Roy Bickell Public School
10410 royal oaks drive · Grande Prairie · T8V8L6 · The Grande Prairie School Division
Roy Bickell Public School: one of the 22 elementary schools within 3 km of Grande Prairie. Every school in and around Grande Prairie →
What stands out about Roy Bickell Public School
- A large elementary school: 444 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- An English public school, run by The Grande Prairie School Division.
How Roy Bickell Public 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, Roy Bickell Public School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 65% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A results band for Roy Bickell Public School, and no letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Roy Bickell Public School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Roy Bickell Public School feeds into Grande Prairie’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Roy Bickell Public 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 elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
3 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Roy Bickell Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Bickell Public School | English public | English | 444 | Middle fifth | |
| St. Catherine Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 643 | Fourth fifth | 0.6 km |
| Harry Balfour School | English public | English | 541 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| Avondale School | English public | English | 175 | Bottom fifth | 1.6 km |
| St. Clement Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 153 | Fourth fifth | 2.1 km |
| Maude Clifford Public School | English public | English | 239 | Fourth fifth | 2.2 km |
| Crystal Park School | English public | English | 512 | Fourth fifth | 2.2 km |
Elementary schools near Roy Bickell Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Roy Bickell Public School
Who runs Roy Bickell Public School?
Roy Bickell Public School belongs to The Grande Prairie School Division (English public).
What language does Roy Bickell Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Roy Bickell Public School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Roy Bickell Public School?
Nearest of all: St. Catherine Catholic School (0.6 km), Harry Balfour School (1.4 km) and Avondale School (1.6 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).