Middle Schools in Thompson School District R-2j

Summary:

The Thompson School District R-2j in Colorado is home to 4 middle schools serving grades 6-8: Lucile Erwin Middle School, Bill Reed Middle School, Turner Middle School, and Walt Clark Middle School. These schools vary in their academic performance, student demographics, and other key metrics.

Turner Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in Colorado and outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. In contrast, the other three middle schools have more average performance, with dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates that are on par with or slightly higher than the state average.

The free/reduced lunch rates across the district vary significantly, from 24.33% at Turner Middle School to 57.39% at Bill Reed Middle School, suggesting differences in the socioeconomic demographics of the student populations. The student-teacher ratios also range from 13.8 at Bill Reed Middle School to 17.0 at Walt Clark Middle School.

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)				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	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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Poudre School District R-1	2.68 mi	53	14^th
State Charter School Institute	3.31 mi	52	50^th
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	7.34 mi	15	18^th
Weld County School District No. Re-5J	11.62 mi	7	67^th
GreeleySchool District No. 6	14.74 mi	34	100^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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