Marion Carson School

K-6 · 5225 Varsity Dr NW Calgary, AB T3A 1A7

A+Very strongRoost Rating 87.2

Achievement is down 7.4 pts since 2022. Share of students meeting Alberta's Acceptable Standard, first to latest year measured.

12.8 pts above the median CBE elementary in Calgary (median 74.4).

The methodology

The data behind this score

The Roost Rating weights AEAM above PAT, plus Roost field research, capped at 95. A missing source has its weight shared across the ones that remain, never counted as a zero. This school got 62.5% survey · 37.5% exams.

This rating comes from two independent sources: how this school’s Grade 6 students did on Alberta’s provincial exams, and the AEAM survey of parents, students, and teachers.

PAT

86.1% meeting the Acceptable Standard (3-yr)41.4% at the Standard of Excellence · 3-yr average exam mark 70.7%↓ 7.4 pt

Fraser (not scored)

8.4/10Shown for comparison, but it does not affect the Roost Rating. Half of it is the average exam mark we already read ourselves, so scoring it would count one set of exams twice: why.

AEAM

82.6 surveyNo measures flagged in Alberta Education's evaluation↑ 6.5 pt vs 3-yr avg

Roost field research

Strong community +5

AEAM survey measures · Fall 2025

Each parent, student, and teacher survey measure beside the Alberta average. The verdict is Alberta Education’s own evaluation — it weighs the school’s achievement band and its own trend, so a measure can sit below the Alberta number without a concern or issue flag, or carry one while above it.

Student Learning Engagement88.8 · 83.9 provinceExcellent
Citizenship91.7 · 79.8 provinceExcellent
Education Quality94.6 · 87.7 province
Welcoming, caring, respectful & safe93.1 · 84.4 province
Access to supports & services82.3 · 80.1 provinceGood
Parental Involvement84.1 · 80 provinceExcellent

Survey results reflect who chose to respond and can lag a recent change — how to read these.

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Enrolment

How enrolment works

Grades: K-6
Programs: Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual · Regular
Address: 5225 Varsity Dr NW Calgary, AB T3A 1A7
Neighbourhood: Varsity (location, not catchment)

CBE schools are assigned by home address. Marion Carson School is the designated elementary only if your address falls inside its catchment — confirm yours with an address lookup. Alternative programs are application-based and many run an admission lottery — they are not guaranteed by address. See how and when applications work.

Before & after care

Briar Hill Children's Programs

From Marion Carson School's own page

“This organization provides Before and After Care for Grades 1-6, housed within our school.”

Classes & supports

English as an Additional Language Learners — multiple worldwide countries and languages represented within our school community

From Marion Carson School's own page

“Our Mandarin Bilingual Program opened in September 2014 with Kindergarten and Grade 1.”

From the school's own CBE page — care arrangements and class placements change; confirm with the school before you decide.

Where Marion Carson School is

5225 Varsity Dr NW Calgary, AB T3A 1A7

Your catchment boundary is set by your home address, not the school’s location — look up your address to confirm zoning.

Sources for Marion Carson School: Official school page (CBE) · Survey source (SIRR, PDF) · School Development Plan (PDF)

Last updated Sep 2026 · How we score schools