St. Louis School
861 4 street se · Medicine Hat · T1A0L5 · The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division
With St. Louis School, Medicine Hat counts 19 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about St. Louis School
- A small elementary school: 93 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 2%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Louis 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, St. Louis School averages the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 43% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 2% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How St. Louis School is placed without a letter
The bottom fifth in Alberta is where St. Louis School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Medicine Hat: its School Grade weighs St. Louis School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at St. Louis School
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
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.
All 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St. Louis School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis School | English Catholic | English | 93 | Bottom fifth | |
| Elm Street School | English public | English | 114 | Middle fifth | 0.9 km |
| Southview Community School | English public | English | 137 | Bottom fifth | 1 km |
| St. Francis Xavier School | English Catholic | English | 173 | Middle fifth | 1.2 km |
| Webster Niblock School | English public | English | 176 | Bottom fifth | 1.3 km |
| Community Early Learning Program | English public | English | 183 | – | 1.8 km |
| Connaught School | English public | English | 380 | Middle fifth | 1.9 km |
Elementary schools near St. Louis School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Louis School
Who runs St. Louis School?
The board is The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division; St. Louis School is English Catholic.
What language does St. Louis School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Louis School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Louis School?
The nearest are Elm Street School (0.9 km), Southview Community School (1 km) and St. Francis Xavier School (1.2 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).