Acme School
Acme · T0M0A0 · The Golden Hills School Division
Kneehill County and its 3 km edge have 9 schools for every grade; Acme School is one. Every school in and around Kneehill County →
What stands out about Acme School
- Its 212 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 0%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Golden Hills School Division.
- It sits 0.6 km outside the town’s boundary.
How Acme School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Acme School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 64% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 0% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Acme School sits among the province’s schools
Acme School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
Acme School feeds into Kneehill County’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Acme School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
1 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Acme School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme School | English public | English | 212 | Fourth fifth | |
| Dr Elliott Community School | English public | English | 181 | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Kneehill Christian School | Independent | English | 88 | – | 12 km |
| Beiseker Community School | English public | English | 247 | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Neudorf Colony School | English public | English | 11 | – | 19 km |
| Tschetter Colony School | English public | English | 13 | – | 24 km |
| Fairview Colony School | English public | English | 21 | – | 24 km |
Schools for every grade near Acme School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Acme School
Who runs Acme School?
It is The Golden Hills School Division that runs Acme School, in the English public system.
What language does Acme School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Acme School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Acme School?
Closest by: Dr Elliott Community School (10 km), Kneehill Christian School (12 km) and Beiseker Community School (12 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).