Webster Niblock School
909 4 avenue ne · Medicine Hat · T1A6B6 · The Medicine Hat School Division
One of Medicine Hat’s 19 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Webster Niblock School. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about Webster Niblock School
- Its 176 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.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 4% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Medicine Hat School Division.
How Webster Niblock School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Webster Niblock School averages the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 35% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 4% | 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 standing for Webster Niblock School, not a grade
Webster Niblock 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.
Webster Niblock School feeds into Medicine Hat’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Webster Niblock School
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has 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
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Webster Niblock School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Niblock School | English public | English | 176 | Bottom fifth | |
| St. Francis Xavier School | English Catholic | English | 173 | Middle fifth | 0.3 km |
| St. Louis School | English Catholic | English | 93 | Bottom fifth | 1.3 km |
| Vincent Massey School | English public | English | 206 | Bottom fifth | 1.4 km |
| Dr. Ken Sauer School | English public | English | 298 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| St. Michael's School | English Catholic | English | 131 | Bottom fifth | 1.8 km |
| Southview Community School | English public | English | 137 | Bottom fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Webster Niblock School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Webster Niblock School
Who runs Webster Niblock School?
The board is The Medicine Hat School Division; Webster Niblock School is English public.
What language does Webster Niblock School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Webster Niblock School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Webster Niblock School?
Nearest of all: St. Francis Xavier School (0.3 km), St. Louis School (1.3 km) and Vincent Massey 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).