Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School
1604 sherwood drive · Sherwood Park · T8A0Z2 · The Elk Island School Division
Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School: one of the 24 secondary schools within 3 km of Strathcona County. Every school in and around Strathcona County →
What stands out about Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School
- Its 410 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 3%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Elk Island School Division.
How Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School averages the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 20% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 3% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School sits among the province’s schools
The bottom fifth in Alberta is where Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see Strathcona County’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School is the smallest of the 6 nearest secondary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School | English public | English | 410 | Bottom fifth | |
| Sherwood Heights Junior High School | English public | English | 594 | Second fifth | 0.5 km |
| Salisbury Composite High School | English public | English | 1,473 | – | 0.6 km |
| Clover Bar Junior High School | English public | English | 484 | Second fifth | 1.5 km |
| Bev Facey Community High School | English public | English | 1,086 | – | 2.4 km |
| Strathcona Christian Academy | English public | English | 673 | Top fifth | 2.7 km |
| F. R. Haythorne School | English public | English | 593 | Second fifth | 2.8 km |
Secondary schools near Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School
Who runs Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School?
The Elk Island School Division: Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School?
The closest schools are Sherwood Heights Junior High School (0.5 km), Salisbury Composite High School (0.6 km) and Clover Bar Junior High School (1.5 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).