Tyee Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Vancouver · SD 39 Vancouver
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 132% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Seismic risk rated medium (Medium (rated 2016)): upgrade not done yet.
- Building in very poor condition (FCI 0.54): large repair needs.
From Ministry of Education enrolment, capacity, seismic and facility data. Always confirm registration rules with the district.
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
- 3525 Dumphries St, Vancouver V5N 3S5
- City
- Vancouver
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-713-4723
- mmonrad@vsb.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 145 students
- Website
- vsb.bc.ca/tyee ↗
- Principal
- Melanie Monrad
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 39 Vancouver
- Programs
- Montessori ProgramCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03939119
- 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
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Montessori Program Montessori grades K-7 · by application and lottery
Public Montessori alternative open to any Vancouver resident through the district choice application. 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
Up 2 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Capacity: 192 students in a building designed for 145.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 145 students
- Available seats
- none: 47 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Medium (rated 2016)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.54 · Very poor (2021)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 131% | 131% | 127% | 132% | 131% | 132% |
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 | 83% | 84% | 75% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 75% | 84% | 70% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 92% | 97% | 80% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 80% | — | 69% | 59% |
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
| St Joseph's | Elementary | Independent | 0.3 km |
| Stratford Hall | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 0.6 km |
| Lord Selkirk Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Charles Dickens Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.7 km |
| Charles Dickens Annex | Elementary | Public | 0.7 km |
| Lord Selkirk Annex | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
What it costs to live here
That's about the same as the typical asking price near Vancouver schools ($1.5M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale within 1 km of the school, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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