R. C. MacDonald Elementary
Public elementary school · grades 1–5 · Coquitlam · SD 43 Coquitlam
School facts
- Address
- 2550 Leduc Ave, Coquitlam V3K 5W6
- City
- Coquitlam
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-936-0447
- djette@sd43.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 170 students
- Website
- sd43.bc.ca/rcmacdonald ↗
- Principal
- Dawn Jette
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- 1–5
- School district
- SD 43 Coquitlam
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 04343023
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Coquitlam-Maillardville
- School board
- SD 43 Coquitlam · chair Michael Thomas (mithomas@sd43.bc.ca) · office 604-939-9201 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 26% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - SD43 Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 1-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Tuition-free summer skill-building, academic completion and high school credit courses, including hybrid Fast Track. Details ↗ - SD43 International Education International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with ten-month academic placements in regular classes plus short-term and summer programs. Details ↗ - Apex Online Learning grades K-9 · open to all · offered district-wide
Blended online and in-person K-9 program led by BC-certified teachers for families able to support home-based learning. 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 40 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 20 | 21 | 18 | 35 |
Capacity: 122 students in a building designed for 170.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 170 students
- Available seats
- 48
- Seismic safety
- Seismic upgrade complete
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 95% | 94% | 85% | 85% | 82% | 72% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 43: 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 | 88% | — | 71% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 85% | 77% | 66% | 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
| Mundy Road Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| Ecole Montgomery Middle | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| Cape Horn Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.5 km |
| Riverview Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.8 km |
| Centennial Secondary | Secondary | Public | 2.0 km |
| Hillcrest Middle School | Middle | Public | 2.0 km |
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