Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Trochu Valley School is the only school in and around Trochu
Its board is The Golden Hills School Division; it is All grades · Grades K–12.
How Trochu’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is B: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 1 | 59% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 1 | 16% | 13% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the standard of excellence: 16% here, against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Trochu Valley SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 59% · Excellence 16% | Middle fifth |
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.
Where the school in or near Trochu is
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
How children get a place in Trochu
The neighbourhood 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.
The school in and around Trochu
High schools within reach of Trochu
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 English public. Nearest: Trochu Valley School, 0.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trochu Valley SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Golden Hills School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 286 | 0.4 km |
| Prairie Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Golden Hills School Division | English public | Top fifth | 344 | 14 km |
| Three Hills SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Golden Hills School Division | English public | Second fifth | 421 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Trochu
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trochu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Kneehill County 13 km | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Three Hills 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
The busiest neighbour is Kneehill County, with 13 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Alberta’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the two PAT measures; suppressed groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Inside Trochu’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Trochu
Which schools near Trochu have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in Alberta; Trochu Valley School comes closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Trochu?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Trochu?
Not within 3 km of Trochu. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Trochu?
All 1 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).