Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResults around Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay lean low: 3 of 4 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Taken together, Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay and its 3 km edge hold 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
How Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’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) | 3 | 448 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 419 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 452 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 454 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 83% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 419 against 472 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 4 below.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Kinnaird ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 448 · G4 numeracy 419 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Robson Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 452 · G7 numeracy 420 | Fourth fifth |
| Stanley Humphries SecondarySecondary | Graduation 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Twin Rivers ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 417 · G4 numeracy 388 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 454 | Fourth 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 Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
High schools within reach of Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only Stanley Humphries Secondary is within 15 km, 3.3 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Humphries SecondarySecondary | SD 20 Kootenay-Columbia | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Fort Nelson | 4,144 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 4,103 | 7 | 0 | 4 km |
| Okanagan Falls | 4,002 | 14 | 2 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Electoral Area F, East Kootenay | 3,893 | 8 | 0 | 14 km |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | 3,811 | 3 | 0 | 14 km |
| Roberts Creek | 3,779 | 7 | 2 | 8.1 km |
| Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George | 3,764 | 3 | 0 | 6 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Among 101 towns its size, 69 have more schools nearby. In 21 of the 102, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Castlegar 6.1 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay 12 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary 14 km | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary (7).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay?
Not near Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay?
Inside the town there are 1; another 3 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).