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Laurene Edmondson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Laurene Edmondson Elementary School is a small PK-5 school in Loveland, Colorado, serving 235 students in the Thompson School District R-2J. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 21st percentile of Colorado elementary schools (746th out of 943), placing it in the bottom quarter of the state. This makes it a notable outlier within the Thompson School District R-2J, which overall earns a 4-star rating and ranks 35th among Colorado districts.

Academically, Laurene Edmondson Elementary School's test scores lag well behind district and state averages. Only 31.4% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.7% for both the district and state. Math proficiency is just 17.1% — more than 20 percentage points below the state average — and fifth-grade science proficiency sits at 22.9%. Every grade level falls below 20% in math, and only 15.4% of third graders meet ELA standards, signaling early literacy trouble. The school's results are nearly identical to those at Truscott Elementary School, while nearby Coyote Ridge Elementary School (69.7% ELA, 54.5% math) and Ponderosa Elementary far outperform Edmondson despite being only a few miles away.

Edmondson serves a high-poverty population — 63.8% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and chronic absenteeism has risen sharply to 26.9%, above the district average and well above the 10% rates seen at higher-performing schools like Coyote Ridge Elementary School and Centennial Elementary School. The school's ranking has declined significantly over the past decade, from the 57th percentile in 2014-2015 to the low 20s today. The combination of low academic achievement, rising absenteeism, and high economic disadvantage makes Edmondson one of the most challenged elementary schools in the Thompson School District R-2J.

235

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,007

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 West 49th Street
Loveland, CO 80538-1701

(970) 613-6300

District: Thompson School District R-2j

Students who attend Laurene Edmondson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lucile Erwin Middle School
High:	Loveland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Hispanic:

37.4%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

746^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

35^th 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
2026	19.3	746 of 943	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	758 of 950	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	627 of 943	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	574 of 933	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	694 of 921	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	709 of 965	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	534 of 917	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	425 of 929	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.0	435 of 914	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	406 of 938	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.9	536 of 962	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	541 of 954	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	366 of 935	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	403 of 935	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.0	622 of 925	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	612 of 872	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.2	451 of 849	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.0	503 of 852	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.1	404 of 829	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.1	535 of 823	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.6	438 of 808	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	436 of 642	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	439 of 649	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	487 of 539	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	471 of 525	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	582 of 596	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Math17%-20 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 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 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	Total
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 West 49th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-6300	235	16	14.7	63.8%	127 (54.0%)	6 (2.6%)	88 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	19.3	746^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.6	758^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.2%	12	15.4	36.6	37.1			31.4	18.5	18.6	14.3				17.1	22.9	$18,007
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	387^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.0%		47.4	469^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.6%	82		52.0				39.4		36.0					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 943 public elementary schools	50.6%		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
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	809^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.2%		15.2	804^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.4%	5	38.7	16.1	18.0		18.2	15.9	34.4	10.7	14.0		14.3		13.3		$19,424
Cottonwood Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Turman Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5900	330	24	13.6	52.7%	146 (44.2%)	3 (0.9%)	159 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	35.6	568^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.8%		34.9	574^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.6%	6	41.0	38.8	46.3			42.3	38.1	40.8	18.9				31.9	17.0	$18,990
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Florence Drive	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9500	335	21	15.7	22.7%	259 (77.3%)	3 (0.9%)	61 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	64.2	314^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.7%		69	276^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.9%	38	62.5	58.3	56.7			58.8	53.7	39.6	38.3				43.0	44.1	$17,716
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%)	48.9	440^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.3%		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
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	242	17	14.1	27.3%	182 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	80.7	170^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.7	124^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.9%	46	66.7	70.4	71.8			69.7	66.7	55.6	43.6				54.5	51.3	$18,525
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%)	20.3	736^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.0%		13.6	824^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.3%	88	32.1	30.3	33.3			31.8	32.1	9.1	11.1				17.0	22.2	$21,141
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%)	57.2	384^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.3%		59.6	363^rd of 950 public elementary schools	61.8%	21	57.4	58.5		47.9	58.7	51.7	55.3	53.7	34.6	22.9	26.7	42.4	37.5	32.7	$16,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurene Edmondson Elementary School

Is Laurene Edmondson Elementary School a good school?

Laurene Edmondson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Laurene Edmondson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Laurene Edmondson Elementary School.

What district is Laurene Edmondson Elementary School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

What is the racial makeup of Laurene Edmondson Elementary School?

Students at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School are 54% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Laurene Edmondson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Laurene Edmondson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lucile Erwin Middle School
High : Loveland High School

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