Lord Kelvin Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · New Westminster · SD 40 New Westminster
School facts
- Address
- 1010 Hamilton St, New Westminster V3M 2M9
- City
- New Westminster
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-517-6060
- jscorda@sd40.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 460 students
- Website
- lordkelvinschool.ca ↗
- Principal
- Jennifer Scorda
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 40 New Westminster
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 04040001
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Burnaby-New Westminster
- School board
- SD 40 New Westminster · chair Maya Russell (mrussell@sd40.bc.ca) · office 604-517-6240 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 62% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Summer Learning Extended Learning grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Summer K-5 sessions, Grade 6-12 non-credit short courses, Grade 10-12 full-credit courses and summer online learning. Details ↗ - Indigenous Education Supports Indigenous grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
District cultural facilitator, Indigenous support workers and youth workers providing cultural programming, tutoring and after-school support. Details ↗ - International Education International · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with extended and short-term study, English language learning and homestay. Details ↗ - Home Learners Program Online Learning grades K-8 · by application · offered district-wide
Provincial online learning program led by BC-certified teachers, entered through a waitlist with sibling priority. 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
Up 163 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 109 | 98 | 115 | 112 | 117 | 99 |
Capacity: 650 students in a building designed for 460.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 460 students
- Available seats
- none: 190 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Medium (M, rated 2016)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.18 · Fair (2023)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 106% | 113% | 127% | 137% | 138% | 141% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 40: 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. Building condition: the Facility Condition Index compares the cost of needed repairs with the cost of replacing the building (0 = new, 1 = worn out), from the school district's facility report.
Test results (FSA 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 70% | — | 76% | 73% |
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
| Our Lady of Mercy | Elementary | Independent | 0.6 km |
| St. Thomas More Collegiate | Secondary | Independent | 0.7 km |
| Twelfth Avenue Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| New Westminster Secondary | Secondary | Public | 0.8 km |
| John Knox Christian - Secondary Campus | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 1.0 km |
| Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
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