Ellison Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Vernon · SD 22 Vernon
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
- PO Box 2400, Vernon V1H 1S3
- City
- Vernon
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-260-4176
- ljohnson@sd22.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 440 students
- Principal
- Lance Johnson
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 22 Vernon
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 02222026
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Vernon-Lumby
- School board
- SD 22 Vernon · chair Kelli Sullivan (ksullivan@sd22.bc.ca) · office 250-542-3331
- English language learners
- 7% of students
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 42 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 43 | 43 | 42 | 55 | 57 | 49 | 64 | 47 |
Capacity: 400 students in a building designed for 440.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 440 students
- Available seats
- 40
- 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 | 81% | 80% | 87% | 92% | 97% | 91% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 22: 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 numeracy | 42% | 41% | 57% | 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
| Clarence Fulton Secondary | Elementary | Public | 0.4 km |
| Mission Hill Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.3 km |
| Okanagan Landing Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.5 km |
| St James | Elementary | Independent | 3.6 km |
| Alexis Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.6 km |
| Ecole Beairsto Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.8 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 15% below the typical asking price near Vernon schools ($614K).
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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