Dr Knox Middle School
Public middle school · grades 7–9 · Kelowna · SD 23 Central Okanagan
School facts
- Address
- 121 Drysdale Blvd, Kelowna V1V 2X9
- City
- Kelowna
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-870-5130
- janet.williams@sd23.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 800 students
- Principal
- Janet Williams
- Level
- Middle
- Grades
- 7–9
- School district
- SD 23 Central Okanagan
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 02323029
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Kelowna Centre
- School board
- SD 23 Central Okanagan · chair Valene Johnson (valene.johnson@sd23.bc.ca) · office 250-860-8888
- English language learners
- 8% of students
- In French Immersion
- 178 students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Early French Immersion Language
Most of the school day is taught in French from Kindergarten or Grade 1.
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 133 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 391 | 325 | 351 |
Capacity: 1,067 students in a building designed for 800.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 800 students
- Available seats
- none: 267 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 | 117% | 117% | 120% | 127% | 126% | 133% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 23: 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 7 reading | 75% | — | 69% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 48% | 48% | 45% | 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
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| North Glenmore Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Watson Road Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.6 km |
| Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 2.7 km |
| Glenmore Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.2 km |
| Pearson Road Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.7 km |
| Kelowna Arts Academy | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 3.8 km |
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