Miltow Colony School
6302 56 street · Taber · T1G1Z9 · The Horizon School Division
Miltow Colony School sits among 11 elementary schools within 3 km of Taber. Every school in and around Taber →
What stands out about Miltow Colony School
- 20 students, well under the 267 of a typical elementary school in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Horizon School Division.
How Miltow 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 Miltow 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.
Miltow Colony School has no results band
Each of Miltow Colony School’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
Miltow Colony School feeds into Taber’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Miltow Colony School
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Miltow Colony School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miltow Colony School | English public | English | 20 | – | |
| Bluegrass Colony School | English public | English | 8 | – | 0 km |
| Evergreen Colony | English public | English | 24 | – | 0 km |
| Elmspring Colony School | English public | English | 16 | – | 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 Miltow 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 Miltow Colony School
Who runs Miltow Colony School?
The Horizon School Division runs Miltow Colony School (English public).
What language does Miltow Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Miltow Colony School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Miltow Colony School?
Nearest of all: Bluegrass Colony School (0 km), Evergreen Colony (0 km) and Elmspring 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).