Columbia Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–6 · Penticton · SD 67 Okanagan Skaha
School facts
- Address
- 1437 Allison St, Penticton V2A 3X5
- City
- Penticton
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-770-7676
- columbia@sd67.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 340 students
- Principal
- Darryl Tenisci
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–6
- School district
- SD 67 Okanagan Skaha
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 06715014
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Penticton-Summerland
- School board
- SD 67 Okanagan Skaha · chair James Palanio (jpalanio@sd67.bc.ca) · office 250-770-7700
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 49 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 33 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 57 | 52 | 28 |
Capacity: 303 students in a building designed for 340.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 340 students
- Available seats
- 37
- 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 | 75% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 89% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 67: 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 | 86% | 52% | 72% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 84% | — | 65% | 67% |
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
| Entre-lacs | Elementary & junior secondary | Francophone public (CSF) | 1.0 km |
| Wiltse Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.8 km |
| Holy Cross School | Elementary & junior secondary | Independent | 1.9 km |
| Penticton Christian School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 2.1 km |
| Uplands Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.2 km |
| Penticton Secondary | Secondary | Public | 2.2 km |
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