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Lucile Erwin Middle School

Q: Is Lucile Erwin Middle School a good school?

Lucile Erwin Middle School ranks 270 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Lucile Erwin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Lucile Erwin Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lucile Erwin Middle School?

Students at Lucile Erwin Middle School are 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Lucile Erwin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lucile Erwin Middle School usually go on to attend Loveland High School

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Lucile Erwin Middle School serves 686 students in grades 6–8 in Loveland, Colorado, and is part of the Thompson School District R-2j. The school ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide, a mid-tier position that has improved steadily after dipping to the 30th percentile in 2022–23. With about 37% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school is moderately economically diverse, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% is better than both the district and state averages.

The school's biggest academic challenge is math. Only 23.7% of students scored proficient on the state math assessment, versus 33.5% for the district and 37.3% statewide, and the gap widens to 16.3% proficient in 7th grade. Notably, nearby Poudre School District R-1 schools with similar or higher poverty levels—Boltz Middle School (40.2%) and Blevins Middle School (35.1%)—post significantly higher math scores. ELA proficiency is closer to average at 38%, and 8th grade science is a bright spot at 33.9%, roughly matching the state rate and beating Bill Reed Middle School (26.1%). Among Thompson School District R-2j middle schools, Lucile Erwin Middle School sits in the middle of the pack, ahead of Bill Reed Middle School, behind Turner Middle School, and roughly on par with Walt Clark Middle School in ELA and math.

Subgroup data reveals a surprising pattern. While the school overall ranks at the 43rd percentile, White students rank at the 17th percentile, Gifted and Talented students at the 16th, and low-income students at the 23rd. That suggests some of the school's traditionally higher-performing groups aren't reaching the same heights as their peers elsewhere in Colorado. On the positive side, the school has moved up 71 places in the state ranking over the last three years, and science achievement jumped from 22.3% to 33.9% since 2022–23. The steady climb in math proficiency—from 16.8% to 23.7%—shows the school is heading in the right direction, but math instruction remains the clearest area of focus for improvement.

686

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,233

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Lucerne Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538-1448

(970) 613-7600

District: Thompson School District R-2j

Students who attend Lucile Erwin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Loveland High School

Feeder schools for Lucile Erwin Middle School:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary School
	Cottonwood Plains Elementary School
	Coyote Ridge Elementary School
	Laurene Edmondson Elementary School
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	Lincoln Elementary School
	Ponderosa Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2026) from a 30th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (31% 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 school31%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

270^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	36.6	270 of 476	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	281 of 469	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	311 of 485	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	338 of 480	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	281 of 448	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	252 of 369	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	242 of 458	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	234 of 418	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	217 of 424	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	178 of 400	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	165 of 436	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.7	204 of 461	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	187 of 454	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	152 of 425	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	139 of 422	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	146 of 409	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	129 of 377	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	114 of 362	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	105 of 360	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	106 of 346	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.4	109 of 340	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.9	97 of 336	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	233 of 368	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	235 of 347	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	226 of 350	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	268 of 363	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	203 of 326	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	172 of 254	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	188 of 352	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	152 of 315	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	108 of 132	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	85 of 126	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	102 of 134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	82 of 121	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	134 of 208	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	153 of 218	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	171 of 199	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	146 of 198	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	127 of 169	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	145 of 220	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	177 of 231	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	175 of 241	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	203 of 244	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	197 of 241	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	161 of 197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	198 of 240	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	176 of 222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	235 of 372	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	236 of 352	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	272 of 357	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	267 of 356	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	240 of 328	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	205 of 249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	188 of 343	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	215 of 317	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	231 of 278	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	238 of 275	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	235 of 273	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	266 of 286	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	222 of 265	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	162 of 203	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	197 of 283	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2023)<1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Math24%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Blevins Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 South Taft Hill Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4000	363	29	12.6	52.1%	241 (66.4%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (24.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	47.8	203^rd of 476 public middle schools	57.4%		52.2	193^rd of 469 public middle schools	58.8%	10	43.2	40.4	38.2	41.0	31.7	33.7	42.0	35.1	31.8	$23,539
Lesher Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Stover Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 472-3800	766	42	18.2	29.5%	558 (72.8%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.7%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	88.2	44^th of 476 public middle schools	90.8%		84.2	57^th of 469 public middle schools	87.8%	13	70.4	69.8	68.4	69.5	50.8	51.9	63.5	55.5	63.9	$17,469
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucile Erwin Middle School

What district is Lucile Erwin Middle School in?

Thompson School District R-2j

What high school do graduates of Lucile Erwin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lucile Erwin Middle School usually go on to attend Loveland High School

How many students attend Lucile Erwin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Lucile Erwin Middle School.

Is Lucile Erwin Middle School a good school?

Lucile Erwin Middle School ranks 270^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lucile Erwin Middle School?

Students at Lucile Erwin Middle School are 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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