Pleasant Valley Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Nanaimo · SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
School facts
- Address
- 6201 Dunbar Rd, Nanaimo V9T 2P2
- City
- Nanaimo
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-390-4027
- info.pv@sd68.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 345 students
- Principal
- Darren Dickie
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 06868066
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Nanaimo-Lantzville
- School board
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith · chair Leanne Lee (trusteesboardchair@sd68.bc.ca) · office 250-754-5521
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 52 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 39 | 58 | 47 | 63 | 53 | 52 | 65 | 47 |
Capacity: 424 students in a building designed for 345.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 345 students
- Available seats
- none: 79 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Seismic upgrade complete
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 108% | 114% | 114% | 117% | 120% | 123% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 68: 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 | 87% | — | 61% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 88% | 84% | 55% | 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
| Randerson Ridge Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.4 km |
| Dover Bay Secondary | Elementary | Public | 1.4 km |
| McGirr Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.8 km |
| Rutherford Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.0 km |
| Uplands Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.8 km |
| Mount Benson Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.0 km |
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