Tumbler Ridge Elementary
PO Box 700 · Tumbler Ridge · V0C2W0 · SD 59 Peace River South
One of Tumbler Ridge’s 2 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Tumbler Ridge Elementary. Every school in and around Tumbler Ridge →
What stands out about Tumbler Ridge Elementary
- Built for 345 students, the province’s design capacity.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in British Columbia, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 4 literacy, at 377 where the middle in British Columbia is 468.
- Public and English-language, under SD 59 Peace River South.
How Tumbler Ridge 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.
Tumbler Ridge Elementary reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 377 | 468 | Bottom fifth |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 414 | 472 | Bottom fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Tumbler Ridge Elementary is placed by its results, not lettered
Its standing, the bottom fifth in British Columbia, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Tumbler Ridge Elementary itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
For a letter, see Tumbler Ridge’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Tumbler Ridge Elementary and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Tumbler Ridge Elementary
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about Tumbler Ridge Elementary
Who runs Tumbler Ridge Elementary?
It is SD 59 Peace River South that runs Tumbler Ridge Elementary, in the English public system.
What language does Tumbler Ridge Elementary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Tumbler Ridge Elementary?
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) · 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).