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Winona Elementary School

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Winona Elementary School ranks 678 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Winona Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Loveland, CO, serving 246 students in the Thompson School District R-2J. The school serves a higher-poverty population, with 58.9% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and has earned a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for four consecutive years, ranking 677th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (28th percentile) in 2025–2026. Academic proficiency lags well behind district and state averages: 28.3% of students are proficient in English Language Arts (district: 44.7%), 17.7% in math (district: 33.5%), and 20.7% in 5th-grade science (district: 36.1%).

The most striking differentiator is chronic absenteeism. At 37.1%, Winona's rate is the highest among all comparable nearby schools—well above Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball (31.8%), Sarah Milner Elementary School (27.8%), and the state average of 28.4%. Many higher-performing neighbors like Centennial Elementary School, Carrie Martin Elementary School, and High Plains School have rates below 20%. Math is the weakest subject, with only about 1 in 6 students proficient. Schools with similar poverty levels, like Lincoln Elementary School (47.5% free/reduced lunch, 28.8% math proficiency) and Garfield Elementary School (45.1% free/reduced lunch, 38.3% math proficiency), achieve far better outcomes, suggesting poverty alone doesn't explain the gap.

Winona sits just 0.39 miles from New Vision Charter School, which ranks in the 69th percentile with roughly double the proficiency rates, though it serves a different population (21.5% vs. 58.9% free/reduced lunch). Winona's student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is not a disadvantage compared with peers. There was a slight uptick in ELA from 27.0% to 28.3% in 2025–2026, but math dropped significantly from 24.8% to 17.7%. The most promising area for intervention is reducing chronic absenteeism, which, if successful, could meaningfully improve learning outcomes.

246

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,105

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

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: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

!Near the bottom of Thompson School District R-2j's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

678^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 20Elementary 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	25.3	678 of 946	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Math18%-20 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

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	25.3	678^th of 946 public elementary schools	28.3%		21.5	718^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.4%	40	707.0	32.6	734.0				28.3	706.0	720.0	29.0				17.7	20.7		$20,105
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%)	67.4	290^th of 946 public elementary schools	69.3%		67.2	297^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.7%	7	51.0	62.0	54.6	45.2	53.0	55.3	53.7	57.4	55.6	56.5	32.6	43.0	48.2	49.3	38.0	44.0	$11,023
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%)	20.4	739^th of 946 public elementary schools	21.9%		13.6	824^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.3%	85	32.1	30.3	33.3				31.8	32.1	9.1	11.1				17.0	22.2		$21,141
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%)	49	440^th of 946 public elementary schools	53.5%		51.6	433^rd of 950 public elementary schools	54.4%	7	64.5	59.1	30.3				51.9	48.4	40.9	25.0				38.3	18.2		$19,748
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	812^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.2%		15.2	804^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.4%	8	38.7	16.1	18.0	715.0	18.2	699.0	15.9	34.4	10.7	14.0	706.0	14.3	695.0	13.3	704.0	699.0	$19,424
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%)	29.8	626^th of 946 public elementary schools	33.8%		34.5	576^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.4%	50	33.3	24.0	36.7				31.6	50.0	16.0	30.0				31.6	23.3		$22,463
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%)	57.3	384^th of 946 public elementary schools	59.4%		59.6	363^rd of 950 public elementary schools	61.8%	21	57.4	58.5	746.0	47.9	58.7	741.0	51.7	55.3	53.7	34.6	22.9	26.7	42.4	37.5	32.7	730.0	$16,333
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%)	29.7	627^th of 946 public elementary schools	33.7%		22.9	697^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.6%	70	23.7	56.7	43.8				40.0	13.2	33.3	18.8				21.0	720.0		$17,802
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%)	57.1	387^th of 946 public elementary schools	59.1%		47.4	469^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.6%	82	715.0	52.0	747.0				39.4	717.0	36.0	739.0				28.8	47.4		$21,045
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%)	45.2	466^th of 946 public elementary schools	50.7%		53.6	417^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.1%	49	33.3	54.0	57.6				48.5	22.2	42.0	30.5				31.3	36.2		$17,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Winona Elementary School

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

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.

Is Winona Elementary School a good school?

Winona Elementary School ranks 678^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Winona Elementary School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

How many students attend Winona Elementary School?

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

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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