BrooksCallaghanCavanaghAllardPaisleyMacEwanTwin BrooksRutherford
TownSchoolsFrenchCatholic or independentNearest secondary
Rutherford13040.6 km
Callaghan
1 km
10040.9 km
Cavanagh
1.3 km
340121.6 km
Allard
1.7 km
9030.1 km
Paisley
1.7 km
15050.9 km
MacEwan
1.8 km
16061.4 km
Twin Brooks
2.6 km
28091.6 km

The neighbour with most schools is Cavanagh (34).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
  • Bands, not ranks. Alberta publishes the share at each PAT standard and suppresses small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
  • The year. The open list of 2025/26.
  • Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
  • Which schools count. The area is Rutherford plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
  • The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.

Questions about schools in Rutherford

Is there a French-language school in Rutherford?

Not in or within 3 km of Rutherford; the French-language board can name the nearest.

How many schools are there in Rutherford?

2 in the town, 11 just beyond it, within 3 km.

How do I get a place at a school in Rutherford?

Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.

Which boards run the schools in Rutherford?

The Edmonton School Division (9) and The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.

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).