Midland Colony School
6302 56 street · Taber · T1G1Z9 · The Horizon School Division
Counting 3 km around Taber, Midland Colony School is one of 11 elementary schools. Every school in and around Taber →
What stands out about Midland Colony School
- With 19 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- Public and English-language, under The Horizon School Division.
How Midland 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 Midland 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.
Nothing published to place Midland Colony School by
Each of Midland Colony School’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
Midland Colony School feeds into Taber’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Midland Colony School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Midland Colony School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Colony School | English public | English | 19 | – | |
| 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 |
| Miltow Colony School | English public | English | 20 | – | 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 Midland 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 Midland Colony School
Who runs Midland Colony School?
The Horizon School Division runs Midland Colony School (English public).
What language does Midland Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Midland Colony School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Midland 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).