Namaqua Elementary School

Namaqua Elementary School, a compact K-5 school in LOVELAND, Colorado, overseen by Thompson School District R-2J, instructs 236 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Thompson School District R-2J runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 14,580 students. Namaqua Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Namaqua Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the resource side, Namaqua Elementary School reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Namaqua Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 37.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Larimer County shows median household income runs about $93,765, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Larimer County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), of which Namaqua Elementary School is one.

Walt Clark Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Namaqua Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Namaqua Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 274 (now 236). The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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