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Best public schools in Vancouver (2025)

Publicly funded schools run by public boards or districts. Ranked by the Success Index (Canada) from official Canadian data; 79 schools in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rank positions shown on each profile are within Canada and British Columbia.

  1. 1
    90
    University Hill ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary530 FSA literacy score · 1,124 students
  2. 2
    90
    Dr Annie B Jamieson ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 1,597 students
  3. 3
    89
    Kerrisdale ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary521 FSA literacy score · 1,410 students
  4. 4
    89
    Shaughnessy ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary518 FSA literacy score · 1,285 students
  5. 5
    88
    Chief Maquinna ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary510 FSA literacy score · 740 students
  6. 6
    88
    J.W. Sexsmith Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary517 FSA literacy score · 1,335 students
  7. 7
    88
    Bayview Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary537 FSA literacy score · 950 students
  8. 8
    88
    Tyee ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary511 FSA literacy score · 596 students
  9. 9
    87
    Ecole Jules Quesnel ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary526 FSA literacy score · 1,039 students
  10. 10
    87
    L'Ecole Bilingue ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary523 FSA literacy score · 1,318 students
  11. 11
    86
    Queen Elizabeth ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary499 FSA literacy score · 891 students
  12. 12
    84
    Norma Rose Point Elementary JuniorVancouver · Public Elementary503 FSA literacy score · 2,371 students
  13. 13
    84
    Lord Kitchener ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary490 FSA literacy score · 1,260 students
  14. 14
    82
    Emily Carr ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 1,000 students
  15. 15
    81
    David Livingstone ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary509 FSA literacy score · 859 students
  16. 16
    81
    Sir Wilfrid Laurier ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary493 FSA literacy score · 1,232 students
  17. 17
    81
    Waverley ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary497 FSA literacy score · 1,061 students
  18. 18
    80
    wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary SchoolVancouver · Public Elementary510 FSA literacy score · 1,008 students
  19. 19
    80
    Maple Grove ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary490 FSA literacy score · 1,752 students
  20. 20
    80
    Tillicum Community AnnexVancouver · Public Elementary487 FSA literacy score · 295 students
  21. 21
    79
    General Brock ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary522 FSA literacy score · 824 students
  22. 22
    79
    Queen Mary ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary492 FSA literacy score · 886 students
  23. 23
    79
    Simon Fraser ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 1,030 students
  24. 24
    77
    Florence Nightingale ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary497 FSA literacy score · 928 students
  25. 25
    77
    Sir William Osler ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary490 FSA literacy score · 891 students
  26. 26
    75
    Laura Secord ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary490 FSA literacy score · 2,009 students
  27. 27
    75
    Nootka Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary498 FSA literacy score · 1,173 students
  28. 28
    75
    Quilchena ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary482 FSA literacy score · 916 students
  29. 29
    73
    Carnarvon Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary487 FSA literacy score · 960 students
  30. 30
    71
    Queen Victoria AnnexVancouver · Public Elementary480 FSA literacy score · 355 students
  31. 31
    70
    Edith Cavell ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 996 students
  32. 32
    70
    Dr R E McKechnie ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary476 FSA literacy score · 829 students
  33. 33
    67
    Sir John Franklin CommunityVancouver · Public Elementary484 FSA literacy score · 689 students
  34. 34
    67
    Lord Nelson ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary489 FSA literacy score · 1,428 students
  35. 35
    67
    Southlands ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary478 FSA literacy score · 565 students
  36. 36
    67
    Sir Wm Van Horne ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary475 FSA literacy score · 1,330 students
  37. 37
    65
    Britannia Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary494 FSA literacy score · 769 students
  38. 38
    64
    Sir James Douglas ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary496 FSA literacy score · 1,570 students
  39. 39
    64
    Lord Beaconsfield ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary495 FSA literacy score · 758 students
  40. 40
    63
    Trafalgar ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary481 FSA literacy score · 1,410 students
  41. 41
    60
    Renfrew Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary483 FSA literacy score · 1,475 students
  42. 42
    60
    Sir Wilfred Grenfell CommunityVancouver · Public Elementary467 FSA literacy score · 894 students
  43. 43
    60
    G T Cunningham ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary473 FSA literacy score · 1,295 students
  44. 44
    60
    Sir Richard McBride ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary483 FSA literacy score · 1,046 students
  45. 45
    59
    Lord Roberts ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary473 FSA literacy score · 1,795 students
  46. 46
    58
    Captain James Cook ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary458 FSA literacy score · 1,447 students
  47. 47
    58
    Dr A R Lord ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary484 FSA literacy score · 589 students
  48. 48
    57
    General Wolfe ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary475 FSA literacy score · 1,137 students
  49. 49
    56
    John Norquay ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary469 FSA literacy score · 2,038 students
  50. 50
    56
    Elsie Roy ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary462 FSA literacy score · 1,343 students
  51. 51
    55
    Dr H N Maccorkindale ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary481 FSA literacy score · 878 students
  52. 52
    55
    Sir Alexander Mackenzie ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary473 FSA literacy score · 1,216 students
  53. 53
    54
    Graham Bruce Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary496 FSA literacy score · 832 students
  54. 54
    54
    Charles Dickens ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary471 FSA literacy score · 1,333 students
  55. 55
    52
    Lord Tennyson ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary475 FSA literacy score · 1,232 students
  56. 56
    52
    Hastings Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary460 FSA literacy score · 1,755 students
  57. 57
    50
    General Gordon ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary450 FSA literacy score · 1,245 students
  58. 58
    49
    šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary471 FSA literacy score · 1,502 students
  59. 59
    48
    False Creek ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary471 FSA literacy score · 914 students
  60. 60
    48
    Pierre Elliott Trudeau ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary464 FSA literacy score · 717 students
  61. 61
    46
    Queen Alexandra ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary450 FSA literacy score · 441 students
  62. 62
    44
    Lord Selkirk ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary458 FSA literacy score · 2,044 students
  63. 63
    44
    Champlain Heights Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary467 FSA literacy score · 1,007 students
  64. 64
    41
    Tecumseh ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary457 FSA literacy score · 1,242 students
  65. 65
    39
    Walter Moberly ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary457 FSA literacy score · 1,512 students
  66. 66
    38
    Dr George M Weir ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary423 FSA literacy score · 1,250 students
  67. 67
    38
    Grandview ¿uuqinak’uuh ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary460 FSA literacy score · 362 students
  68. 68
    36
    David Oppenheimer ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary425 FSA literacy score · 1,299 students
  69. 69
    27
    Lord Selkirk AnnexVancouver · Public Elementary446 FSA literacy score · 274 students
  70. 70
    25
    Sir Sandford Fleming ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary443 FSA literacy score · 1,306 students
  71. 71
    24
    cəw̓as Ch’elxwá7elch Skwuláw̓txw Seaside ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary453 FSA literacy score · 720 students
  72. 72
    24
    Henry Hudson ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary422 FSA literacy score · 1,031 students
  73. 73
    23
    Mount Pleasant ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary438 FSA literacy score · 783 students
  74. 74
    20
    David Lloyd George ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary434 FSA literacy score · 1,265 students
  75. 75
    20
    Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary427 FSA literacy score · 520 students
  76. 76
    19
    John Henderson ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary438 FSA literacy score · 1,533 students
  77. 77
    17
    Sir Charles Kingsford-SmithVancouver · Public Elementary425 FSA literacy score · 928 students
  78. 78
    2
    Lord Strathcona Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary369 FSA literacy score · 1,322 students
  79. 79
    0
    χpey̓ ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary301 FSA literacy score · 154 students

University Hill Elementary in Vancouver leads the 2025 list of public schools in Vancouver with a Success Index (Canada) of 90.3. Of the 79 schools shown, 79 are public.

For the full picture see the wider British Columbia public schools rankings, every school on the Vancouver page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Vancouver?

University Hill Elementary in Vancouver, British Columbia ranks first among public schools in Vancouver with a Success Index (Canada) of 90.3 out of 100 (Enrolment: 1,124).

How are public schools in Vancouver ranked?

Each school's Success Index (Canada) combines 8 factors: eqao grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%), eqao grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%), eqao grade 9 mathematics (25%), osslt first-attempt pass rate (20%), fsa literacy score (25%), fsa numeracy score (25%), community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%), parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across Canada. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official Canadian data (Ontario – School information and student demographics; BC Data Catalogue – Foundation Skills Assessment). Provinces publish different assessments, so scores are comparable within a province, not between provinces.