Redwater School
5023 50 avenue · Redwater · T0A2W0 · The Sturgeon School Division
Redwater and its 3 km edge have 1 schools for every grade; Redwater School is one. Every school in and around Redwater →
What stands out about Redwater School
- A typical size: 255 students, where the middle all grades school in Alberta has 233.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 9%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Sturgeon School Division.
- The only all grades school in or within 3 km of Redwater.
How Redwater 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, Redwater School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 53% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 9% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Redwater School is placed without a letter
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Redwater School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
For a letter, see Redwater’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Redwater School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Redwater 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 neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
Of the 5 schools for every grade nearest Redwater School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwater School | English public | English | 255 | Fourth fifth | |
| Gibbons School | English public | English | 313 | Middle fifth | 20 km |
| Sturgeon Learning Centre | English public | English | 147 | – | 20 km |
| Thorhild Central School | English public | English | 343 | Middle fifth | 23 km |
| Lilian Schick School | English public | English | 213 | Middle fifth | 23 km |
| Oak Hill School | English public | English | 20 | – | 25 km |
Schools for every grade near Redwater School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Redwater School
Who runs Redwater School?
The Sturgeon School Division: Redwater School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Redwater School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Redwater School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Redwater School?
The nearest are Gibbons School (20 km), Sturgeon Learning Centre (20 km) and Thorhild Central School (23 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).