Ecole Porter Street Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Coquitlam · SD 43 Coquitlam
School facts
- Address
- 728 Porter St, Coquitlam V3J 5B4
- City
- Coquitlam
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-936-4296
- rfrench@sd43.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 415 students
- Website
- sd43.bc.ca/porter ↗
- Principal
- Rachel French
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 43 Coquitlam
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 04343053
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Coquitlam-Maillardville
- School board
- SD 43 Coquitlam · chair Michael Thomas (mithomas@sd43.bc.ca) · office 604-939-9201 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 10% of students
- In French Immersion
- 215 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. - SD43 Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 1-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Tuition-free summer skill-building, academic completion and high school credit courses, including hybrid Fast Track. Details ↗ - SD43 International Education International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with ten-month academic placements in regular classes plus short-term and summer programs. Details ↗ - Apex Online Learning grades K-9 · open to all · offered district-wide
Blended online and in-person K-9 program led by BC-certified teachers for families able to support home-based learning. 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 25 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 55 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 50 |
Capacity: 321 students in a building designed for 415.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 415 students
- Available seats
- 94
- Seismic safety
- Seismic upgrade complete
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 83% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 77% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 43: 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 | 84% | — | 71% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 87% | 86% | 66% | 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
| Queen of All Saints Elementary | Elementary | Independent | 0.8 km |
| Harbour View Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Ecole Banting Middle | Middle | Public | 1.0 km |
| Como Lake Middle School | Middle | Public | 1.0 km |
| Mountain View Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
| Parkland Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
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