Queen Elizabeth Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–4 · New Westminster · SD 40 New Westminster
School facts
- Address
- 921 Salter St, New Westminster V3M 6G8
- City
- New Westminster
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-517-6080
- sphelan@sd40.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 330 students
- Website
- queenelizabethschool.ca ↗
- Principal
- Sarah Phelan
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–4
- School district
- SD 40 New Westminster
- Programs
- None listed
- Ministry school number
- 04040012
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Richmond-Queensborough
- School board
- SD 40 New Westminster · chair Maya Russell (mrussell@sd40.bc.ca) · office 604-517-6240 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 38% of students
Programs
- 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 100 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 108 | 109 | 101 | 109 | 99 |
Capacity: 526 students in a building designed for 330.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 330 students
- Available seats
- none: 196 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Low (L, rated 2016)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.22 · Fair (2023)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 129% | 134% | 147% | 152% | 160% | 159% |
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 | 74% | — | 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
| Queensborough Middle School | Elementary & junior secondary | Public | 0.3 km |
| Hamilton Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.8 km |
| Connaught Heights Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.1 km |
| Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.2 km |
| John Knox Christian - Secondary Campus | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 2.4 km |
| Byrne Creek Community Secondary | Secondary | Public | 2.6 km |
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