Big Rock School
33 hunters gate · Okotoks · T1S2A4 · The Foothills School Division
Big Rock School sits among 7 elementary schools within 3 km of Okotoks. Every school in and around Okotoks →
What stands out about Big Rock School
- A typical size: 295 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 15% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Foothills School Division.
How Big Rock 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, Big Rock School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 74% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 15% | 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 Big Rock School sits among the province’s schools
Big Rock 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 middle fifth in Alberta.
Okotoks’ School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Big Rock School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Big Rock School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Big Rock School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock School | English public | English | 295 | Middle fifth | |
| Okotoks Montessori Preschool | Independent | English | 65 | – | 0.2 km |
| Okotoks Montessori School | Independent | English | 7 | – | 0.2 km |
| Percy Pegler Elementary School | English public | English | 482 | Bottom fifth | 1.7 km |
| St. Mary's School | English Catholic | English | 681 | Top fifth | 1.7 km |
| École Good Shepherd School | English Catholic | English | 627 | Second fifth | 2.2 km |
| Dr Morris Gibson School | English public | English | 306 | Second fifth | 2.5 km |
Elementary schools near Big Rock School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Big Rock School
Who runs Big Rock School?
The Foothills School Division: Big Rock School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Big Rock School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Big Rock School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Big Rock School?
Nearby: Okotoks Montessori Preschool (0.2 km), Okotoks Montessori School (0.2 km) and Percy Pegler Elementary School (1.7 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).