Kitscoty Elementary School
Kitscoty · T0B2P0 · The Buffalo Trail School Division
One of Vermilion River County’s 13 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Kitscoty Elementary School. Every school in and around Vermilion River County →
What stands out about Kitscoty Elementary School
- A typical size: 222 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 17%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Buffalo Trail School Division.
- It sits 0.2 km outside the town’s boundary.
How Kitscoty Elementary School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Kitscoty Elementary School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 69% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 17% | 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 Kitscoty Elementary School, not a grade
The middle fifth in Alberta is where Kitscoty Elementary School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Vermilion River County: its School Grade weighs Kitscoty Elementary School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Kitscoty Elementary School
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare 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 elementary schools
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Kitscoty Elementary School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitscoty Elementary School | English public | English | 222 | Middle fifth | |
| St. Thomas Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 591 | – | 21 km |
| Rendell Park | English public | English | 432 | – | 22 km |
| Bishop Lloyd | English public | English | 383 | – | 23 km |
| Queen Elizabeth | English public | English | 184 | – | 23 km |
| St. Joseph's Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 352 | – | 23 km |
| Mother Teresa Early Childhood Education Centre | English Catholic | English | 214 | – | 23 km |
Elementary schools near Kitscoty Elementary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Kitscoty Elementary School
Who runs Kitscoty Elementary School?
Kitscoty Elementary School comes under The Buffalo Trail School Division (English public).
What language does Kitscoty Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Kitscoty Elementary School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Kitscoty Elementary School?
Its nearest neighbours are St. Thomas Elementary School (21 km), Rendell Park (22 km) and Bishop Lloyd (23 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).