Vincent Massey School
901 hargrave way nw · Medicine Hat · T1A6Y8 · The Medicine Hat School Division
Vincent Massey School sits among 19 elementary schools within 3 km of Medicine Hat. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about Vincent Massey School
- Its 206 students sit close to the 267 of a middle elementary school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 3%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Medicine Hat School Division.
How Vincent Massey School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Vincent Massey School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 46% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 3% | 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 Vincent Massey School, and no letter
Vincent Massey 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 bottom fifth in Alberta.
Medicine Hat’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Vincent Massey School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Vincent Massey School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Vincent Massey School, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Massey School | English public | English | 206 | Bottom fifth | |
| St. Michael's School | English Catholic | English | 131 | Bottom fifth | 0.5 km |
| St. Francis Xavier School | English Catholic | English | 173 | Middle fifth | 1.2 km |
| Webster Niblock School | English public | English | 176 | Bottom fifth | 1.4 km |
| River Heights Elementary | English public | English | 311 | Fourth fifth | 1.7 km |
| PAS | English public | English | 1 | – | 1.8 km |
| Community Early Learning Program | English public | English | 183 | – | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Vincent Massey School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Vincent Massey School
Who runs Vincent Massey School?
The board is The Medicine Hat School Division; Vincent Massey School is English public.
What language does Vincent Massey School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Vincent Massey School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Vincent Massey School?
Its nearest neighbours are St. Michael's School (0.5 km), St. Francis Xavier School (1.2 km) and Webster Niblock School (1.4 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).