Carbon School
Carbon · T0M0L0 · The Golden Hills School Division
With Carbon School, Kneehill County counts 9 schools for every grade within 3 km. Every school in and around Kneehill County →
What stands out about Carbon School
- A small all grades school: 55 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 0%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Golden Hills School Division.
- It sits 0.3 km outside the town’s boundary.
How Carbon 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, Carbon School is in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 58% | 67% | Fourth 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.
A results band for Carbon School, and no letter
Its standing, the bottom fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Carbon School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Kneehill County: its School Grade weighs Carbon School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Carbon School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon School | English public | English | Bottom fifth | |
| Acme School | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 25 km |
Schools for every grade near Carbon School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Carbon School
Who runs Carbon School?
It is The Golden Hills School Division that runs Carbon School, in the English public system.
What language does Carbon School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Carbon School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Carbon School?
The nearest are Acme School (25 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).