Photo: Historyted at English Wikipedia · Public domainArmstrong’s 4 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 0 in the top two fifths and 2 in the bottom two
Taken together, Armstrong and its 3 km edge hold 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
How Armstrong’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is C+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 463 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 409 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 406 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 86% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area trails, 409 against 467 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 3 it trails.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 458 | Middle fifth |
| Highland Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 472 | Middle fifth |
| Pleasant Valley SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Len Wood Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 406 | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 4 schools in and around Armstrong are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Armstrong
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Armstrong’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Armstrong
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Armstrong
High schools within reach of Armstrong
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 independent. Closest of all: Pleasant Valley Secondary (1.1 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley SecondarySecondary | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.1 km |
| North Okanagan Junior AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Slope | 8,989 | 61 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | 5,829 | 12 | 1 | 51 km |
| Electoral Area B, Peace River | 5,814 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Duncan | 5,745 | 16 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Osoyoos | 5,724 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Smithers | 5,627 | 10 | 1 | 55 km |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 5,439 | 42 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | 5,390 | 8 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | 5,358 | 4 | 0 | 13 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan | 3,415 | 17 | 0 | 3.2 km |
Of the 98 others, 77 count more schools. Of the 99, 24 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Armstrong
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Spallumcheen 3.5 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 km |
| Enderby 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap 14 km | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 16 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan 17 km | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
Among the neighbours, Electoral Area C, North Okanagan has 20, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Armstrong and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Armstrong
How do I get a place at a school in Armstrong?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Armstrong?
There is none in or near Armstrong (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Armstrong?
All 4 are inside the town itself.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · 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).