Lord Strathcona Community Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Vancouver · SD 39 Vancouver
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
- 592 Pender St E, Vancouver V6A 1V5
- City
- Vancouver
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-713-4630
- lprodan@vsb.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 510 students
- Website
- vsb.bc.ca/lord-strathcona ↗
- Principal
- Lori Prodan
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 39 Vancouver
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03939028
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Vancouver-Strathcona
- School board
- SD 39 Vancouver · chair Victoria Jung (victoria.jung@vsb.bc.ca) · office 604-713-5000 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 15% of students
- In French Immersion
- 143 students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Early French Immersion Language grades K-7 · by application and lottery
District choice program teaching mostly in French from kindergarten; kindergarten seats are allocated by draw. Details ↗ - International Education Program International · by application · offered district-wide
Fee-paying study and homestay options for international students in VSB elementary and secondary schools. 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 10 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 56 | 53 | 60 | 54 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 47 |
Capacity: 422 students in a building designed for 510.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 510 students
- Available seats
- 88
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Seismic upgrade complete
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.33 · Poor (2021)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 85% | 90% | 91% | 97% | 87% | 83% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 39: 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 | 39% | 14% | 75% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 19% | 29% | 70% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 31% | 38% | 80% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 28% | 40% | 69% | 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
| Columbia College | Secondary | Independent | 0.9 km |
| Admiral Seymour Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| St Francis Xavier | Elementary | Independent | 1.5 km |
| Britannia Community Secondary | Secondary | Public | 1.6 km |
| Alexander Academy | Secondary | Independent | 1.6 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 50% below the typical asking price near Vancouver schools ($1.5M).
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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