Mother Teresa School
7501 willow drive · Grande Prairie · T8X0H7 · The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division
One of Grande Prairie’s 22 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Mother Teresa School. Every school in and around Grande Prairie →
What stands out about Mother Teresa School
- A large elementary school: 490 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 6%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Mother Teresa School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Mother Teresa School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 56% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 6% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for Mother Teresa School, not a grade
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Mother Teresa School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Grande Prairie: its School Grade weighs Mother Teresa School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Mother Teresa School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Here the Catholic schools form a funded separate system; non-Catholic families may apply where a board allows it.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Mother Teresa School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Teresa School | English Catholic | English | 490 | Fourth fifth | |
| Alexander Forbes School | English public | English | 422 | Bottom fifth | 1.2 km |
| Riverstone Public School | English public | English | 712 | Fourth fifth | 1.6 km |
| Grande Prairie Public School District #2357 Home Schooling | English public | English | 19 | – | 1.7 km |
| Aspen Grove School | English public | English | 345 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| École Montrose School | English public | English | 593 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| Parkside Montessori | English public | English | 285 | Fourth fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Mother Teresa School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Mother Teresa School
Who runs Mother Teresa School?
Mother Teresa School belongs to The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Mother Teresa School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Mother Teresa School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Mother Teresa School?
The closest schools are Alexander Forbes School (1.2 km), Riverstone Public School (1.6 km) and Grande Prairie Public School District #2357 Home Schooling (1.7 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).