First Steps Elementary Academy
4910-59 street · Red Deer · T4N2N1
One of Red Deer’s 29 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: First Steps Elementary Academy. Every school in and around Red Deer →
What stands out about First Steps Elementary Academy
- A small elementary school: 20 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- An independent school, outside the public boards.
How First Steps Elementary Academy does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
None of First Steps Elementary Academy’s measures is published: Alberta holds back results for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Nothing published to place First Steps Elementary Academy by
Each of First Steps Elementary Academy’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
First Steps Elementary Academy feeds into Red Deer’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at First Steps Elementary Academy
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
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.
First Steps Elementary Academy is the smallest of the 6 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Elementary Academy | Independent | English | 20 | – | |
| Escuela Vista Grande | English public | English | 270 | Second fifth | 0.8 km |
| Central Middle School | English public | English | 570 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| Aspire Child Development Centre | Independent | English | 60 | – | 1.4 km |
| G H Dawe Community School | English public | English | 347 | Bottom fifth | 1.6 km |
| Oriole Park School | English public | English | 345 | – | 1.9 km |
| Aspen Heights Elementary School | English public | English | 220 | – | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near First Steps Elementary Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about First Steps Elementary Academy
Who runs First Steps Elementary Academy?
First Steps Elementary Academy is outside the public boards (Independent).
What language does First Steps Elementary Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at First Steps Elementary Academy?
Apply to the school itself: a private school runs its own admissions and sets its fees.
Which schools of the same kind are near First Steps Elementary Academy?
The closest schools are Escuela Vista Grande (0.8 km), Central Middle School (0.9 km) and Aspire Child Development Centre (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).