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What's the one class at Loveland Classical School every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,032
Combined
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540006534
Loveland Classical School
3835 SW 14TH STREET, LOVELAND, CO 80537 · (970) 541-1507 · Larimer County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,032 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- A-Test 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
233 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 43.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,032
+101 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,032 | 61.4 | 16.8:1 | 23% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 1,007 | 54.9 | 18.4:1 | 29% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 989 | 52.9 | 18.7:1 | 19% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | 48 | 19.4:1 | 25% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 863 | 43.1 | 20.1:1 | 29% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 33 | 22.1:1 | 27% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loveland Classical School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (863 to 1,032); teachers up 43% (43.1 to 61.4).
About Loveland Classical School
Loveland Classical School is a large combined-grade school in Colorado, located in LOVELAND. A federal count lists 1,032 students at the school, in kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Colorado) has about 523 students.
Loveland Classical School is one of 32 schools in Thompson School District R-2J, which enrolls 14,580 students in total.
Roughly 79% of students at Loveland Classical School are White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.8:1, with 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 23%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Larimer County, the school's rate is lower.
Loveland Classical School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Colorado public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Loveland Classical School is 53.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%.
Census estimates describe Larimer County this way: the median household income is $93,765, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Larimer County has 94 public schools and roughly 47,159 students.
The closest public school to Loveland Classical School is Walt Clark Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Loveland Classical School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 45.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Charter status: Loveland Classical School is a public charter school.
The school enrolled 1,032 students in 2024-25, 101 more than the 931 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 16.8:1.
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Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Riverview PK-8Elementary · 757 students
- Berthoud High SchoolHigh · 722 students
Other schools in LOVELAND
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Lucile Erwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Peakview Academy at Conrad BallElementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Walt Clark Middle School0.9 mi · 340
- Namaqua Elementary School1.1 mi · 236
- Sarah Milner Elementary School1.2 mi · 264
- Thompson Valley High School1.6 mi · 1,005
- B F Kitchen Elementary School2.0 mi · 159
- Harold Ferguson High School2.5 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Loveland Classical SchoolHow large is Loveland Classical School?
Loveland Classical School enrolls approximately 1,032 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Loveland Classical School serve?
Loveland Classical School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loveland Classical School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loveland Classical School is approximately 16.8:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Loveland Classical School?
Student demographics at Loveland Classical School are roughly 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Loveland Classical School in?
Loveland Classical School is part of Thompson School District R-2J.
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