Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. From 1871 to 1874, a flour mill operated beside the creek, this then creek came to be known as Mill Creek. Escuela Mill Creek School is a designated International Spanish Academy. Escuela Mill Creek School is the first school in Alberta to receive this designation from the government of Spain education ministry. Escuela Mill Creek School is unique in that all students are enrolled in the Spanish Bilingual Program. Additions were made to the school in 1950, 1958 and 2019. In 2019, Edmonton Public Schools installed 300 solar panels to the roof and side of the school.