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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540002006

New Vision Charter School

299 PERIDOT AVE, LOVELAND, CO 80537 · (970) 593-6827 · Larimer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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
1,005
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
216 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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
Kindergarten11511%
Grade 111211%
Grade 211211%
Grade 311211%
Grade 411211%
Grade 511211%
Grade 611311%
Grade 711111%
Grade 810611%

This year's kindergarten class (115) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (106).

Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
81181%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
13213%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
505%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
46847%
Female
53753%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
54.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.9%47.2%
2023-2455.8%42.0%
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 New Vision Charter School

New Vision Charter School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
New Vision Charter School this school1,00521.5%49.7%
Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School
WINDSOR
78016.4%62.9%
Bear Creek Elementary School
MONUMENT
86920.4%58.4%
Lincoln Charter Academy
ARVADA
82428.4%50.4%
Aspen View Academy
CASTLE ROCK
1,01810.2%49.0%
Mead Elementary School
MEAD
87927.1%59.3%
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 New Vision Charter School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Larimer County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.7%#302 of 931#24 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.2%#299 of 940
▲ 55
#22 of 53
▲ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.9%#290 of 946
▼ 15
#22 of 53
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,005#11 of 1,056#1 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.7:1#857 of 896#48 of 49
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.9%#772 of 896#44 of 49
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.5%#807 of 983#47 of 52
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+108.9%#4 of 200#1 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
1,005
+131 (+15%) vs 2020
+125% since 2010-11, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,00551.119.7:121% (216)
2023-241,00650.619.9:130% (298)
2022-2399847.221.2:124% (243)
2020-218744419.9:124% (208)
2017-184812420.1:122% (106)
2015-164712320.5:125% (119)
2010-114472517.9:117% (76)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Vision Charter School.

Since 2017-18: students up 109% (481 to 1,005); teachers up 113% (24 to 51.1).

About New Vision Charter School

In LOVELAND, Colorado, part of Larimer County, New Vision Charter School is an elementary school. Its enrollment is 1,005 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.

New Vision Charter School is among 32 schools run by Thompson School District R-2J, which serves 14,580 students.

The share of White students at New Vision Charter School is 81%. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Larimer County overall, the White share is about 82%. The diversity index for New Vision Charter School is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

New Vision Charter School has 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. The school's 19.7:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. The school has 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Larimer County averages 35%, higher than here.

Among Colorado public elementary schools, New Vision Charter School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

A school with New Vision Charter School's lunch-eligibility share in Colorado is predicted to score 53.7%. New Vision Charter School scores 49.7%, 4.0 points below that line.

The county, Larimer County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $93,765 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Larimer County has 94 public schools with about 47,159 students, including New Vision Charter School.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Winona Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. New Vision Charter School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Under the NCES locale system, New Vision Charter School is City: Small. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, New Vision Charter School had a net gain of 131 students, or 15%.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at New Vision Charter School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Larimer County at a glance

View full county profile
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
New Vision Charter School
District
Thompson School District R-2J
Address
299 PERIDOT AVE, LOVELAND, CO 80537
Phone
(970) 593-6827
County
Larimer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
1,005
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
19.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
216 (21%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
080540002006
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
Other schools in LOVELAND
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About New Vision Charter School
How large is New Vision Charter School?
New Vision Charter School enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades KG-08.
Is New Vision Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Vision Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does New Vision Charter School have?
New Vision Charter School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the student diversity at New Vision Charter School?
Student demographics at New Vision Charter School are roughly 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees New Vision Charter School?
New Vision Charter School is overseen by Thompson School District R-2J in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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