Thompson School District R-2j

Summary:

The Thompson School District R-2j in Colorado encompasses 32 schools, including 22 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population and has a mix of high-performing and low-performing schools, with a clear correlation between student demographics and academic outcomes.

Several schools stand out for their exceptional performance, including Berthoud Elementary School, Coyote Ridge Elementary School, and Loveland Classical School. These schools rank among the top in the state and have consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, some schools with higher poverty rates struggle with low proficiency, particularly in Math.

The district's overall ranking of 43 out of 115 in Colorado, with a 3-star rating, suggests there is room for improvement in raising the performance of all schools to better serve students. Addressing challenges like chronic absenteeism and replicating the practices of the highest-performing schools could help the district narrow achievement gaps and provide a more equitable education for all students in the Thompson School District R-2j.

District Detail

800 South Taft Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537

(970) 613-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,580

Primary Schools: 20
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Cottonwood Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Turman Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5900	330	24	13.6	52.7%	146 (44.2%)	3 (0.9%)	159 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	34.9	574^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.6%		23.6	692^nd of 943 public elementary schools	26.6%	118							31.0	20.4	47.3				32.9	43.1	21.1	37.0				33.7	31.5			$19,579
B F Kitchen Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Deborah Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-5500	159	13	12.1	46.5%	97 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (28.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	34.5	576^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.4%		26.3	657^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.3%	81									33.3				26.4	30.4	38.7	30.3				33.3				$20,557
Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball	Public	PK, KG-8	2660 North Monroe Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7300	536	38	14.0	62.7%	281 (52.4%)	4 (0.7%)	218 (40.7%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	15.2	804^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.6	797^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.5%	7							21.4	24.0	20.0	24.2	14.3	21.5	21.1	28.6		15.7	9.7		13.8	13.8	18.0	14.1		$17,200
Berthoud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Bunyan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7500	495	29	17.2	16.8%	413 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	81.9	151^st of 950 public elementary schools	84.1%		83.7	133^rd of 943 public elementary schools	85.9%	18							59.5	75.4	56.3				62.9	64.3	73.8	51.2				62.4	57.7			$13,476
Berthoud High School	Public	9-12	850 Spartan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7700	722	37	19.6	14.7%	564 (78.1%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (15.8%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	75.3	81^st of 328 public high schools	75.3%		72.3	86^th of 349 public high schools	75.4%	5	76.0	51.0	73.0	53.0	76.0	46.0																	39.3	$15,076
Big Thompson Elementary School	Public	K-5	7702 West Highway 34	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5600	179	14	12.7	24.6%	140 (78.2%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	51.3	437^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.0%		61	354^th of 943 public elementary schools	62.5%	83									57.1				43.8	21.7	36.8	45.7				36.5	40.0			$15,929
Bill Reed Middle School	Public	6-8	370 West 4th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7200	530	37	14.3	47.0%	325 (61.3%)	5 (0.9%)	163 (30.8%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	24.2	338^th of 469 public middle schools	27.9%		25.1	341^st of 485 public middle schools	29.7%	3										25.3	38.2	34.9	32.3				13.8	15.9	22.0	17.0		25.5		$16,781
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 West 37th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5800	324	20	15.9	30.6%	217 (67.0%)	2 (0.6%)	72 (22.2%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	53.6	417^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.1%		64.5	319^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.2%	98							53.2	50.8	50.0				51.3	38.3	39.0	34.7				37.4	36.7			$15,377
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Colorado Avenue	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-6000	213	16	13.2	45.1%	158 (74.2%)	2 (0.9%)	44 (20.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	51.6	433^rd of 950 public elementary schools	54.4%		49.2	457^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.5%	24							60.5	41.2	45.9				50.0	53.5	32.4	18.9				36.0	37.8			$17,510
Ivy Stockwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Fifth Street	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-6100	426	24	17.6	16.4%	324 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (16.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	75	226^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.5	270^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.4%	44							47.5	54.5	66.7				56.3	44.1	61.0	60.3				55.8	55.6			$13,298
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3312 North Douglas Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-6200	196	12	16.0	47.4%	118 (60.2%)	2 (1.0%)	61 (31.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)	47.4	469^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.6%		54.1	411^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.4%	58							57.7	30.4	34.8				41.7	42.3	26.1	34.8				34.7	52.2			$17,320
Loveland High School	Public	9-12	920 West 29th Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5200	1,354	72	18.8	27.3%	916 (67.7%)	18 (1.3%)	350 (25.8%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.8%)	53.4	141^st of 328 public high schools	57.0%		53.3	150^th of 349 public high schools	57.0%	9	69.0	34.0	68.0	32.0	72.0	27.0																	33.9	$13,516
Namaqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 North County Road 19e	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-6600	236	17	14.0	35.2%	177 (75.0%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	50.4	439^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.8%		38.6	538^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.9%	99							37.1	46.2	48.8				44.3	54.3	36.8	31.7				40.4	39.0			$16,536
Thompson Valley High School	Public	9-12	1669 Eagle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7900	1,005	52	19.3	31.5%	707 (70.3%)	7 (0.7%)	233 (23.2%)	11 (1.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.6%)	43.4	179^th of 328 public high schools	45.4%		50.1	166^th of 349 public high schools	52.4%	13	62.0	35.0	61.0	32.0	60.0	26.0																	25.9	$14,365
Truscott Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 West 6th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-6900	194	18	10.6	50.5%	87 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	13.6	824^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.3%					(n/a)							27.8	15.4	13.0				20.0							11.5				$17,829
Harold Ferguson High School	Public	9-12	1811 W 15th St	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5300	164	16	10.0		92 (56.1%)	1 (0.6%)	62 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)																								$31,293
Winona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 South Boise Avenue	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-7100	246	17	14.6	58.9%	117 (47.6%)	5 (2.0%)	105 (42.7%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	21.5	718^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.4%		21.8	720^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.6%	2							35.6	19.4	24.4				27.0	22.7	23.3	28.6				24.8	20.0			$16,712
Sarah Milner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	743 Jocelyn Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-6700	264	18	14.8	53.4%	160 (60.6%)	2 (0.8%)	88 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	22.9	697^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.6%		21.5	724^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.2%	27							20.0	40.0	26.8				28.8			26.8				19.6	19.5			$14,823
Walt Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	2605 Carlisle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5400	340	23	14.9	39.1%	240 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (23.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	44.6	220^th of 469 public middle schools	53.1%		38.8	261^st of 485 public middle schools	46.2%	41										44.9	46.1	44.9	45.3				29.9	20.2	28.1	26.2		39.6		$17,838
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 West 49th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-6300	235	16	14.7	63.8%	127 (54.0%)	6 (2.6%)	88 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	18.6	758^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.2%		28.8	627^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.5%	131							23.1	20.5	18.9				20.9	38.5						19.8	13.5			$16,099
Carrie Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4129 Joni Lane	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5700	247	16	15.7	32.4%	174 (70.4%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	54.1	414^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.4%		75.8	202^nd of 943 public elementary schools	78.6%	212							32.4	58.3	50.0				46.6	29.7	50.0	56.7				44.7	33.3			$14,974
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	950 Massachusetts Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7400	448	28	15.9	17.4%	344 (76.8%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	71	118^th of 469 public middle schools	74.8%		60.9	151^st of 485 public middle schools	68.9%	33										49.7	55.1	59.5	54.3				45.5	41.2	52.7	46.3		51.0		$14,770
Lucile Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Lucerne Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7600	686	45	15.3	36.9%	433 (63.1%)	6 (0.9%)	201 (29.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	34.4	281^st of 469 public middle schools	40.1%		29.8	311^th of 485 public middle schools	35.9%	30										35.5	45.6	38.7	40.1				15.0	20.9	24.1	20.0		35.1		$15,482
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	3500 Mountain Lion Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7800	1,074	58	18.5	34.3%	639 (59.5%)	16 (1.5%)	337 (31.4%)	17 (1.6%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.1%)	43	181^st of 328 public high schools	44.8%		43.2	188^th of 349 public high schools	46.1%	7	57.0	28.0	61.0	34.0	67.0	21.0																	33.6	$13,821
Thompson Integrated Early Childhood	Public	PK	407 East 42nd Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5052	85	29	2.9	57.6%	48 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (35.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)																								$91,609
New Vision Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	299 Peridot Ave	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 593-6827	1,005	51	19.6	21.5%	811 (80.7%)	2 (0.2%)	132 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.0%)	67.2	297^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.7%		68.6	280^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.3%	17							50.5	49.1	52.4	63.2	61.5	54.7	54.9	49.5	50.9	51.4	45.3	40.2	44.2	47.2	41.3	47.6		$10,477
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	242	17	14.1	27.3%	182 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	84.7	124^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.9%		81.5	158^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.2%	34							61.3	58.8	83.3				69.2	71.0	47.1	66.7				61.7	57.1			$17,688
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Florence Drive	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9500	335	21	15.7	22.7%	259 (77.3%)	3 (0.9%)	61 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	69	276^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.9%		53.5	421^st of 943 public elementary schools	55.4%	145							60.0	58.3	63.0				60.4	52.7	43.3	44.4				46.7	41.5			$16,282
Loveland Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3835 SW 14th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 541-1507	1,032	61	16.8	22.6%	817 (79.2%)	9 (0.9%)	161 (15.6%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)								(n/a)			92.0	52.0			42.0	51.1	47.1	40.7	56.5	60.7	48.9	47.7	38.6	48.8	38.3	34.8	35.5	41.1	51.8	48.3		$10,299
High Plains School	Public	PK, KG-8	4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9800	495	28	17.6	34.1%	335 (67.7%)	10 (2.0%)	104 (21.0%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	59.6	363^rd of 950 public elementary schools	61.8%		53.8	416^th of 943 public elementary schools	55.9%	53							57.5	54.3	55.2	39.2	55.6	61.4	53.6	57.5	52.2	45.5	17.6	28.9	54.5	42.1	42.4	54.5		$14,061
Riverview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3550 Barkwood Drive	Johnstown	80534	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7000	757	45	17.0	26.2%	493 (65.1%)	7 (0.9%)	201 (26.6%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	44.3	495^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.9%		47.7	469^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.3%	26							44.4	32.4	40.3	58.5	43.2	39.7	43.7	31.1	23.2	38.8	36.6			26.2	32.8	20.6		$12,737
Berthoud Early Childhood	Public	PK	950 Massachusetts	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5052	26	3	10.1	34.6%	17 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)																								$12,656

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