Yarrow Community School
4605 Wilson Rd · Chilliwack · V2R5C4 · SD 33 Chilliwack
Yarrow Community School: one of the 32 elementary schools within 3 km of Chilliwack. Every school in and around Chilliwack →
What stands out about Yarrow Community School
- Built for 375 students, the province’s design capacity.
- Its results sit in the top fifth in British Columbia, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on Grade 4 numeracy: 570, against 472 in British Columbia.
- Public and English-language, under SD 33 Chilliwack.
How Yarrow 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.
Yarrow Community School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the top fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 514 | 468 | Top fifth |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 570 | 472 | Top fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Yarrow Community School is placed by its results, not lettered
In British Columbia, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Yarrow Community School gets a place among them, the top fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Chilliwack’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Yarrow Community School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Yarrow Community School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrow Community School | English public | English | Top fifth | |
| Unsworth Elementary | English public | English | Middle fifth | 4 km |
| Greendale Elementary | English public | English | Top fifth | 4 km |
| Barrowtown Elementary | English public | English | – | 4.1 km |
| Cultus Lake Swílhcha Community School | English public | English | Second fifth | 5.2 km |
| Mount Slesse Middle School | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 5.6 km |
| Watson Elementary | English public | English | Bottom fifth | 6.2 km |
Elementary schools near Yarrow Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Yarrow Community School
Who runs Yarrow Community School?
SD 33 Chilliwack runs Yarrow Community School (English public).
What language does Yarrow Community School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Yarrow Community School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Yarrow Community School?
Nearest of all: Unsworth Elementary (4 km), Greendale Elementary (4 km) and Barrowtown Elementary (4.1 km).
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).