Sakaw School
5730 11a avenue · Edmonton · T6L3A9 · The Edmonton School Division
Sakaw School is one of 23 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Sakaw. Every school in and around Sakaw →
What stands out about Sakaw School
- A typical size: 338 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the acceptable standard: 52%, against 67% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Edmonton School Division.
How Sakaw School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Sakaw School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 52% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Sakaw School has a band rather than a letter
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Sakaw School gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Sakaw School feeds into Sakaw’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Sakaw School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Sakaw School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakaw School | English public | English | 338 | Fourth fifth | |
| Meyokumin School | English public | English | 534 | Top fifth | 0.9 km |
| Ekota School | English public | English | 153 | Bottom fifth | 1.2 km |
| Pollard Meadows School | English public | English | 478 | Second fifth | 1.3 km |
| Menisa School | English public | English | 202 | Second fifth | 1.4 km |
| Crawford Plains School | English public | English | 391 | Fourth fifth | 1.5 km |
| Daly Grove School | English public | English | 384 | Middle fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Sakaw School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sakaw School
Who runs Sakaw School?
The Edmonton School Division runs Sakaw School (English public).
What language does Sakaw School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sakaw School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sakaw School?
The nearest are Meyokumin School (0.9 km), Ekota School (1.2 km) and Pollard Meadows School (1.3 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).