Elmspring Colony School
6302 56 street · Taber · T1G1Z9 · The Horizon School Division
Counting 3 km around Taber, Elmspring Colony School is one of 11 elementary schools. Every school in and around Taber →
What stands out about Elmspring Colony School
- A small elementary school: 16 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Horizon School Division.
How Elmspring Colony School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
No measure for Elmspring Colony School is published; Alberta withholds each one, as it does 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 Elmspring Colony School
Its results are all held back, as happens for small groups in Alberta; Elmspring Colony School needs published results for a standing here.
For a letter, see Taber’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Elmspring Colony School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Elmspring Colony School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
5 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Elmspring Colony School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmspring Colony School | English public | English | 16 | – | |
| Bluegrass Colony School | English public | English | 8 | – | 0 km |
| Evergreen Colony | English public | English | 24 | – | 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 Elmspring 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 Elmspring Colony School
Who runs Elmspring Colony School?
The Horizon School Division: Elmspring Colony School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Elmspring Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Elmspring Colony School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Elmspring Colony School?
Closest by: Bluegrass Colony School (0 km), Evergreen Colony (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).