Prairie Mennonite Alternative School
1970 19 avenue se · Medicine Hat · T1A3X1 · The Prairie Rose School Division
Medicine Hat and its 3 km edge have 11 schools for every grade; Prairie Mennonite Alternative School is one. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about Prairie Mennonite Alternative School
- A typical size: 74 students, where the middle all grades school in Alberta has 233.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 6%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Prairie Rose School Division.
How Prairie Mennonite Alternative School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Prairie Mennonite Alternative School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 58% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 6% | 13% | Fourth 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 Prairie Mennonite Alternative School, and no letter
Prairie Mennonite Alternative 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.
Medicine Hat’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Prairie Mennonite Alternative School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Prairie Mennonite Alternative School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest Prairie Mennonite Alternative School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Mennonite Alternative School | English public | English | 74 | Fourth fifth | |
| Prairie Rose Regional Division Home Education | English public | English | 45 | – | 1.2 km |
| École Les Cyprès | French public | French | 102 | Top fifth | 2.3 km |
| Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre | English public | English | 726 | Fourth fifth | 2.6 km |
| St. Mary's School | English Catholic | English | 418 | Middle fifth | 2.7 km |
| Notre Dame Academy | English Catholic | English | 435 | Second fifth | 2.8 km |
| Pathways School | English public | English | 12 | – | 2.8 km |
Schools for every grade near Prairie Mennonite Alternative School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Prairie Mennonite Alternative School
Who runs Prairie Mennonite Alternative School?
It is The Prairie Rose School Division that runs Prairie Mennonite Alternative School, in the English public system.
What language does Prairie Mennonite Alternative School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Prairie Mennonite Alternative School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Prairie Mennonite Alternative School?
The closest schools are Prairie Rose Regional Division Home Education (1.2 km), École Les Cyprès (2.3 km) and Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre (2.6 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).