Sarah Milner Elementary School

Located at 743 JOCELYN DRIVE, in LOVELAND, Colorado, Sarah Milner Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary school that works with 264 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Thompson School District R-2J. That puts it 30% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Thompson School District R-2J, which oversees 32 schools and 14,580 students, Sarah Milner Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sarah Milner Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Sarah Milner Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Larimer County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sarah Milner Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.0%.

In the surrounding community, Larimer County reports that median household earnings sit near $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 Sarah Milner Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Walt Clark Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sarah Milner Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Sarah Milner Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sarah Milner Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 264). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.