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Wood Elementary
About
Wood Elementary is located at 4111 Wood Ave, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 5E8. The school welcomes families to a Kindergarten to Grade 7 program and describes Wood as a great place to learn and grow. The staff emphasizes working together as a team to provide a well-rounded, quality educational program, and says parent/guardian participation is vital to student success.
At a Glance
School type: Public School (Pacific Rim)
Education language: English
Religious affiliation: None / Secular
Grades: K-7
Phone: 250 724-1132
Email: dhoman@sd70.bc.ca
Principal: Darren Homan
School Culture and Expectations
Wood Elementary emphasizes a supportive, positive team approach to meeting students’ needs and providing a well-rounded, quality educational program. The school also highlights that parent/guardian participation is important and encourages families to contact their child’s teacher or the office if they need assistance or have concerns.
Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here
The district is exploring a potential before/after-school transportation model for children who attend (or are on a waitlist for) licensed school-age care programs operated by non-profit partners on school grounds. In this proposed model, families would drop children off at the school-age care site in the morning, children would be bussed to their catchment school, then bussed back to the care site after school for end-of-day pick-up.
Enrollment
Registration information is provided through SD70 (Pacific Rim) registration policies and forms, and families can use the School Catchment Locator to identify their neighbourhood school. For Kindergarten registration, families are asked to register at their neighbourhood catchment school; forms are available online or in person at the catchment school, and completed forms can be emailed to the school (with required documents) or dropped off in person.
Location
Wood Elementary Reviews
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Academic Learning of Wood Elementary
37.51
Academic Performance
Academic Performance Score
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades overall score: 38 - below the province public school average of 42, trailing by 5 points.
Literacy: 36
Numeracy: 39
Numeracy is a relative strength; literacy has more room to grow.
57.78
Student Commitment to Learning
Student Commitment
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 58 - well above the province public school average of 50, ahead by 8 points.
Students report stronger engagement, effort, and investment in learning than comparable schools, pointing to solid day-to-day learning habits.
47.36
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 47 - below the province public school average of 50, trailing by 3 points.
Students report weaker problem solving, analysis, and independent thinking than comparable schools, suggesting room to strengthen this area.
68.94
College and Career Readiness
Readiness for Future
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 69 - well above the province public school average of 52, ahead by 17 points.
Students report stronger preparation for future learning, transitions, and career pathways than comparable schools, which points to a solid readiness profile.
Academic Scores by School Year
Clustered Academic Score Trends
School year trend view: All Grades (combined Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where available). In 2024-2025, literacy is 36, numeracy is 39, and overall is 38.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score declined by 6 points.
In the latest year, numeracy is the strongest of the three measures at 39, while literacy is lowest at 36.
Across the available years, literacy declined by 8 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy declined by 4 points since 2019-2020.
Academic Performance Score Change Over Years
Academic Performance Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 38, student commitment to learning is 58, critical thinking is 47, and college and career readiness is 69.
The strongest current area is College and Career Readiness at 69, while Academic Performance is lowest at 38.
Critical Thinking shows the largest shift across the available period, declined by 18 points since 2019-2020.
Additional Information
Data is regularly updated to reflect the latest available academic scores and assessments from official school records.
Character and Wellbeing
65.21
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 65 - below the province public school average of 70, trailing by 5 points.
Students report weaker participation in school and community life than comparable schools, suggesting room to strengthen voice, involvement, and connection.
61.55
Health
Health
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 62 - well below the province public school average of 67, trailing by 5 points.
Students report weaker physical and emotional well-being than comparable schools, making health and well-being an area to watch closely.
72.73
Work Ethic
Work Ethic
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 73 - below the province public school average of 75, trailing by 2 points.
Students report weaker effort, persistence, and responsibility than comparable schools, suggesting work habits are an area to strengthen.
Character and Wellbeing Score Change Over Years
Character and Wellbeing Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Civic Engagement is 65, Health is 62, and Work Ethic is 73.
The strongest current area is Work Ethic at 73, while Health is lowest at 62.
Civic Engagement shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 13 points since 2019/2020.
Resources
75.00
Community Support
Community Support
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 75 - well above the district public school average of 69, ahead by 6 points.
Parents and the wider community appear to provide stronger support for student learning than in comparable schools, making this a relative strength.
87.50
Facilities and Personnel
Facilities and Personnel
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 88 - well above the district public school average of 72, ahead by 15 points.
Staffing, spaces, and school infrastructure are rated more positively than in comparable schools, suggesting a stronger resource base.
56.17
Learning Resources
Learning Resources
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 56 - below the comparison cohort average of 58, trailing by 2 points.
Instructional resources are rated less positively than in comparable schools, suggesting room to strengthen access or quality.
Resources Score Change Over Years
Resources Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Community Support is 75, Facilities and Personnel is 88, and Learning Resources is 56.
The strongest current area is Facilities and Personnel at 88, while Learning Resources is lowest at 56.
Community Support shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 25 points since 2020/2021.
School Culture
54.17
Academic Orientation
Academic Orientation
Showing latest available year: 2020-2021. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 54 - well below the province public school average of 60, trailing by 6 points.
Students report a weaker academic orientation than in comparable schools, suggesting room to strengthen the school's learning focus and academic expectations.
73.27
Relationships
Relationships
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 73 - below the province public school average of 78, trailing by 5 points.
Students report weaker relationships among peers, staff, and the school community than in comparable schools, suggesting connection and trust are areas to strengthen.
59.20
Safety
Safety
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 59 - well below the province public school average of 66, trailing by 7 points.
Students report a weaker sense of physical and emotional safety than in comparable schools, making this an area that deserves close attention.
School Culture Score Change Over Years
School Culture Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Relationships is 73 and Safety is 59.
The strongest current area is Relationships at 73, while Safety is lowest at 59.
Safety shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 13 points since 2019/2020.
Teachers and Teaching Environment
71.67
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 72 - in line with the province public school average of 72, within 0 points.
Teachers are rated for instructional quality, knowledge, and professional practice at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
Teachers and Teaching Environment Score Change Over Years
Teachers and Teaching Environment Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Knowledge and Skills of Teachers is 72.
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 11 points since 2019/2020.