The nearest high school to Fruitvale is 11 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 1 elementary school.
High schools within reach of Fruitvale
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Kootenay Columbia Secondary, 11 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay Columbia SecondarySecondary | SD 20 Kootenay-Columbia | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Fruitvale’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 A: 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 | 474 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 443 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 491 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 511 | 454 |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 511 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 2 of 4 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 1 it trails.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 511 | Middle 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 Fruitvale is
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Fruitvale
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 school in and around Fruitvale
Schools in the towns around Fruitvale
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area A, Kootenay Boundary 1.5 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 km |
| Montrose 4.9 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 km |
| Trail 11 km | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Warfield 15 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lower Columbia-Old-Glory), Kootenay Boundary 15 km | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 km |
| Rossland 18 km | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 km |
The busiest neighbour is Trail, with 7 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Fruitvale’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Fruitvale
How do I get a place at a school in Fruitvale?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools near Fruitvale have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in British Columbia; Fruitvale Elementary comes closest.
Is there a French-language school in Fruitvale?
Not within 3 km of Fruitvale. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Fruitvale?
All 1 are inside the town itself.
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).