Photo: The Interior · CC BY-SA 4.0Salmon Arm’s 11 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 2 in the top two fifths and 6 in the bottom two
The strongest results are at King's Christian School and South Broadview Elementary. Taken together, Salmon Arm and its 3 km edge hold 7 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Salmon Arm’s schools
The strongest results
King's Christian School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Salmon Arm’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) | 9 | 479 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 9 | 480 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 5 | 433 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 451 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 3 | 92% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area trails, 433 against 467 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 1 below.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| King's Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 520 · G4 numeracy 489 · G7 literacy 534 · G7 numeracy 502 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| South Broadview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Bastion ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 481 | Middle fifth |
| Anchor Academy (DL)Alternative or adult | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 538 · G7 literacy 450 · G7 numeracy 475 · Graduation 47% | Middle fifth |
| Salmon Arm SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Hillcrest ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 471 | Fourth fifth |
| Ranchero Elementary JuniorAll grades | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 480 · G7 literacy 382 · G7 numeracy 426 | Fourth fifth |
| Shuswap Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 451 | Fourth fifth |
| South CanoeAll grades | G4 literacy 408 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 397 · G7 numeracy 396 | Bottom fifth |
| North Canoe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 400 · G4 numeracy 385 | Bottom fifth |
| Salmon Arm West ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 399 · G4 numeracy 410 | 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 14 schools in and around Salmon Arm are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Salmon Arm
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Salmon Arm’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 11 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Salmon Arm
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Salmon Arm
High schools within reach of Salmon Arm
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 8: 6 English public and 2 independent. J.L. Jackson Secondary lies closest, 0.6 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.L. Jackson SecondarySecondary | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | – | 0.6 km |
| Salmon Arm SecondarySecondary | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Middle fifth | 1.1 km |
| South CanoeAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Bottom fifth | 3.5 km |
| Shuswap SDAAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4.4 km |
| Ranchero Elementary JuniorAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.4 km |
| Mountain View ChristianAll grades | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Carlin Elementary MiddleAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Silver Creek Elementary SecondaryAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Salmon Arm
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at Salmon Arm Storefront; online learning through Anchor Academy (DL). Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtenay | 32,869 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Heights | 22,141 | 50 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 58 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 50 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Pitt Meadows | 20,892 | 39 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Salmon Arm | 20,891 | 14 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Port Alberni | 19,671 | 13 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Esquimalt | 19,512 | 32 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 42 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Oak Bay | 18,626 | 38 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| View Royal | 12,795 | 35 | 2 | 2.9 km |
Among 57 towns its size, 44 have more schools nearby. A French-language school is within reach in 23 of the 58.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Salmon Arm
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Arm | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan 13 km | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 km |
| Enderby 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Blind Bay 19 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 km |
It outnumbers its 3 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Salmon Arm’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of BC’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. BC masks small groups and counts resident students only, so no school is ranked to the place.
Questions about schools in Salmon Arm
How do I get a place at a school in Salmon Arm?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Salmon Arm?
Not in or within 3 km of Salmon Arm; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Salmon Arm?
12 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).