Photo: Tara Zieminek · Public domain5 above the middle in Alberta, 3 below: Spruce Grove’s 13 tested schools
The highest results belong to Copperhaven School and Living Waters Christian Academy. The largest is Spruce Grove Composite High School, with 1,378 students. The 3 km around Spruce Grove counts 8 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade, 12,760 students between them.
What stands out about Spruce Grove’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Copperhaven School (all grades), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Spruce Grove’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is A−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 13 | 70% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13 | 15% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 15% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (13)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Copperhaven SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 84% · Excellence 28% | Top fifth |
| Living Waters Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 94% · Excellence 33% | Top fifth |
| Prescott Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Greystone Centennial Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| High Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| Woodhaven Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Broxton Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| Forest Green SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Connections for LearningAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 57% · Excellence 13% | Fourth fifth |
| Parkland Village SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 58% · Excellence 11% | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole Meridian Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
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.
The 22 schools in and around Spruce Grove
Where the 22 schools in and around Spruce Grove are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Spruce Grove
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Spruce Grove’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 14, English Catholic 6 and independent or other 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
The Parkland School Division counts 14, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Parkland School DivisionSpruce Grove, Memorial, Connections for Learning, Prescott Learning Centre, Copperhaven, Woodhaven, Ecole Broxton Park, Ecole Meridian Heights … | English public | 14 | 9,831 |
| The Evergreen Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Joseph, St. Marguerite, St. Teresa Catholic Learning Centre, St. Teresa Catholic Junior High Learning Centre | English Catholic | 6 | 2,606 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Spruce Grove
Catholic schools
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood 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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
High schools within reach of Spruce Grove
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 20 high schools: 13 English public, 4 English Catholic and 3 independent. Spruce Grove Composite High School lies closest, 0.2 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Grove Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Parkland School Division | English public | – | 1,378 | 0.2 km |
| Woodhaven Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 720 | 0.7 km |
| St. Teresa Catholic Learning CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 108 | 1.2 km |
| St. Teresa Catholic Junior High Learning CentreSecondary · Grades 9–9 | The Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 4 | 1.2 km |
| Ecole Broxton Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 648 | 1.6 km |
| Greystone Centennial Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Second fifth | 562 | 1.7 km |
| Living Waters Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 275 | 2.2 km |
| Prescott Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Second fifth | 813 | 3.1 km |
| St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,126 | 3.1 km |
| Copperhaven SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Top fifth | 725 | 3.3 km |
All 20 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole Meridian Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 574 | 6.2 km |
| Connections for LearningAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 6.2 km |
| High Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Second fifth | 468 | 7.2 km |
| St. Matthew Lutheran Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 209 | 7.6 km |
| Memorial Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Parkland School Division | English public | – | 1,352 | 7.7 km |
| Harvest Baptist AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 294 | 7.8 km |
| Westview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 622 | 8 km |
| Muir Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Parkland School Division | English public | Second fifth | 522 | 8.7 km |
| David Thomas King SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,116 | 13 km |
| St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 959 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort McMurray | 81,611 | 33 | 15,139 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| St. Albert | 74,621 | 41 | 19,661 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Grande Prairie | 71,160 | 34 | 15,037 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Medicine Hat | 68,714 | 37 | 11,190 | 1 | 1 km |
| Rocky View County | 50,260 | 136 | 74,236 | 2 | 2.9 km |
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | 22 | 12,760 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Leduc | 39,966 | 17 | 7,735 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Cochrane | 39,397 | 16 | 7,714 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 51 | 25,829 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Okotoks | 33,482 | 21 | 9,730 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Saddle Ridge | 21,479 | 24 | 17,535 | 1 | 0.4 km |
In 12 of the 19 others the count is higher. Of the 20, 14 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Spruce Grove
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Grove | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0.2 km |
| Stony Plain 6.7 km | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1.1 km |
| Parkland County 13 km | 51 | 1 | 18 | 4.7 km |
| Enoch Cree Nation 14 km | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 km |
| Secord 14 km | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Rosenthal 14 km | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Suder Greens 15 km | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 km |
Most schools next door: Parkland County, 51.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Spruce Grove plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Alberta’s schools; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Spruce Grove
Is there a French-language school in Spruce Grove?
Not within 3 km of Spruce Grove. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Spruce Grove?
16 are inside the town itself and 6 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Spruce Grove?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Spruce Grove?
By number of schools: The Parkland School Division (14) and The Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division (6).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).