On Monday the Fraser Institute released its annual ranking of B.C. elementary schools.
A total of 22 local schools were amoung the 860 schools ranked in the province. Included for each school is a rating out of 10 (with 10 being highest), a rank from one to 860 (with one being the best) and the percentage of students performing below expectations on the Foundation Skills Assessment tests.
Provincial Average - Rating: 6.0, Ranking: 430, Below Expectations: 18.4 per cent
Prince George School District
Beaverly Elementary - Rating: 2.0, Ranking: 844, Below Expectations: 43.2 per cent
Blackburn Elementary - Rating: 4.5, Ranking: 681, Below Expectations: 31 per cent
College Heights Elementary - Rating: 4.4, Ranking: 698 (tied), Below Expectations: 25 per cent
Foothills Elementary - Rating: 7.1, Ranking: 222, Below Expectations: 10.3 per cent
Glenview Elementary - Rating: 4.4, Ranking: 698 (tied), Below Expectations: 26.3 per cent
Hart Highlands Elementary - Rating: 4.9, Ranking: 621, Below Expectations: 24.5 per cent
Heather Park Elementary - Rating: 4.3, Ranking: 713, Below Expectations: 31 per cent
Heritage Elementary - Rating: 4.0, Ranking: 748, Below Expectations: 35.9 per cent
Highglen Montessori Elementary - Rating: 5.2, Ranking: 559, Below Expectations: 26.4 per cent
Malaspina Elementary - Rating: 4.2, Ranking: 720, Below Expectations: 36.7 per cent
Morfee Elementary - Rating: 2.4, Ranking: 838, Below Expectations: 47.1 per cent
Pineview Elementary - Rating: 4.3, Ranking: 713, Below Expectations: 25.7 per cent
Pinewood Elementary - Rating: 3.2, Ranking: 811, Below Expectations: 42.7 per cent
Ron Brent Elementary - Rating: 3.1, Ranking: 815, Below Expectations: 41 per cent
Southridge Elementary - Rating: 6.3, Ranking: 361, Below Expectations: 16 per cent
Spruceland Traditional Elementary - Rating: 3.6, Ranking: 787, Below Expectations: 42.6 per cent
Van Bien Elementary - Rating: 6.2, Ranking: 380, Below Expectations: 15.7 per cent
Vanway Elementary - Rating: 6.3, Ranking: 361, Below Expectations: 14.4 per cent
Westwood Elementary - Rating: 3.0, Ranking: 819, Below Expectations: 41.3 per cent
Private schools
Cedars Christian School - Rating: 7.2, Ranking: 203, Below Expectations: 7.8 per cent
Immaculate Conception School - Rating: 7.7, Ranking: 144, Below Expectations: 5.3 per cent
St. Mary's School - Rating: 6.6, Ranking: 295, Below Expectations: 12.9 per cent
For the full report, go online to www.compareschoolrankings.org.
