Photo: The Heliotype Co. Ltd.: Publisher · Public domainIndependent schools are common around Lacombe: 4 of 11
Lacombe Christian School, College Heights Christian School and Prairie Adventist Christian eSchool are among them. Results are mixed: 2 of 7 schools above the middle in Alberta, 3 below it. Within 3 km of Lacombe are 3 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade, teaching 4,063 students.
What stands out about Lacombe’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Lacombe Christian School (all grades), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Lacombe’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 6, English Catholic 1 and independent or other 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Lacombe’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 B: 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 | 7 | 69% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 7 | 13% | 13% |
On the acceptable standard the area runs ahead, 69% against 67% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Lacombe Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 28% | Top fifth |
| Terrace Ridge SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 28% | Top fifth |
| Ecole Lacombe Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Lacombe Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–6 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| College Heights Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 9% | Fourth fifth |
| Father Lacombe Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 9% | Fourth fifth |
| Lacombe Outreach SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 9% · Excellence 0% | 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 11 schools in and around Lacombe 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 Lacombe
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
No school here teaches in French.
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.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is The Wolf Creek School Division, with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wolf Creek School DivisionEcole Secondaire Lacombe, Ecole Lacombe Junior, Ecole James S. McCormick, Ecole Lacombe Upper, Terrace Ridge, Lacombe Outreach | English public | 6 | 2,583 |
| The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionFather Lacombe | English Catholic | 1 | 275 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Lacombe
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Lacombe
High schools within reach of Lacombe
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
9 secondary schools are within 15 km: 4 English public, 4 independent and 1 English Catholic. The closest high school is Ecole Lacombe Junior High School, 0.3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole Lacombe Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Wolf Creek School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 516 | 0.3 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Wolf Creek School Division | English public | – | 779 | 0.9 km |
| Lacombe Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 466 | 1.1 km |
| Father Lacombe Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 275 | 1.1 km |
| Prairie Adventist Christian eSchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 265 | 1.2 km |
| College Heights Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 330 | 1.4 km |
| Central Alberta Christian High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | – | Independent | – | 144 | 1.5 km |
| Lacombe Outreach SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Wolf Creek School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 243 | 1.5 km |
| Bentley Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Wolf Creek School Division | English public | – | 7 | 9.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Deer County | 22,076 | 57 | 20,163 | 1 | 3.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Laurel | 15,263 | 26 | 13,191 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Windermere | 14,922 | 22 | 16,064 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Chappelle | 14,815 | 22 | 17,085 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Mountain View County | 14,802 | 16 | 4,882 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Lacombe | 14,733 | 11 | 4,063 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| La Crète | 14,488 | 12 | 3,508 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Martindale | 14,467 | 34 | 20,807 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Skyview Ranch | 14,061 | 5 | 3,802 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Copperfield | 13,952 | 22 | 15,476 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Marlborough | 8,932 | 65 | 27,326 | 0 | 0.3 km |
89 of the 104 others have more schools in reach. 43 of the 105 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lacombe
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacombe | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| Lacombe County 4.2 km | 21 | 0 | 6 | 2.8 km |
| Blackfalds 11 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 km |
21 schools make Lacombe County the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Alberta’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. Alberta suppresses small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Lacombe and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Lacombe
Is there a French-language school in Lacombe?
None within 3 km of Lacombe. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Lacombe?
All 11 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Lacombe?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Lacombe?
The Wolf Creek School Division (6) and The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).