The Fraser Institute has released its annual ranking of Alberta elementary and high schools which includes some in both varieties that are located in the City of Airdrie.  

The Fraser Institute is an independent non-partisan research and educational organization based in Canada with one of their offices located in Calgary.  The school ranking report is to allow parents to compare the academic performance of schools across the province.

"Our Report Cards offer parents information they can’t easily get anywhere else, about how their child’s school performs and how it compares to other schools in Alberta,” said Peter Cowley, a Fraser Institute senior fellow.

This year's report card for elementary schools ranks 863 public, Catholic, independent, and charter schools based on seven academic indicators derived from provincewide test results.  The report for high schools ranked 253 schools based on eight academic indicators generated from Grade 12 provincewide testing, grade-to-grade transition, and graduation rates.

Among Airdrie elementary schools, the private Atlas Learning Academy had the top result, ranking 79th out of 863 schools.  The public Heloise Lorimer School in the Rocky View School Division was next in line with a ranking of 238th.

Other Airdrie elementary schools that were ranked and the rank they received out of 863 schools:

  • Footprints for Learning  -  281st
  • Good Shepherd  -  439th 
  • Airdrie Koinonia Christian  -  439th 
  • Windsong Heights  -  555th 
  • École francophone d'Airdrie  -  658th 
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace  -  673rd 
  • Heron's Crossing  -  797th

The Fraser Institute ranked all Airdrie high schools with the Calgary Catholic School Division's St. Martin de Porres earning the best rank at 78th.  George McDougall High School was next, ranking 108th,

Here are the rest of the high school rankings, out of 263 schools:

  • Bert Church  -  168th 
  • W.H. Croxford  -  193rd 
  • Airdrie Koinonia Christian  -  204th 

For the complete results on all ranked schools and to compare the performance of different schools, visit www.compareschoolrankings.org.

Send your news tips, story ideas, pictures, and videos to news@discoverairdrie.com