Sherwood Heights Junior High School
241 fir street · Sherwood Park · T8A2G6 · The Elk Island School Division
Sherwood Heights Junior High 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 Heights Junior High School
- 594 students, near the middle of 371 for secondary schools in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 17% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Elk Island School Division.
How Sherwood Heights Junior High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Sherwood Heights Junior High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 74% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 17% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Sherwood Heights Junior High School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Sherwood Heights Junior High School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the second fifth.
Sherwood Heights Junior High School feeds into Strathcona County’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Sherwood Heights Junior High 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
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
3 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Sherwood Heights Junior High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Heights Junior High School | English public | English | 594 | Second fifth | |
| Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School | English public | English | 410 | Bottom fifth | 0.5 km |
| Salisbury Composite High School | English public | English | 1,473 | – | 0.9 km |
| Clover Bar Junior High School | English public | English | 484 | Second fifth | 2 km |
| Bev Facey Community High School | English public | English | 1,086 | – | 2.5 km |
| Strathcona Christian Academy | English public | English | 673 | Top fifth | 2.6 km |
| F. R. Haythorne School | English public | English | 593 | Second fifth | 3 km |
Secondary schools near Sherwood Heights Junior 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 Sherwood Heights Junior High School
Who runs Sherwood Heights Junior High School?
Sherwood Heights Junior High School belongs to The Elk Island School Division (English public).
What language does Sherwood Heights Junior High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sherwood Heights Junior High School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sherwood Heights Junior High School?
The nearest are Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach School (0.5 km), Salisbury Composite High School (0.9 km) and Clover Bar Junior High School (2 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).