Meadow Ridge School
21 chinook arch way · Okotoks · T1S5T6 · The Foothills School Division
Meadow Ridge School sits among 7 schools for every grade within 3 km of Okotoks. Every school in and around Okotoks →
What stands out about Meadow Ridge School
- A large all grades school: 667 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 14% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Foothills School Division.
How Meadow Ridge School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Meadow Ridge School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 67% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Meadow Ridge School sits among the province’s schools
The middle fifth in Alberta is where Meadow Ridge 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.
For a letter, see Okotoks’ Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Meadow Ridge School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Meadow Ridge School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it 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 schools for every grade
The schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest Meadow Ridge School, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Ridge School | English public | English | 667 | Middle fifth | |
| Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School | Independent | English | 782 | Top fifth | 1.6 km |
| École Beausoleil | French public | French | 138 | Top fifth | 1.6 km |
| Edison School | Independent | English | 290 | Top fifth | 1.9 km |
| Westmount School | English public | English | 477 | Middle fifth | 4.2 km |
| St. Francis of Assisi Academy | English Catholic | English | 593 | Second fifth | 7.1 km |
| Heritage Heights School | English public | English | 412 | Second fifth | 7.2 km |
Schools for every grade near Meadow Ridge School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Meadow Ridge School
Who runs Meadow Ridge School?
The Foothills School Division: Meadow Ridge School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Meadow Ridge School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Meadow Ridge School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Meadow Ridge School?
Closest by: Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School (1.6 km), École Beausoleil (1.6 km) and Edison School (1.9 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).