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Top 100 public schools in British Columbia (2025)

Publicly funded schools run by public boards or districts. Ranked by the Success Index (Canada) from official Canadian data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    99
    des ColibrisVancouver · Public Elementary580 FSA literacy score · 205 students
  2. 2
    98
    Chartwell ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary573 FSA literacy score · 970 students
  3. 3
    97
    Westcot ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary560 FSA literacy score · 1,276 students
  4. 4
    97
    Ecole CedardaleWest Vancouver · Public Elementary560 FSA literacy score · 1,027 students
  5. 5
    95
    Irwin Park ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary544 FSA literacy score · 1,246 students
  6. 6
    95
    Gleneagles ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary544 FSA literacy score · 772 students
  7. 7
    95
    McCammon ElementaryChilliwack · Public Elementary536 FSA literacy score · 918 students
  8. 8
    94
    Ecole Pauline Johnson ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary546 FSA literacy score · 1,207 students
  9. 9
    94
    Garden City ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary529 FSA literacy score · 1,155 students
  10. 10
    94
    Denman Island Community SchoolDenman Island · Public Elementary525 FSA literacy score · 92 students
  11. 11
    93
    West Bay ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary532 FSA literacy score · 1,182 students
  12. 12
    93
    Jessie Wowk ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary541 FSA literacy score · 669 students
  13. 13
    92
    Caulfeild ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 1,114 students
  14. 14
    92
    Greendale ElementaryChilliwack · Public Elementary531 FSA literacy score · 519 students
  15. 15
    92
    Ridgeview ElementaryWest Vancouver · Public Elementary529 FSA literacy score · 1,088 students
  16. 16
    92
    Archibald Blair ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 756 students
  17. 17
    92
    Yarrow Community SchoolChilliwack · Public Elementary514 FSA literacy score · 887 students
  18. 18
    91
    West Bench ElementaryPenticton · Public Elementary515 FSA literacy score · 356 students
  19. 19
    91
    John G Diefenbaker ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary509 FSA literacy score · 1,101 students
  20. 20
    90
    Bayridge ElementarySurrey · Public Elementary523 FSA literacy score · 1,185 students
  21. 21
    90
    University Hill ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary530 FSA literacy score · 1,124 students
  22. 22
    90
    Dr Annie B Jamieson ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 1,597 students
  23. 23
    90
    Frank Hobbs ElementaryVictoria · Public Elementary510 FSA literacy score · 706 students
  24. 24
    90
    Lake Hill ElementaryVictoria · Public Elementary527 FSA literacy score · 656 students
  25. 25
    90
    Ecole Robb RoadComox · Public Elementary520 FSA literacy score · 1,530 students
  26. 26
    90
    G W Carlson ElementaryFort Nelson · Public Elementary526 FSA literacy score · 346 students
  27. 27
    90
    Eagle Harbour MontessoriWest Vancouver · Public Elementary513 FSA literacy score · 148 students
  28. 28
    89
    Aspenwood ElementaryPort Moody · Public Elementary518 FSA literacy score · 1,465 students
  29. 29
    89
    W D Ferris ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary516 FSA literacy score · 1,970 students
  30. 30
    89
    Kerrisdale ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary521 FSA literacy score · 1,410 students
  31. 31
    89
    Shaughnessy ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary518 FSA literacy score · 1,285 students
  32. 32
    89
    Quigley ElementaryKelowna · Public Elementary521 FSA literacy score · 836 students
  33. 33
    89
    Parkcrest ElementaryBurnaby · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 890 students
  34. 34
    89
    Braemar ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary523 FSA literacy score · 1,359 students
  35. 35
    89
    Highlands ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary524 FSA literacy score · 1,447 students
  36. 36
    89
    James McKinney ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 1,235 students
  37. 37
    88
    Chief Maquinna ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary510 FSA literacy score · 740 students
  38. 38
    88
    J.W. Sexsmith Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary517 FSA literacy score · 1,335 students
  39. 39
    88
    Bayview Community ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary537 FSA literacy score · 950 students
  40. 40
    88
    Christina Lake ElementaryChristina Lake · Public Elementary526 FSA literacy score · 148 students
  41. 41
    88
    Donald E McKay ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary506 FSA literacy score · 941 students
  42. 42
    88
    Alex Hope ElementaryLangley · Public Elementary510 FSA literacy score · 1,767 students
  43. 43
    88
    John T Errington ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary499 FSA literacy score · 987 students
  44. 44
    88
    Torquay ElementaryVictoria · Public Elementary516 FSA literacy score · 930 students
  45. 45
    88
    Tyee ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary511 FSA literacy score · 596 students
  46. 46
    88
    Blundell ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary503 FSA literacy score · 690 students
  47. 47
    88
    des NavigateursRichmond · Public Elementary503 FSA literacy score · 280 students
  48. 48
    87
    Aubrey ElementaryBurnaby · Public Elementary517 FSA literacy score · 1,071 students
  49. 49
    87
    Howard De Beck ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary513 FSA literacy score · 1,186 students
  50. 50
    87
    Henry Anderson ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary516 FSA literacy score · 1,963 students
  51. 51
    87
    Quilchena ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary526 FSA literacy score · 452 students
  52. 52
    87
    Ecole Jules Quesnel ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary526 FSA literacy score · 1,039 students
  53. 53
    87
    L'Ecole Bilingue ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary523 FSA literacy score · 1,318 students
  54. 54
    87
    William Bridge ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary503 FSA literacy score · 1,088 students
  55. 55
    86
    Ecole Seaforth ElementaryBurnaby · Public Elementary509 FSA literacy score · 1,470 students
  56. 56
    86
    Hudson's Hope SchoolHudsons Hope · Public Elementary and secondary541 FSA literacy score · 407 students
  57. 57
    86
    F W Howay ElementaryNew Westminster · Public Elementary526 FSA literacy score · 400 students
  58. 58
    86
    Queen Elizabeth ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary499 FSA literacy score · 891 students
  59. 59
    86
    Boundary ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 1,126 students
  60. 60
    86
    Maple Lane ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary508 FSA literacy score · 828 students
  61. 61
    86
    Carisbrooke ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary515 FSA literacy score · 1,051 students
  62. 62
    86
    Ecole Marigold SchoolVictoria · Public Elementary515 FSA literacy score · 937 students
  63. 63
    85
    Kathleen McNeely ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary520 FSA literacy score · 1,182 students
  64. 64
    85
    James Thompson ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary499 FSA literacy score · 733 students
  65. 65
    85
    Spul'u'kwuks ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 1,273 students
  66. 66
    85
    Bowen Island Community SchoolBowen Island · Public Elementary521 FSA literacy score · 678 students
  67. 67
    85
    Braefoot ElementaryVictoria · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 716 students
  68. 68
    85
    Lochdale Community ElementaryBurnaby · Public Elementary506 FSA literacy score · 867 students
  69. 69
    84
    Shannon Lake ElementaryWest Kelowna · Public Elementary497 FSA literacy score · 1,322 students
  70. 70
    84
    Norma Rose Point Elementary JuniorVancouver · Public Elementary503 FSA literacy score · 2,371 students
  71. 71
    84
    Upper Lynn ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary510 FSA literacy score · 1,412 students
  72. 72
    84
    Lord Kitchener ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary490 FSA literacy score · 1,260 students
  73. 73
    84
    Fraser Wood ElementarySurrey · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 1,560 students
  74. 74
    84
    Capilano ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary501 FSA literacy score · 1,258 students
  75. 75
    83
    Heritage Mountain ElementaryPort Moody · Public Elementary515 FSA literacy score · 808 students
  76. 76
    83
    Ocean Grove ElementaryCampbell River · Public Elementary513 FSA literacy score · 849 students
  77. 77
    83
    Robert J Tait ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary494 FSA literacy score · 747 students
  78. 78
    83
    Begbie View ElementaryRevelstoke · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 868 students
  79. 79
    83
    Anne McClymont ElementaryKelowna · Public Elementary519 FSA literacy score · 1,282 students
  80. 80
    83
    McLeod Road TraditionalSurrey · Public Elementary532 FSA literacy score · 633 students
  81. 81
    83
    Queensbury ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary501 FSA literacy score · 983 students
  82. 82
    83
    Arbutus Global Middle SchoolVictoria · Public Elementary498 FSA literacy score · 1,401 students
  83. 83
    83
    Margaret Jenkins ElementaryVictoria · Public Elementary515 FSA literacy score · 1,376 students
  84. 84
    82
    Hammond Bay ElementaryNanaimo · Public Elementary499 FSA literacy score · 1,269 students
  85. 85
    82
    Montroyal ElementaryNorth Vancouver · Public Elementary493 FSA literacy score · 807 students
  86. 86
    82
    Ecole Lloyd George ElementaryKamloops · Public Elementary511 FSA literacy score · 1,403 students
  87. 87
    82
    R. C. MacDonald ElementaryCoquitlam · Public Elementary490 FSA literacy score · 351 students
  88. 88
    82
    Miller Park Community SchoolCoquitlam · Public Elementary488 FSA literacy score · 764 students
  89. 89
    82
    Cultus Lake Swílhcha Community SchoolCultus Lake · Public Elementary504 FSA literacy score · 578 students
  90. 90
    82
    Riverview Park ElementaryCoquitlam · Public Elementary502 FSA literacy score · 713 students
  91. 91
    82
    Taylor Park ElementaryBurnaby · Public Elementary496 FSA literacy score · 2,085 students
  92. 92
    82
    R. C. Talmey ElementaryRichmond · Public Elementary499 FSA literacy score · 1,111 students
  93. 93
    82
    Emily Carr ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary505 FSA literacy score · 1,000 students
  94. 94
    82
    Auguston Traditional ElementaryAbbotsford · Public Elementary503 FSA literacy score · 1,046 students
  95. 95
    81
    David Livingstone ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary509 FSA literacy score · 859 students
  96. 96
    81
    Sir Wilfrid Laurier ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary493 FSA literacy score · 1,232 students
  97. 97
    81
    La PasserelleWhistler · Public Elementary483 FSA literacy score · 178 students
  98. 98
    81
    Waverley ElementaryVancouver · Public Elementary497 FSA literacy score · 1,061 students
  99. 99
    81
    Blewett Elementary SchoolNelson · Public Elementary507 FSA literacy score · 272 students
  100. 100
    81
    Muheim Memorial ElementarySmithers · Public Elementary508 FSA literacy score · 945 students

des Colibris in Vancouver leads the 2025 list of public schools in British Columbia with a Success Index (Canada) of 98.6. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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What is the best public school in British Columbia?

des Colibris in Vancouver ranks first among public schools in British Columbia with a Success Index (Canada) of 98.6 out of 100 (Enrolment: 205).

How are public schools in British Columbia 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.