Salmo’s teenagers travel 31 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Salmo
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Salmo’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 B+: 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 | 464 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 456 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 441 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 477 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 91% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 literacy: 441 here, against 467 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 1 above the middle, 2 below.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Salmo SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 477 · Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Salmo Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 456 | 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 2 schools in and around Salmo are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Salmo
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Salmo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Salmo
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Salmo
Schools in the towns around Salmo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 km |
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay 8 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 km |
3 schools make Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Salmo or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Salmo
How many schools are there in Salmo?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Salmo?
Not within 3 km of Salmo. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Salmo?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).