Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Elkford is 53 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. Of the 2 with published results, 0 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Elkford
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Elkford’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) | 1 | 432 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 392 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 411 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 392 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 89% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 392 against 472 in British Columbia. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Elkford Elementary SecondaryElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 411 · G7 numeracy 392 · Graduation 89% | Fourth fifth |
| Rocky Mountain ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 432 · G4 numeracy 392 | 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 2 schools in and around Elkford 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 Elkford
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Elkford’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Elkford
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Elkford
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 12 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 8 | 1 | 5.4 km |
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 3,057 | 11 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Princeton | 3,050 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Elkford | 3,030 | 2 | 0 | 53 km |
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 2 | 0 | 21 km |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 9 | 0 | 6 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Of the 73 others, 61 count more schools. Teaching in French: 17 of the 74 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Elkford and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Elkford
Is there a French-language school in Elkford?
Not within 3 km of Elkford. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Elkford?
All 2 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Elkford?
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) · 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).