Rising Sun School
c/o 435a highway 1 · Strathmore · T1P1J4 · The Golden Hills School Division
With Rising Sun School, Strathmore counts 20 schools for every grade within 3 km. Every school in and around Strathmore →
What stands out about Rising Sun School
- A small all grades school: 30 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 0%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Golden Hills School Division.
- The province’s list gives no map point, so it is placed by its address’s town.
How Rising Sun School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Rising Sun School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 7% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 0% | 13% | Bottom 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 Rising Sun School, and no letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Rising Sun School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the bottom fifth.
Strathmore’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Rising Sun School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Rising Sun 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.
Questions about Rising Sun School
Who runs Rising Sun School?
It is The Golden Hills School Division that runs Rising Sun School, in the English public system.
What language does Rising Sun School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Rising Sun School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).