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Walt Clark Middle School

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Walt Clark Middle School ranks 238 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Walt Clark Middle School is a small school in Loveland, CO, serving 340 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Thompson School District R-2J. Over the past decade, the school has climbed from the bottom third of Colorado middle schools to the 50th percentile statewide — a meaningful improvement that places it solidly in the middle of the pack among its peers.

Academically, Walt Clark has a distinctive profile: science is a clear strength, while math remains its biggest challenge. In 2025-26, 41.7% of 8th graders were proficient in science, beating the district (33.3%) and state (35.4%) averages and outpacing nearby schools like Bill Reed Middle School (26.1%) and Lucile Erwin Middle School (33.9%). Science proficiency has nearly doubled since 2022-23. English Language Arts is competitive overall at 41.8% proficiency, with 6th and 8th graders above state averages. Math, however, has stayed stubbornly flat at about 23% proficiency for four straight years — well below the state average of 37.3%, and only slightly ahead of Bill Reed Middle School (18.9%). By contrast, Turner Middle School (43.1%) and Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School (79.3%) post much stronger math results.

Other factors worth noting: chronic absenteeism sits at 27.5%, above the district rate of 25.0% and well above schools like Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School (14.6%) and Turner Middle School (18.5%). The 7th-grade cohort posted the lowest scores in both ELA and math, suggesting a possible grade-level pressure point. Subgroup data shows the school is notably more effective for female students than male students statewide, and economically disadvantaged students rank at the 34th percentile relative to peers statewide. Overall, Walt Clark has proven it can improve — the science gains are evidence of that — and the next step is applying that same momentum to math and ensuring consistent outcomes across all grades and student groups.

340

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,232

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2605 Carlisle Drive
Loveland, CO 80537-6714

(970) 613-5400

District: Thompson School District R-2j

Students who attend Walt Clark Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thompson Valley High School

Feeder schools for Walt Clark Middle School:

Elementary:	Big Thompson Elementary School
	Namaqua Elementary School
	Sarah Milner Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 14 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

238^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	40.9	238 of 476	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	220 of 469	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	261 of 485	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	290 of 480	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	237 of 448	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	237 of 369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	307 of 458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	289 of 418	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	258 of 424	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.3	260 of 400	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	244 of 436	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.6	261 of 461	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	221 of 454	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	183 of 425	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.2	215 of 422	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	188 of 409	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	187 of 377	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.8	171 of 362	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	150 of 360	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	128 of 346	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.6	108 of 340	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	127 of 336	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	162 of 368	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.5	183 of 347	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	229 of 350	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	245 of 363	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	202 of 326	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	169 of 254	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	237 of 352	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	215 of 315	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	105 of 121	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	169 of 220	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	152 of 231	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	123 of 241	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	200 of 241	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	116 of 197	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	89 of 114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	216 of 240	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	208 of 222	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	220 of 372	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	185 of 352	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	192 of 357	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	212 of 356	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	172 of 328	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	189 of 249	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	255 of 343	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	251 of 317	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	220 of 278	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	195 of 275	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	212 of 273	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	240 of 286	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	199 of 265	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	254 of 283	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	182 of 199	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)56th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2019)23rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)5th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

Math23%-14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Clark Middle School

Is Walt Clark Middle School a good school?

Walt Clark Middle School ranks 238^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Walt Clark Middle School attend?

Students who attend Walt Clark Middle School usually go on to attend Thompson Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Walt Clark Middle School?

Students at Walt Clark Middle School are 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Walt Clark Middle School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

How many students attend Walt Clark Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Walt Clark Middle School.

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