White Rock Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · White Rock · SD 36 Surrey
Good to know before you buy
- Growing fast: enrolment up 21% in 5 years. Watch for catchment changes and portables.
From Ministry of Education enrolment, capacity, seismic and facility data. Always confirm registration rules with the district.
The school from the street
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School facts
- Address
- 1273 Fir St, White Rock V4B 5A6
- City
- White Rock
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-531-5731
- whiterock@surreyschools.ca
- Design capacity
- 655 students
- Website
- surreyschools.ca/whiterockelem ↗
- Principal
- Jas Atwal
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 36 Surrey
- Programs
- Intensive Fine ArtsCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03636009
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Surrey-White Rock
- School board
- SD 36 Surrey · chair Gary Tymoschuk (tymoschuk_gary@surreyschools.ca) · office 604-596-7733 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 35% of students
Programs
- Intensive Fine Arts Arts grades K-7 · by application and lottery
Visual art, music, drama and dance are woven through every subject as the lens for learning the curriculum. Details ↗ - Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Challenge Program Academic Enrichment grades 3-7 · by application · offered district-wide
Half-day modules where small groups of similarly able students take on intense academic, intellectual and creative challenges; entry by school referral. Details ↗ - Multi-Age Cluster Class (MACC) Academic Enrichment grades 5-7 · by application · offered district-wide
Full-time class for highly gifted students offering a conceptually advanced curriculum and an intellectual peer group; entry by school referral. Details ↗ - Connections Alternative · by application · offered district-wide
Referral-based program for ages 12-16 giving core-subject remediation plus coping and behaviour skills, aiming to return students to regular school. Details ↗ - Next 100 Years Civic grades 6-7 · offered district-wide
Trained secondary mentors from L.A. Matheson and Tamanawis lead weekly Grade 6/7 sessions on identity, diversity, anti-racism and community. Details ↗ - International Education Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Study program for international students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, with one-semester and full-year options and homestay. Details ↗ - BASES (Building Academic, Social and Employment Skills) Special · by application · offered district-wide
Referral-based program supporting students with special needs to build academic, social and employment skills. 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 51 | 67 | 56 | 62 | 80 | 78 | 83 | 100 |
Capacity: 577 students in a building designed for 655.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 655 students
- Available seats
- 78
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 73% | 74% | 79% | 88% | 93% | 88% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 36: 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 | 48% | 51% | 63% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 49% | — | 53% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 91% | — | 71% | 75% |
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
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
| St John Paul II Academy | Secondary | Independent | 0.2 km |
| Earl Marriott Secondary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| Peace Arch Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| H T Thrift Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.4 km |
| Newbridge Academy | Elementary | Independent | 1.4 km |
| Semiahmoo Secondary | Elementary | Public | 1.5 km |
What it costs to live here
That's about the same as the typical asking price near White Rock schools ($900K).
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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