Gordon Terrace Elementary
1200 5th Ave S · Cranbrook · V1C2H1 · SD 5 Southeast Kootenay
With Gordon Terrace Elementary, Cranbrook counts 11 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Cranbrook →
What stands out about Gordon Terrace Elementary
- Built for 295 students, the province’s design capacity.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in British Columbia, averaged over its measures.
- Public and English-language, under SD 5 Southeast Kootenay.
How Gordon Terrace Elementary 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.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Gordon Terrace Elementary averages the middle fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 464 | 468 | Middle fifth |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 479 | 472 | Middle fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Why Gordon Terrace Elementary has a band rather than a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Gordon Terrace Elementary is placed instead by its results against the other schools in British Columbia, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Gordon Terrace Elementary feeds into Cranbrook’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Gordon Terrace Elementary
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Terrace Elementary | English public | English | Middle fifth | |
| Parkland Middle School | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 0.5 km |
| T M Roberts Elementary | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| Kootenay Orchards Elementary | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
| St Mary's Catholic Independent | Independent | English | Top fifth | 1.4 km |
| Mount Baker Secondary | English public | English | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| Pinewood Elementary | English public | English | Bottom fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Gordon Terrace Elementary
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gordon Terrace Elementary
Who runs Gordon Terrace Elementary?
SD 5 Southeast Kootenay runs Gordon Terrace Elementary (English public).
What language does Gordon Terrace Elementary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Gordon Terrace Elementary?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Gordon Terrace Elementary?
Nearest of all: Parkland Middle School (0.5 km), T M Roberts Elementary (0.8 km) and Kootenay Orchards Elementary (1.3 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).