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Laurene Edmondson Elementary School

307 WEST 49TH STREET, LOVELAND, CO 80538 · (970) 613-6300 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools

Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
150 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2410%
Kindergarten2511%
Grade 13515%
Grade 22711%
Grade 34017%
Grade 44218%
Grade 54218%

This year's kindergarten class (25) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
12754%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
8837%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
136%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11147%
Female
12453%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
20.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -15.1pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.9%19.8%
2023-2436.0%19.3%
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Laurene Edmondson Elementary School

Laurene Edmondson Elementary School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School this school23563.8%25.8%
Sedalia Elementary School
SEDALIA
21258.5%32.8%
Sanborn Elementary School
LONGMONT
20962.7%37.5%
Winona Elementary School
LOVELAND
24658.9%24.2%
Holyoke Elementary School
HOLYOKE
28163.3%22.4%
Venetucci Elementary School
COLORADO SPRINGS
27267.6%31.5%
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Laurene Edmondson Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Larimer County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.8%#662 of 931#48 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.8%#717 of 940
▼ 5
#50 of 53
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.9%#813 of 946
▼ 254
#52 of 53
▼ 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
235#860 of 1,056#48 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#329 of 896#26 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.4%#276 of 896#7 of 49
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.8%#334 of 983#4 of 52
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.3%#101 of 200#4 of 9
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
235
+24 (+11%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252351614.7:164% (150)
2023-2424115.515.6:166% (160)
2022-232611616.3:156% (145)
2020-212111514.1:157% (120)
2017-1821313.615.7:169% (146)
2015-162101514.0:160% (125)
2010-112271416.2:147% (106)
2000-013381719.9:122% (74)
1990-913511720.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurene Edmondson Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (213 to 235); teachers up 17% (13.6 to 16).

About Laurene Edmondson Elementary School

Laurene Edmondson Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in LOVELAND, Colorado. The student body numbers 235 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 38% smaller than that.

Thompson School District R-2J runs 32 schools with a combined 14,580 students. Laurene Edmondson Elementary School is one of them.

Roughly 54% of students at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 37% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Larimer County's residents are about 82% White, 28 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School was 14.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. Laurene Edmondson Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%. Public schools in Larimer County average 35%.

The allk12 Grade for Laurene Edmondson Elementary School is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, Laurene Edmondson Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.8%; the prediction is 28.0%.

Larimer County has these Census figures: the median household income is $93,765, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Larimer County has 94 public schools and roughly 47,159 students.

The school nearest to Laurene Edmondson Elementary School is Thompson Integrated Early Childhood, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.5%; Laurene Edmondson Elementary School's is 25.8%, ranking 7th of 8.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School grew 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 211 to 235 students.

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Larimer County at a glance

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Population
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students

Quick facts

School name
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School
District
Thompson School District R-2J
Address
307 WEST 49TH STREET, LOVELAND, CO 80538
Phone
(970) 613-6300
County
Larimer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
235
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
150 (64%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
080540001301
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Laurene Edmondson Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School?
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Laurene Edmondson Elementary School serve?
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Laurene Edmondson Elementary School have?
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Laurene Edmondson Elementary School public or private?
Laurene Edmondson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thompson School District R-2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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