St. Patricks Community School
56 holt street · Red Deer · T4N6A6 · The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division
Red Deer and its 3 km edge have 12 schools for every grade; St. Patricks Community School is one. Every school in and around Red Deer →
What stands out about St. Patricks Community School
- With 596 students it is bigger than three in four all grades schools in Alberta (middle: 233).
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 15% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Patricks Community School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, St. Patricks Community School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 75% | 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.
St. Patricks Community School is placed by its results, not lettered
St. Patricks Community 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.
Red Deer’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Patricks Community School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Patricks Community School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Catholic schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest St. Patricks Community School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patricks Community School | English Catholic | English | 596 | Middle fifth | |
| Koinonia Christian School (Red Deer) | Independent | English | 100 | Top fifth | 0.9 km |
| Parkland School Special Education | Independent | English | 18 | – | 2.3 km |
| Gateway Christian School | English public | English | 760 | Top fifth | 2.4 km |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Outreach School | English Catholic | English | 939 | – | 2.7 km |
| Ecole Camille J Lerouge School | English Catholic | English | 645 | Middle fifth | 2.8 km |
| St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School | English Catholic | English | 581 | Middle fifth | 2.8 km |
Schools for every grade near St. Patricks Community 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. Patricks Community School
Who runs St. Patricks Community School?
St. Patricks Community School comes under The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does St. Patricks Community School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Patricks Community School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Patricks Community School?
Its nearest neighbours are Koinonia Christian School (Red Deer) (0.9 km), Parkland School Special Education (2.3 km) and Gateway Christian School (2.4 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).