Blue Mountain Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Maple Ridge · SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
The school from outside
Google Street View from the street in front of the school (drag to look around), or the satellite photo. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
School facts
- Address
- 12453 248 St, Maple Ridge V4R 1J3
- City
- Maple Ridge
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-463-6414
- julie_clarke@sd42.ca
- Design capacity
- 320 students
- Website
- elementary.sd42.ca/bluemountain ↗
- Principal
- Julie Clarke
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 04242041
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Maple Ridge East
- School board
- SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows · chair Elaine Yamamoto (elaine_yamamoto@sd42.ca) · office 604-463-4200 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 11% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 6-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Summer courses for grades 6-12 registered through the Parent Portal, with priority for SD42 students. Details ↗ - International Education Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Elementary and secondary study for international students, including graduation, IB and academy options plus summer programs. 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
Down 4 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 47 |
Capacity: 301 students in a building designed for 320.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 320 students
- Available seats
- 19
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.31 · Poor (2015)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 95% | 92% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 94% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 42: 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 reading | 92% | — | — | 75% |
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
| Garibaldi Secondary | Secondary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Meadowridge School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 1.5 km |
| Webster's Corners Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.8 km |
| Alexander Robinson Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.3 km |
| Yennadon Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.1 km |
| Harry Hooge Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.5 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 82% above the typical asking price near Maple Ridge schools ($1.02M).
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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