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Winona Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Winona Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Loveland, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 250 students. It is part of the Thompson School District R-2j, which is ranked 43 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winona Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance and student engagement. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 33.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Winona Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27% of Winona students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools for both female and male students, as well as for white students and students of low socioeconomic status.

Winona Elementary's performance lags significantly behind many of the nearby schools in the Thompson School District, such as Centennial Elementary, High Plains School, and Garfield Elementary, which all outperform Winona on CMAS assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high rates of poverty, as indicated by its free and reduced-price lunch eligibility (up to 70.4%), may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles. Addressing chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions could be key strategies to help the school improve.

246

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,712

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 South Boise Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537-6502

(970) 613-7100

District: Thompson School District R-2j

Students who attend Winona Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball
High:	Mountain View High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

42.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

718^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Thompson School District R-2j

43^rd of 115Thompson 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
2025	21.5	718 of 950	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	720 of 943	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	651 of 933	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	772 of 921	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	876 of 965	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	775 of 917	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	687 of 929	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	800 of 914	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	683 of 938	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	826 of 962	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	782 of 954	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	727 of 935	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.5	740 of 935	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	696 of 925	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	727 of 872	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.3	648 of 849	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.0	637 of 852	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.7	532 of 829	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	441 of 823	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.0	425 of 808	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	11.3	710 of 758	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	677 of 690	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	19.4	302 of 332	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	284 of 308	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	13.5	688 of 764	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	594 of 693	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	427 of 454	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	594 of 596	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	332 of 337	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)9th percentile~ school

Female (2019)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2022)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Math25%-11 vs state

Science20%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, June 11, 2016

Winona used to be a great school. This past year they got yet again, a new principal. The last one was amazing. This one has no idea what she is doing. She consistently cancels meetings with parents, doesn't let parents in the building, and the school has the worst behavior I've ever seen there. A lot of the staff and families have left the school because of her. Do yourself a favor, open enroll somewhere else! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 17, 2013

The staff and administration at this school are excellent! They work hard and really care about ALL of the students. My children have thrived in this school Close Quote

Schools Near Winona Elementary School

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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 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	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Winona Elementary School

How many students attend Winona Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Winona Elementary School.

What district is Winona Elementary School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

Is Winona Elementary School a good school?

Winona Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Winona Elementary School?

Students at Winona Elementary School are 48% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Winona Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Winona Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball
High : Mountain View High School

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