Trochu Valley School
Trochu · T0M2C0 · The Golden Hills School Division
Trochu and its 3 km edge have 1 schools for every grade; Trochu Valley School is one. Every school in and around Trochu →
What stands out about Trochu Valley School
- Its 286 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 16% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Golden Hills School Division.
- The only all grades school in or within 3 km of Trochu.
How Trochu Valley School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Trochu Valley School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 59% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 16% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for Trochu Valley School, not a grade
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Trochu Valley School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Trochu Valley School feeds into Trochu’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Trochu Valley School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Of the 3 schools for every grade nearest Trochu Valley School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trochu Valley School | English public | English | 286 | Middle fifth | |
| Prairie Christian Academy | English public | English | 344 | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Three Hills School | English public | English | 421 | Second fifth | 14 km |
| East River Colony School | English public | English | 12 | – | 24 km |
Schools for every grade near Trochu Valley School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Trochu Valley School
Who runs Trochu Valley School?
Trochu Valley School comes under The Golden Hills School Division (English public).
What language does Trochu Valley School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Trochu Valley School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Trochu Valley School?
The closest schools are Prairie Christian Academy (13 km), Three Hills School (14 km) and East River Colony School (24 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).