Crescent Heights High School
1201 division avenue ne · Medicine Hat · T1A5Y8 · The Medicine Hat School Division
Counting 3 km around Medicine Hat, Crescent Heights High School is one of 7 secondary schools. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about Crescent Heights High School
- 1,177 students, well above the 371 of a typical secondary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 8% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Medicine Hat School Division.
How Crescent Heights High 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, Crescent Heights High School is in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 46% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Crescent Heights High School is placed by its results, not lettered
Its standing, the bottom fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Crescent Heights High School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Medicine Hat: its School Grade weighs Crescent Heights High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Crescent Heights High School
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest Crescent Heights High School, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Heights High School | English public | English | 1,177 | Bottom fifth | |
| Monsignor McCoy High School | English Catholic | English | 649 | – | 0.6 km |
| Medicine Hat High School | English public | English | 1,295 | – | 2.4 km |
| Alexandra Middle School | English public | English | 425 | Fourth fifth | 2.4 km |
| Coulee Collegiate | English public | English | 489 | – | 3.2 km |
| South Alberta High School | English public | English | 326 | – | 3.2 km |
| Parkside School | English public | English | 166 | Bottom fifth | 7.4 km |
Secondary schools near Crescent Heights High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Crescent Heights High School
Who runs Crescent Heights High School?
Crescent Heights High School belongs to The Medicine Hat School Division (English public).
What language does Crescent Heights High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Crescent Heights High School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Crescent Heights High School?
Nearest of all: Monsignor McCoy High School (0.6 km), Medicine Hat High School (2.4 km) and Alexandra Middle School (2.4 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).