Five Prince Rupert Schools listed in Fall release from Fraser Institute report on Elementary Schools

With School back in session for the 2023-24 school year the Fraser Institute has released it's fall findings on their review of the province's schools.

The latest report is one which includes findings for five Schools in the Prince Rupert area.

The controversial report is one which focuses on the results of the Foundation Skills Assessment testing program.  

The Fraser Institute listings are a contentious issues in BC, with  many teachers, School Administrators and School Board officials observing how the annual listing by the research group doesn't portray a true picture of how the schools are faring on a day to day basis.

Still the listings do provide for one of the few reviews that parents/guardians have access to, when it comes to local schools.

The report makes for one of the few instruments available to gauge the progress for students at the five Prince Rupert schools among the Fraser Institute listings for this year.

The Prince Rupert review notes how the Catholic Independent School Annunciation continues to be the lead school for the annual report for the city.

The City's Four public schools listed for the fall 2023 report card, with FSA results provided for Conrad, Lax Keen Pineridge and Roosevelt Park all up for parental review. 

Port Edward Community School  has never been listed, that seemingly owing to their limited enrolment. 

There is no indication why Prince Rupert Middle School results are not included in the report once again for this year.

The Vancouver based institute reviewed the results of Grade 4 and 7 students of 932 schools in British Columbia, the three elements of the FSA's that make for the report include Reading, Writing and Numeracy.

The findings for Prince Rupert can be reviewed below:

Across the Northwest, the Bulkley Valley had the highest results with two Smithers area schools notable for their placement in the fall report. 

In the preview to the report released on  Thursday , the Fraser Institute's Peter Cowley observed as to what the information provides for parents.

“The report card offers parents information they can’t easily get anywhere else, about how schools perform over time and how they compare to other schools in B.C. We often hear that schools can’t improve student performance because of the communities and students they serve, but the evidence suggests otherwise”

The full report can be accessed here. 

You can search the data base here to review the listings for all of the schools noted for the 2022 report.

The BCTF frequently notes of the areas of the Fraser Institute focus that don't fully reflect on the classroom situation and learning outcomes across BC. Though they have not specifically addressed the fall release.

They had earlier this month issued a call for parents to consider removing their children from the testing process,  outlining how they believe the annual reports are harmful to communities.

School District 52 administration and Board members don't often speak to the Fraser Institute report, its findings rarely making for any discussion at the Board level during their monthly meetings.

The Fraser Institute also compiles a similar report for Secondary Schools in BC, that usually is released later in the Spring.

More notes on Education in Prince Rupert can be explored here.