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Walt Clark Middle School

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Walt Clark Middle School ranks 220 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Walt Clark Middle School is a public middle school located in Loveland, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 357. 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.

Unfortunately, Walt Clark Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools, typically between 220-290 out of around 480 schools. Its performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.2% of students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 34.4% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of Colorado middle schools. Additionally, Walt Clark Middle School has seen a gradual increase in its dropout rates, from 1.1% in 2022-2023 to 1.9% in 2023-2024, and a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25% to 27.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Walt Clark Middle School's academic performance lags behind. For instance, in 2024-2025, Turner Middle School had 46.3% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to only 26.2% at Walt Clark Middle School. The nearby schools in the Poudre School District, such as Blevins Middle School and Boltz Middle School, also outperform Walt Clark Middle School academically. Addressing the school's challenges, including low academic performance, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism, should be a priority for the school and district.

340

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,838

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 — 44th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

220^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle 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	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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2019)23rd percentile-10 vs school

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

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science40%+3 vs state

Math26%-10 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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%)	97.9	8^th of 469 public middle schools	98.3%		95	18^th of 485 public middle schools	96.3%	10	85.2	84.1	78.5	82.8	83.4	78.4	79.8	80.6	75.6	$14,852
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%)	74.2	106^th of 469 public middle schools	77.4%		76.4	90^th of 485 public middle schools	81.4%	16	44.0	70.8	64.6	59.1	34.4	44.7	57.8	45.6	59.4	$16,187
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%)	72.5	112^th of 469 public middle schools	76.1%		77	86^th of 485 public middle schools	82.3%	26	53.0	60.1	57.1	56.6	42.6	45.2	60.6	49.1	42.6	$16,483
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	616 N. 2nd Street	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4341	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%)	39.5	245^th of 469 public middle schools	47.8%		40.4	247^th of 485 public middle schools	49.1%	2	41.7	51.1	42.0	44.5	24.1	21.3	22.7	22.8	33.0	$13,731
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%)	52.9	191^st of 469 public middle schools	59.3%		49	215^th of 485 public middle schools	55.7%	24	42.3	56.2	43.0	47.4	28.7	38.2	40.7	35.1	35.3	$18,272
Mead Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4446	571	32	17.8	27.0%	406 (71.1%)	4 (0.7%)	132 (23.1%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	80.4	74^th of 469 public middle schools	84.2%		83.7	63^rd of 485 public middle schools	87.0%	11	61.7	71.0	53.9	62.7	46.2	58.6	56.3	53.3	49.6	$16,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Clark Middle School

Is Walt Clark Middle School a good school?

Walt Clark Middle School ranks 220^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Walt Clark Middle School?

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

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 district is Walt Clark Middle School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

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