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Bill Reed Middle School

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Bill Reed Middle School ranks 357 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Bill Reed Middle School serves roughly 530 students in grades 6–8 in Loveland, Colorado, as part of the Thompson School District R-2J. The school's state ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, dropping from the 54th percentile (3 stars) in 2016-2017 to the 25th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026—making it the lowest-ranked middle school among all nearby comparison schools in the region.

Academically, Bill Reed trails both district and state averages by wide margins. On the most recent CMAS assessments, just 24.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 18.9% in math, compared to district averages of 44.7% and 33.5%, respectively. The gap is especially noticeable when compared with nearby schools: Turner Middle School, just six miles away in the same district, posts 50.4% ELA proficiency and 43.1% math proficiency. Even schools with similar poverty levels—Walt Clark Middle School and Lucile Erwin Middle School, both with roughly 37-39% free/reduced lunch eligibility—significantly outperform Bill Reed in every tested subject.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's most urgent red flag, with 35.1% of students missing substantial school time compared to district (25.0%) and state (28.4%) averages. Only Webber Middle School has a similarly high rate. Perhaps most concerning, even Bill Reed's gifted and talented students rank in the 6th percentile statewide, indicating that advanced learners are not being adequately challenged. There are a few positives: science proficiency has improved to 26.1% and dropout rates are essentially zero. Still, the overall picture is a school in sustained decline, and families considering Bill Reed should weigh these challenges carefully.

530

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,736

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 West 4th Street
Loveland, CO 80537-5416

(970) 613-7200

District: Thompson School District R-2j

Students who attend Bill Reed Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thompson Valley High School

Feeder schools for Bill Reed Middle School:

Elementary:	B F Kitchen Elementary School
	Carrie Martin Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Truscott Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

357^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Thompson School District R-2j

35^th of 114Thompson School District R-2j among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	357 of 476	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	338 of 469	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	341 of 485	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	328 of 480	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	289 of 448	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	246 of 369	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	262 of 458	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	213 of 418	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	193 of 424	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.8	227 of 400	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	252 of 436	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	285 of 461	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.1	279 of 454	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	226 of 425	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	221 of 422	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	230 of 409	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	195 of 377	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	212 of 362	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	206 of 360	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	238 of 346	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.5	245 of 340	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.9	220 of 336	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	305 of 368	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	272 of 347	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	283 of 350	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	256 of 363	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	228 of 326	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	174 of 254	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	198 of 352	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	180 of 315	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	105 of 126	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	175 of 208	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	179 of 218	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	135 of 169	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	136 of 220	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	197 of 231	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	204 of 241	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	212 of 244	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	184 of 241	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	114 of 197	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	72 of 114	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	141 of 240	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	106 of 222	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	294 of 372	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	276 of 352	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	258 of 357	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	241 of 356	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	217 of 328	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	195 of 249	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	219 of 343	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	178 of 317	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	261 of 278	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	259 of 275	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	253 of 273	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	250 of 286	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	207 of 265	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	172 of 203	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	224 of 283	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-9 vs state

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Math19%-18 vs state

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Friday, May 14, 2021

LISA school (Loveland Integrated School of the Arts). Such exceptional opportunities for students to learn! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	21.8	357^th of 476 public middle schools	25.0%		24.2	338^th of 469 public middle schools	27.9%	19	19.9	23.5	31.4	24.6	18.4	11.5	28.5	18.9	26.1	$17,736
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%)	40.9	238^th of 476 public middle schools	50.0%		44.6	220^th of 469 public middle schools	53.1%	18	43.0	37.9	44.3	41.8	22.8	20.9	26.0	23.1	41.7	$20,232
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%)	36.6	270^th of 476 public middle schools	43.3%		34.4	281^st of 469 public middle schools	40.1%	11	33.5	43.7	37.6	38.0	25.4	16.3	28.5	23.7	33.9	$17,233
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%)	64.3	145^th of 476 public middle schools	69.5%		71	118^th of 469 public middle schools	74.8%	27	43.4	59.5	49.5	50.4	35.2	44.3	52.9	43.1	40.6	$16,920
Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School	Public	6-8	3002 East Trilby Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5400	762	40	18.8	11.8%	569 (74.7%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (8.0%)	75 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.0%)	97.2	10^th of 476 public middle schools	97.9%		97.9	8^th of 469 public middle schools	98.3%	2	78.5	82.7	72.4	78.1	77.6	79.0	82.0	79.3	73.0	$17,024
Preston Middle School	Public	6-8	4901 Corbett Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7300	568	35	16.3	29.8%	419 (73.8%)	8 (1.4%)	94 (16.5%)	22 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	71.1	123^rd of 476 public middle schools	74.2%		72.5	112^th of 469 public middle schools	76.1%	11	54.0	62.3	51.5	56.4	44.4	44.5	52.8	47.0	37.5	$19,027
Webber Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7800	728	42	17.3	34.9%	528 (72.5%)	12 (1.6%)	150 (20.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	72.6	118^th of 476 public middle schools	75.2%		74.2	106^th of 469 public middle schools	77.4%	12	59.2	55.4	59.9	58.2	41.3	39.0	51.0	43.3	51.5	$18,476
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	616 N. 2nd Street	Johnstown	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-6300	695	43	16.3	29.2%	440 (63.3%)	3 (0.4%)	227 (32.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	41.4	233^rd of 476 public middle schools	51.1%		39.5	245^th of 469 public middle schools	47.8%	12	33.5	41.0	44.4	39.0	23.7	26.3	37.4	28.5	35.8	$14,954
Ridgeline Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N. 15th St	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(970) 833-7700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	52.3	187^th of 476 public middle schools	60.7%					(n/a)	34.8	52.3	49.5	44.1	31.3	32.9	48.6	36.0	734.0
Boltz Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Boltz Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 472-3700	551	41	13.4	49.2%	331 (60.1%)	9 (1.6%)	173 (31.4%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	59.4	163^rd of 476 public middle schools	65.8%		52.9	191^st of 469 public middle schools	59.3%	28	49.1	53.2	49.1	50.5	34.5	39.7	46.4	40.2	30.9	$21,276

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Reed Middle School

What district is Bill Reed Middle School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

What is the racial makeup of Bill Reed Middle School?

Students at Bill Reed Middle School are 61% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Bill Reed Middle School a good school?

Bill Reed Middle School ranks 357^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bill Reed Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bill Reed Middle School usually go on to attend Thompson Valley High School

How many students attend Bill Reed Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Bill Reed Middle School.

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