St. Matthews Catholic School
5735 58 street · Rocky Mountain House · T4T1S2 · The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division
With St. Matthews Catholic School, Rocky Mountain House counts 4 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Rocky Mountain House →
What stands out about St. Matthews Catholic School
- 524 students, well above the 267 of a typical elementary school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 8% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Rocky Mountain House.
How St. Matthews Catholic 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. Matthews Catholic School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 79% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where St. Matthews Catholic School sits among the province’s schools
Against the other schools in Alberta, St. Matthews Catholic School’s results fall in the middle fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
For a letter, see Rocky Mountain House’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in St. Matthews Catholic School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at St. Matthews Catholic School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
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 closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
St. Matthews Catholic School is larger than any of its 3 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Matthews Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 524 | Middle fifth | |
| Pioneer School | English public | English | 299 | Fourth fifth | 0.6 km |
| Lochearn Elementary School | English public | English | 295 | – | 0.7 km |
| Ecole Rocky Elementary School | English public | English | 242 | – | 1.8 km |
Elementary schools near St. Matthews Catholic 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. Matthews Catholic School
Who runs St. Matthews Catholic School?
St. Matthews Catholic School belongs to The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does St. Matthews Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Matthews Catholic School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Matthews Catholic School?
The nearest are Pioneer School (0.6 km), Lochearn Elementary School (0.7 km) and Ecole Rocky Elementary School (1.8 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).