Elementary · Colorado
Big Thompson Elementary School
Free meals for allBig Thompson Elementary School, a public elementary school in Loveland, Colorado: grades k–5, 179 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Thompson School District R-2J.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 179
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.8
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 89% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared
Smaller than 90% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%44%proficient
−7.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 43% · 971 elementary schools compared
96 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%37%proficient
−4.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 35% · 964 elementary schools compared
96 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Rural area near a city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Thompson School District R-2J.
Location
- Address
- 7702 West Highway 34, Loveland, CO 80538
- Phone
- (970)613-5600
- County
- Larimer County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Namaqua Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 236 | 14.1 | 44% | 40% |
Ponderosa ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 335 | 15.7 | 60% | 47% |
Centennial Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 324 | 15.9 | 51% | 37% |
Sarah Milner Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 264 | 14.8 | 29% | 20% |
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 196 | 16.0 | 42% | 35% |
Garfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 213 | 13.2 | 50% | 36% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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