Horseshoe Crossing High School
The Rocky View School Division
Horseshoe Crossing High School: one of the 24 secondary schools within 3 km of Rocky View County. Every school in and around Rocky View County →
What stands out about Horseshoe Crossing High School
- A typical size: 442 students, where the middle secondary school in Alberta has 371.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 6%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Rocky View School Division.
How Horseshoe Crossing High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Horseshoe Crossing High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 57% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 6% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A results band for Horseshoe Crossing High School, and no letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Horseshoe Crossing High School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Horseshoe Crossing High School feeds into Rocky View County’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Horseshoe Crossing High School
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is 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 secondary schools
The schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest Horseshoe Crossing High School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Crossing High School | English public | English | 442 | Fourth fifth | |
| Chestermere High School | English public | English | 876 | – | 8.8 km |
| Chestermere Lake Middle School | English public | English | 747 | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Summit Trails Online High School | English public | English | 309 | – | 13 km |
| St. Gabriel the Archangel | English Catholic | English | 743 | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
| Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert School | English public | English | 369 | Bottom fifth | 20 km |
| Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School | English public | English | 1,843 | – | 21 km |
Secondary schools near Horseshoe Crossing High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Horseshoe Crossing High School
Who runs Horseshoe Crossing High School?
The Rocky View School Division: Horseshoe Crossing High School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Horseshoe Crossing High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Horseshoe Crossing High School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Horseshoe Crossing High School?
Nearby: Chestermere High School (8.8 km), Chestermere Lake Middle School (12 km) and Summit Trails Online High School (13 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).