Photo: Themightyquill · CC BY-SA 2.5Ashcroft’s teenagers travel 43 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 1 elementary school.
High schools within reach of Ashcroft
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Ashcroft’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 D−: 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) | 1 | 421 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 382 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 367 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 393 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 77% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area trails, 367 against 467 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 5 below.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Sands Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 421 · G4 numeracy 382 · G7 literacy 367 · G7 numeracy 393 · Graduation 77% | 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 school in or near Ashcroft is
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Ashcroft
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Ashcroft
Schools in the towns around Ashcroft
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 km |
| Cache Creek 9.2 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 km |
| Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country), Thompson-Nicola 16 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 km |
Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country), Thompson-Nicola has the most schools nearby, 4.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Ashcroft and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Ashcroft
Is there a French-language school in Ashcroft?
No, none within 3 km of Ashcroft; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Ashcroft?
All 1 are inside the town itself.
Which schools near Ashcroft have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in British Columbia; Desert Sands Community School comes closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Ashcroft?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).