An Indigenous-based name: Meyokumin meaning "good water," in Plains Cree. Additions were added to the school in 1982 and 1983.

An Indigenous-based name: Menisa means "berry," in Plains Cree. An addition was added to the school in 1982.

An Indigenous-based name: Mee-Yah-No means "fair view" in Plains Cree. An addition was added to the school in 1966.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Meadowlark was chosen because the Western Meadowlark is common to central and southern Alberta during summer time. The bird's distinctive song has been called "the voice of Alberta's grasslands". Meadowlark Christian School was formed in 1982 by Christian parents who wanted their children to experience learning in the context of faith. By 1983, enrollment had reached 130 and required the move to Our Lady of Lourdes School. In 1984, with 150 students enrolled, Meadowlark Christian School was relocated to Notre Dame School. In 1989, the school moved to its present location. Meadowlark Christian School was initially established as an accredited private school under the Alberta School Act. With overwhelming parent support and the Edmonton Public School Board Trustees’ unanimous vote on May 11, 2004, Meadowlark Christian School was added as an Alternative Program offered by Edmonton Public Schools. In 2013, Meadowlark Christian School was amalgamated with Edmonton Public Schools, though the building is still owned by the Meadowlark Christian School Foundation Ltd.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Meadowlark was chosen because the western meadowlark is common to central and southern Alberta during summer time. The bird's distinctive song has been called "the voice of Alberta's grasslands". The school was constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 and was annexed to Edmonton Public Schools in 1964. An addition was added to the school in 1963.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The neighbourhood was named after settler Murdoch McLeod (1844-1930), who signed on with the Hudson's Bay Company in 1861. McLeod came to Edmonton in 1879 and farmed in the Belmont area.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The neighbourhood is named after the original land owner, Robert McKernan (1846-1908). McKernan and his younger brother James helped with the development of the Dominion Telegraph between Hay Lakes and Edmonton. In 1878, McKernan constructed his home at the site of the current McKernan Elementary-Junior High School. Additions were added to the school in 1953 and 1973.

Named after George McKee, the first principal of Strathcona Collegiate Institute and former Superintendent of southside schools. In 1920, McKee was appointed to Provincial High School Inspector until 1924 when he was selected to be Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. He held that position for 17 years. In 1925, McKee was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to education. An addition was added to the school in 1972.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Mayfield is named in honor of Wilfried R. "Wop" May (1896-1952), a World War I fighter pilot and pioneer of Edmonton's civilian aviation scene. May was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918. In 1919, May founded the first air service in Edmonton and in 1928, established the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club. In 1929, he was awarded the McKee Trophy for his outstanding contribution to Canadian aviation. May was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1935 and inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. The Mayfield name was chosen by the developers through a naming contest held in 1954. The school was constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679 and was annexed by Edmonton Public Schools in 1964. An addition was added to the school in 1962.

An addition was added to the school in 1963.

Named after Mary F. C. Butterworth who was an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee from 1946-1947; 1948-1957.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. This area was once part of the University of Alberta Research Farm and was named for the soil found on the farm, Malmo soil. An addition was added to the school in 1969.

Named after Malcolm Tweddle (1906-1977) who was a chartered accountant and city commissioner. From 1953 until his retirement in 1971, he was Edmonton's Finance Commissioner. An addition was added to the school in 1976.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. John F. Lymburn (1880-1969) arrived in Edmonton in 1911 and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1926. He served as Attorney General from 1926 to 1935. An addition was added to the school in 1992.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in, which was named after a historical castle located on the Rhine River in Germany. Additions were added to the school in 1978 and 1992.

In 1889, Osborne was appointment to become Edmonton's first female teacher. Lillian Osborne would remain in the Board’s employment for over 30 years, serving at McKay Avenue, old Queen’s Avenue, Queen Alexandra, Delton and Glenora Schools. In 1983, Lillian M. Osborne was honoured by the City of Edmonton for her contributions in education by receiving a Historical Board Recognition Award.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Lendrum is in honor of Robert Watt Lendrum (1843-1912), an Irish immigrant to Canada who went on to become a surveyor. Lendrum came to south Edmonton in 1892 as a Dominion land surveyor and later settled on a homestead in the Rabbit Hill area.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Honoring Robert Lee (186201925) who was the mayor of Edmonton from 1909-1910. He came to Edmonton in 1898. Before serving as an alderman in 1908, Lee was a town alderman and school board member. Lee was also a businessman involved in real estate. An addition was added to the school in 1976.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The neighbourhood is named after Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919) Canada's Prime Minister from 1896-1911. He was in power when Alberta became a province in 1905. Additions were added to the school in 1959 and 1961.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. James Lauder (1843-1924) and his son Tom (1863-1949) owned and farmed this land before the turn of the 20th century. An addition was added to the school in 1964.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. LaPerle is named after Eleodore Joseph "Leo" LaPerle (1895-1980), LaPerle enlisted in the army in 1917 and was stationed in England, and was discharged in 1919 as a sergeant. In 1929, LaPerle began running the family store and the Winterburn Post office. The store remained in operation until 1969, when the building was torn down. Additions were added to the school in 1984 and 1988.

Named after the neighbourhood it was constructed in. This neighbourhood is named in honour of Sir Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice (1845-1927), fifth Marquess of Lansdowne, sixth Earl of Kerry and Governor General of Canada from 1883-1888.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Lago Lindo is Spanish for "beautiful lake," this nieghbourhood is in the Lake District area. An addition was added to the school in 1992.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Kirkness was named after James Kirkness (d.1911), who came to Canada from Scotland in 1864 with the Hudson's Bay Company and by the 1870s Kirkness had settled in Edmonton

The 1913 school was a temporary building, the 1949 building was the permanent building. The name King Edward Park was chosen to commemorate King Edward VII (1841-1910), the eldest son of Queen Victoria. In 1960 the school was renamed to Donnan School.

Kim Hung (1951–1996) was a strong advocate for preserving and enhancing Edmonton’s historic Chinatown and was dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Chinese community. Hung founded the Chinese Library Society and the Chinese Graduates Association of Alberta, which supported foreign students. He also helped establish the Mandarin bilingual program at Edmonton Public Schools. Hung founded the Chinese Library Society and the Chinese Graduates Association of Alberta, which supported foreign students. The City of Edmonton named Hung one of the 100 Edmontonians of the Century in 2004. Hung was inducted into the City of Edmonton Community Service Hall of Fame in 2006 and was recognized by the Edmonton Historical Board in 2012 for promoting Edmonton’s heritage.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Killarney is named after the town in Ireland, the origin of its name being the Gaelic CIll Airne, meaning church of the sloes. A sloe is the small black or purplish fruit of the black thorn, a thorny bush. Killarney is the anglicized version of Cill Airne. An addition was added to the school in 1967.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Kildare is taken from the county and town of Kildare in Ireland. St. Bridget founded a nunnery there and changed the Celtic words to Cill-dara meaning church of the oak. Kildare is the angelicized form of Cill-dara.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name is taken from the Kensington area of London, England. Additions were added to the school in 1963 and 1970.

Named after the residential neighbourhood that it was constructed in. Kenilworth is named after the town and castle of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England.

Keheewin was a Cree chief, his name means "eagle." Chief Keheewin signed the Treaty No. 6 in 1876. Additions were added to the school in 1984 and 1991.

Named after Kate Chegwin who joined the Edmonton Public School Board in 1899 at Queens Avenue School. Chegwin was the first female to hold a supervisory position in the Edmonton Public School District in 1909, the first female Vice Principal in 1911, and first female Principal at John A. McDougall School in 1914. Chegwin served on the executive board of the Northern Alberta Teachers' Association, the Alberta Education Association and the Women Teachers' Club of Edmonton. Chegwin taught for Edmonton Public Schools for 28 years. Following her retirement, she convinced Edmonton Public Schools that married women teachers could be effective teachers. Kate Chegwin passed away in 1958. In 1984, she was inducted into the Edmonton Historical Hall of Fame.

An Indigenous-based name: Kameyosek meaning "the beautiful," in Plains Cree.

Named after Julia "Big Julie" Kiniski (1899-1969) who was determined to be an Alderwoman. After ten failed attempts, she was elected in October 1963. She was only the third woman to win a seat on City Council. Following her election in 1963, Kiniski was re-elected three more times in 1964, 1966 and 1968. Additions were added to the school in 1989 and 1992.

Named after John Bright (1930-1983), who was an award-winning football player, coach, and teacher. His Canadian Football League (CFL) career began in 1952 when he joined the Calgary Stampeders, two years later he played for the Edmonton Elks for eleven years winning three Grey Cups in the 1950s. He retired in 1964 and was inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football league Hall of Fame. In 1969 he graduated from the University of Alberta and went on to work as a school teacher, administrator and football coach.

Named after John Walker Barnett, the first General Secretary of the Alberta Teachers' Alliance (ATA) in 1917. Barnett taught for Edmonton Public Schools until 1920, when he resigned to work full-time for the Alberta Teachers Alliance. Barnett served as the ATA executive secretary from 1920 to 46. In 1947, as a tribute to his contributions to the teaching profession in Alberta, he was posthumously awarded the honorary degree of LL.D. by the University of Alberta. In 1950, the ATA’s highest award, honorary membership, was bestowed upon Barnett.

Jan Reimer has dedicated her life to work in the non-profit sector and served two terms as Edmonton’s first female mayor in 1989, after three terms as an alderman starting in 1980. Reimer was recognized as an Edmontonian of the Century in 2004. She has received numerous honours, including a Governor General’s Award in 2006, a YWCA Woman of Distinction award, an award from SPARE (Society for the Protection of Architectural Resources in Edmonton), the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal and the University of Alberta’s Alumni Award of Excellence for finding local solutions to global problems.

James Gibbons School, constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679, opened in 1955. The school underwent a modernization project in 1998.
The school is named after James Gibbons (1837-1933), who was a prominent landowner in West Edmonton. An addition was added to the school in 1964.

Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. Annie B. Jackson (1879-1959) was Edmonton's first female police officer and the first female Constable in Canada. Jackson came to Edmonton in 1910 and worked for the Children's Aid Society and the Ruthenian Home for girls, which helped immigrant women find employment and learn English. In 1912, Jackson was hired by the Edmonton Police Department; her primary responsibility was to protect the morals of young women and girls. The school was scheduled to opened in September 2002, but was delayed until November 2002. Students that were registered at Jackson Heights School were housed temporarily at Vimy Ridge Academy.

Named after Dr. Ivor Dent who was a teacher and assistant principal in Edmonton before entering civic politics. He was an alderman for five years, then served as mayor of Edmonton from 1968 to 1974. He is best known for bringing both the LRT and Commonwealth Games to Edmonton. Dr. Dent retired from the field of education as principal of Rundle School in 1980. He was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1984.

Named after the residential neighbourhood that it was constructed in. An "idyll" is a short poem that describes a simple, country life. An addition was made to the school in 1956.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. An addition was added to the school in 1978.

Named after Hilwie Hamdon who was one of Edmonton’s first Lebanese Muslim immigrants and was instrumental in raising money to build the first mosque in Canada—one of the first in North America.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The name Hillview was chosen because it is situated on the only hill in the Mill Woods area. An addition was added to the school in 1982.

Constructed by West Jasper Place School District No. 4679. Annexed to Edmonton Public Schools in 1964.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Bisset is named after Judge Athelstan Bisset (1883-1973) who was a World War I veteran and alderman from 1934 to 1952. Bisset served as alderman for 15 years and in 1952 he was appointed Judge in Family Court.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. An addition was added to the school in 1956.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Greenview overlooks the Mill Woods Golf Course. Additions were added to the school in 1981 and 1982.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Herbert Greenfield (1867-1949), leader of the United Farmers of Alberta Party, was Premier of Alberta from 1921-1925. He was born in England and came to Alberta to homestead in 1906. After his retirement from politics, Greenfield became a successful businessman in the oil industry. An addition was added to the school in 1971.