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.
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.
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
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 | 12 | 78% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12 | 25% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 25% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (12)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 96% · Excellence 42% | Top fifth |
| George P. Nicholson SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 83% · Excellence 34% | Top fifth |
| Keheewin SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 47% | Top fifth |
| Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 84% · Excellence 30% | Top fifth |
| Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 23% | Second fifth |
| Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| Roberta MacAdams SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| Donald R. Getty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 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.
The 13 schools in and around Rutherford
Where the 13 schools in and around Rutherford are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Rutherford
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
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 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.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
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.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edmonton School DivisionDr. Anne Anderson, Donald R. Getty, Dr. Lila Fahlman, Johnny Bright, Garth Worthington, Nellie Carlson, Roberta MacAdams, George P. Nicholson … | English public | 9 | 8,160 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior, Father Michael McCaffery Catholic, Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior | English Catholic | 3 | 2,980 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
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 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.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 915 | 0.6 km |
| Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 876 | 1.7 km |
| Dr. Anne Anderson SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,989 | 1.8 km |
| Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,168 | 1.8 km |
| Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 814 | 2.6 km |
| AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 173 | 3.4 km |
| Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 764 | 3.5 km |
| Donald R. Getty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 1,179 | 4.1 km |
| Edmonton AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 143 | 4.2 km |
| Michael Strembitsky SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 855 | 4.4 km |
All 105 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Michael Mireau Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,072 | 4.5 km |
| Esther Starkman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 883 | 4.5 km |
| Learning Store at Blue QuillSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 95 | 5 km |
| Jan Reimer SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,127 | 5 km |
| Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,126 | 5.1 km |
| Lillian Osborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,961 | 5.7 km |
| Ellerslie CampusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,016 | 5.9 km |
| kisêwâtisiwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 446 | 5.9 km |
| Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 692 | 5.9 km |
| Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 832 | 6.1 km |
| Mother Margaret Mary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 820 | 6.1 km |
| St. ClementAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 381 | 6.3 km |
| Shauna May Seneca SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,086 | 6.7 km |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 904 | 6.8 km |
| D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 663 | 6.9 km |
| Joey Moss SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 1,026 | 7 km |
| J Percy Page SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,264 | 7 km |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,745 | 7.2 km |
| Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,350 | 7.2 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,256 | 7.4 km |
| J. H. Picard Catholic Elementary/Junior/Senior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 667 | 7.8 km |
| L Y Cairns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 406 | 7.8 km |
| Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 962 | 7.8 km |
| Edith Rogers SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 542 | 8 km |
| St. HildaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 207 | 8.3 km |
| Avalon Junior SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 552 | 8.5 km |
| Ecole Dansereau Meadows SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 646 | 8.8 km |
| T D Baker SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 599 | 9 km |
| Riverbend SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 848 | 9 km |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 542 | 9.1 km |
| Kate Chegwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 602 | 9.2 km |
| Tempo SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 481 | 9.3 km |
| Alberta School for the DeafAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 122 | 9.3 km |
| Grandview Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 338 | 9.4 km |
| Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 551 | 9.8 km |
| Black Gold Outreach - BeaumontSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 186 | 10 km |
| Black Gold Home-Based SchoolAll grades · Grades K–10 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 65 | 10 km |
| Ecole J E Lapointe SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 596 | 10 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 1,267 | 10 km |
| Canadian Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 10 km |
| W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,458 | 11 km |
| École Champs Vallée SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 858 | 11 km |
| Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,757 | 11 km |
| Svend Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,245 | 11 km |
| McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 722 | 11 km |
| École Mother d'Youville SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 385 | 11 km |
| S Bruce Smith SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 615 | 11 km |
| École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 313 | 11 km |
| German Language School Society of EdmontonSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 11 km |
| École Quatre-SaisonsAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 353 | 11 km |
| Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,394 | 11 km |
| Laurier Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 623 | 12 km |
| Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 31 | 12 km |
| Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 375 | 12 km |
| Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 351 | 12 km |
| Parkland Immanuel Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 443 | 12 km |
| St. Oscar Romero Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 968 | 12 km |
| Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 846 | 12 km |
| Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 487 | 12 km |
| The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 317 | 12 km |
| Hillcrest SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 469 | 12 km |
| Stratford Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 760 | 12 km |
| H. E. Beriault Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 534 | 12 km |
| Bessie Nichols SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 913 | 12 km |
| Parkview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 613 | 13 km |
| Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The East Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 30 | 13 km |
| A. Blair McPherson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,056 | 13 km |
| École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 248 | 13 km |
| Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,380 | 13 km |
| Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 814 | 13 km |
| Sister Annata Brockman Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 842 | 13 km |
| Jasper Place SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 3,123 | 13 km |
| Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 454 | 14 km |
| Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 269 | 14 km |
| St. Rose Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 426 | 14 km |
| Riverview Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 339 | 14 km |
| Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 14 km |
| John Maland High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 371 | 14 km |
| Learning Store West EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 63 | 14 km |
| Alex Janvier SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 558 | 14 km |
| Kim Hung SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 850 | 14 km |
| Meadowlark Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 421 | 14 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 612 | 14 km |
| Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 639 | 14 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 416 | 14 km |
| St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 481 | 14 km |
| Transitions at the YSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 14 km |
| NorQuest College EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | NorQuest College | Other | – | 464 | 14 km |
| Centre HighSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,501 | 14 km |
| St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 644 | 14 km |
| Braemar SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 84 | 14 km |
| Boyle Street Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Boyle Street Education Centre | Other | – | 178 | 15 km |
| Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 283 | 15 km |
| École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 332 | 15 km |
| Westminster SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 435 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 20,055 | 27 | 19,374 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Redstone | 13,230 | 6 | 4,523 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Huntington Hills | 13,184 | 32 | 15,977 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| New Brighton | 13,048 | 21 | 13,562 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Downtown | 12,880 | 62 | 26,290 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Rutherford | 12,808 | 13 | 11,313 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Lakeview | 12,799 | 103 | 42,810 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 12,639 | 8 | 1,925 | 0 | 17 km |
| Varsity | 12,605 | 72 | 32,635 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Bridlewood | 12,547 | 26 | 14,372 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Ambleside | 7,733 | 21 | 17,796 | 0 | 0.5 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.
Schools in the towns around Rutherford
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
The neighbour with most schools is Cavanagh (34).
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).