AE Perry Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Kamloops · SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 108% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Growing fast: enrolment up 28% in 5 years. Watch for catchment changes and portables.
From Ministry of Education enrolment, capacity, seismic and facility data. Always confirm registration rules with the district.
The school from the street
Google Street View from the street in front of the school; drag to look around. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
School facts
- Address
- 1380 Sherbrooke Ave, Kamloops V2B 1W9
- City
- Kamloops
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-376-6224
- smabee@sd73.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 340 students
- Principal
- Susee Mabee
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 07324039
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Kamloops Centre
- School board
- SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson · chair Heather Grieve (hgrieve@sd73.bc.ca) · office 250-374-0679
- English language learners
- 10% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject.
From the school district's own pages and the Ministry's school list. Programs change: confirm with the school.
Where it is
Enrolment over time
Up 79 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 38 | 52 | 42 | 51 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 43 |
Capacity: 366 students in a building designed for 340.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 340 students
- Available seats
- none: 26 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 84% | 87% | 92% | 100% | 108% | 108% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 73: dots above the dashed line have more students than the building was designed for. This school is the large dot.
Seismic status: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, Seismic Mitigation Program progress report. No building condition score is published for this school.
Test results (FSA 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 48% | 76% | 72% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 37% | 49% | 64% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 79% | 48% | 74% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 38% | 29% | 58% | 59% |
Share of students who wrote the Foundation Skills Assessment and scored on track or extending. Groups under 10 writers are not shown. Some counts here are hidden by the Ministry (fewer than 10 students), so this school's figures are partly estimated. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Catchment
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Norkam Secondary School | Secondary | Public | 0.6 km |
| George Hilliard Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Kamloops Christian School | Elementary | Independent | 1.0 km |
| Bert Edwards Science & Technology | Elementary | Public | 1.2 km |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Elementary | Independent | 1.5 km |
| Kay Bingham Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.5 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 19% below the typical asking price near Kamloops schools ($617K).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale within 1 km of the school, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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