Betty Gilbert Middle
Public middle school · grades 6–8 · Langley Township · SD 35 Langley
School facts
- Address
- 26845 27 Ave, Aldergrove V4W 3E6
- City
- Langley Township
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-856-8178
- bgms@sd35.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Website
- sd35.bc.ca/bgms ↗
- Principal
- Aaron Powell
- Level
- Middle
- Grades
- 6–8
- School district
- SD 35 Langley
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 03535058
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Langley-Abbotsford
- School board
- SD 35 Langley · chair Candy Ashdown (cashdown@sd35.bc.ca) · office 604-534-7891 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 11% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - International Student Program International · by application · offered district-wide
Langley Schools program for international students with ELL support and access to IB, AP, fine arts and sports academies. Details ↗
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 60 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 159 | 159 | 171 |
Capacity: 489 students in a building designed for 390.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Available seats
- none: 99 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.14 · Good (2012)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 110% | 116% | 119% | 123% | 126% | 125% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 35: 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. Building condition: the Facility Condition Index compares the cost of needed repairs with the cost of replacing the building (0 = new, 1 = worn out), from the school district's facility report.
Test results (FSA 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 numeracy | 36% | 37% | 51% | 59% |
Share of students who wrote the Foundation Skills Assessment and scored on track or extending. Groups under 10 writers are not shown. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Catchment
This school has an official catchment area (elementary). Children living inside it get priority for a spot at this school under the district's rules (it isn't a guarantee: busy schools can fill up).
Schools nearby
| Aldergrove Community Secondary | Secondary | Public | 0.2 km |
| Shortreed Community School | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| Aldergrove Christian Academy | Elementary | Independent | 1.2 km |
| Parkside Centennial Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| Aberdeen Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.9 km |
| Coghlan Fundamental Elementary | Elementary | Public | 4.2 km |
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