Desert Sands Community School
PO Box 669 · Ashcroft · V0K1A0 · SD 74 Gold Trail
Desert Sands Community School: one of the 1 elementary schools within 3 km of Ashcroft. Every school in and around Ashcroft →
What stands out about Desert Sands Community School
- Its design capacity is 540 students.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 7 literacy, at 367 where the middle in British Columbia is 467.
- An English public school, run by SD 74 Gold Trail.
- No other elementary school is within 3 km of Ashcroft.
How Desert Sands Community School does on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
On average across 5 reported measures of 5, Desert Sands Community School is in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 421 | 468 | Bottom fifth |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 382 | 472 | Bottom fifth |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 367 | 467 | Bottom fifth |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 393 | 454 | Bottom fifth |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 77% | 91% | Bottom fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
A standing for Desert Sands Community School, not a grade
Desert Sands Community School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
Desert Sands Community School feeds into Ashcroft’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Desert Sands Community School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about Desert Sands Community School
Who runs Desert Sands Community School?
It is SD 74 Gold Trail that runs Desert Sands Community School, in the English public system.
What language does Desert Sands Community School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Desert Sands Community School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · 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. · 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).