New Horizons School
1000 strathcona drive · Sherwood Park · T8A3R6 · New Horizons Charter School Society
With New Horizons School, Strathcona County counts 17 schools for every grade within 3 km. Every school in and around Strathcona County →
What stands out about New Horizons School
- Its 454 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the top fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 50% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Run outside the four usual systems (New Horizons Charter School Society): a provincial, charter or First Nations school, or an Indigenous board’s.
How New Horizons 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, New Horizons School is in the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 88% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 50% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
New Horizons School is placed by its results, not lettered
The top fifth in Alberta is where New Horizons 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.
The letter belongs to Strathcona County: its School Grade weighs New Horizons School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at New Horizons School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest New Horizons School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons School | Other | English | 454 | Top fifth | |
| École Claudette-et-Denis-Tardif | French public | French | 257 | Second fifth | 0.2 km |
| St. Isidore Learning Centre | English Catholic | English | 2,921 | Bottom fifth | 2.8 km |
| Lakeland Ridge School | English public | English | 702 | Top fifth | 4.7 km |
| A. Blair McPherson School | English public | English | 1,056 | Second fifth | 6.3 km |
| St. Brendan School | English Catholic | English | 644 | Middle fifth | 6.9 km |
| Suzuki Charter School | Other | English | 438 | Top fifth | 7.7 km |
Schools for every grade near New Horizons School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about New Horizons School
Who runs New Horizons School?
New Horizons School is outside the public boards (Other) (New Horizons Charter School Society).
What language does New Horizons School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at New Horizons School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near New Horizons School?
Closest by: École Claudette-et-Denis-Tardif (0.2 km), St. Isidore Learning Centre (2.8 km) and Lakeland Ridge School (4.7 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).