Ecole Riverdale Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Surrey · SD 36 Surrey
The school from outside
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School facts
- Address
- 14835 108a Ave, Surrey V3R 1W9
- City
- Surrey
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-588-5978
- riverdale@surreyschools.ca
- Design capacity
- 580 students
- Website
- surreyschools.ca/riverdale ↗
- Principal
- Tina Saito
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 36 Surrey
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03636059
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Surrey-Guildford
- School board
- SD 36 Surrey · chair Gary Tymoschuk (tymoschuk_gary@surreyschools.ca) · office 604-596-7733 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 48% of students
- In French Immersion
- 188 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. - Challenge Program Academic Enrichment grades 3-7 · by application · offered district-wide
Half-day modules where small groups of similarly able students take on intense academic, intellectual and creative challenges; entry by school referral. Details ↗ - Multi-Age Cluster Class (MACC) Academic Enrichment grades 5-7 · by application · offered district-wide
Full-time class for highly gifted students offering a conceptually advanced curriculum and an intellectual peer group; entry by school referral. Details ↗ - Connections Alternative · by application · offered district-wide
Referral-based program for ages 12-16 giving core-subject remediation plus coping and behaviour skills, aiming to return students to regular school. Details ↗ - Next 100 Years Civic grades 6-7 · offered district-wide
Trained secondary mentors from L.A. Matheson and Tamanawis lead weekly Grade 6/7 sessions on identity, diversity, anti-racism and community. Details ↗ - International Education Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Study program for international students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, with one-semester and full-year options and homestay. Details ↗ - BASES (Building Academic, Social and Employment Skills) Special · by application · offered district-wide
Referral-based program supporting students with special needs to build academic, social and employment skills. 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 22 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 38 | 60 | 63 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 60 | 51 |
Capacity: 458 students in a building designed for 580.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 580 students
- Available seats
- 122
- 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 | 83% | 79% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 79% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 36: 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 | 38% | 42% | 63% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 43% | 49% | 53% | 67% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 38% | 22% | 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
| Holly Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.5 km |
| Guildford Park Secondary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Ellendale Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.7 km |
| Mary Jane Shannon Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Hjorth Road Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Iqra School | Elementary | Independent | 1.6 km |
What it costs to live here
That's about the same as the typical asking price near Surrey schools ($1.1M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale in this school's catchment, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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