Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.03 schools serve Grimshaw, 3 schools for every grade
Every school here answers to The Peace River School Division. Between them they teach 627 students (2025/26).
How Grimshaw’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 D−: 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 | 1 | 44% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 1 | 5% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area trails, 5% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Grimshaw Public SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 5% | Bottom 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.
Where the 3 schools in and around Grimshaw 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 Grimshaw
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Grimshaw’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 2 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Grimshaw
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Grimshaw
High schools within reach of Grimshaw
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 4: 2 English public, 1 independent and 1 other. The closest high school is Peace Christian Academy, 0.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 45 | 0.2 km |
| Grimshaw Public SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Peace River School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 519 | 0.6 km |
| Peace Learning ConnectionAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Peace River School Division | English public | – | 63 | 1.3 km |
| Peace River Learning CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Northern Lakes College | Other | – | 14 | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan County | 4,465 | 16 | 1,022 | 0 | 5.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Kildare | 2,833 | 53 | 25,064 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Greenview | 2,822 | 43 | 18,331 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Meyonohk | 2,822 | 38 | 15,789 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Newton | 2,809 | 43 | 16,834 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Grimshaw | 2,799 | 3 | 627 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Downtown West End | 2,796 | 52 | 18,563 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Turner Valley | 2,784 | 3 | 749 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| Woodcroft | 2,770 | 47 | 18,712 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Kameyosek | 2,761 | 44 | 18,206 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Rimbey | 2,502 | 4 | 823 | 0 | 12 km |
More schools are within reach in 152 of the 171 other towns. A school in French is nearby in 67 towns of 172.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Grimshaw
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimshaw | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Peace No. 135 9.5 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 km |
Peace No. 135 leads the neighbours with 5 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Inside Grimshaw’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Alberta publishes the share at each PAT standard and suppresses small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Grimshaw
Is there a French-language school in Grimshaw?
There is none in or near Grimshaw (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
Which schools near Grimshaw have the best results?
None sits in the top fifth in Alberta; the strongest is Grimshaw Public School.
How do I get a place at a school in Grimshaw?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).