Bluegrass Colony School
6302 56 street · Taber · T1G1Z9 · The Horizon School Division
Around Taber, within 3 km, there are 11 elementary schools, Bluegrass Colony School among them. Every school in and around Taber →
What stands out about Bluegrass Colony School
- With 8 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- An English public school, run by The Horizon School Division.
How Bluegrass Colony School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
None of Bluegrass Colony School’s measures is published: Alberta holds back results for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
No published results for Bluegrass Colony School
Each of Bluegrass Colony School’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
Bluegrass Colony School feeds into Taber’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Bluegrass Colony School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
Bluegrass Colony School is the smallest of the 6 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Colony School | English public | English | 8 | – | |
| Evergreen Colony | English public | English | 24 | – | 0 km |
| Elmspring Colony School | English public | English | 16 | – | 0 km |
| Miltow Colony School | English public | English | 20 | – | 0 km |
| Midland Colony School | English public | English | 19 | – | 0 km |
| Taber Central School | English public | English | 220 | – | 1.1 km |
| D. A. Ferguson Middle School | English public | English | 279 | Fourth fifth | 1.1 km |
Elementary schools near Bluegrass Colony School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Bluegrass Colony School
Who runs Bluegrass Colony School?
The board is The Horizon School Division; Bluegrass Colony School is English public.
What language does Bluegrass Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Bluegrass Colony School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Bluegrass Colony School?
Its nearest neighbours are Evergreen Colony (0 km), Elmspring Colony School (0 km) and Miltow Colony School (0 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).