Winona Elementary School

Winona Elementary School is one of the intimate K-5 schools in LOVELAND, Colorado, one of the schools within Thompson School District R-2J, with 246 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Winona Elementary School sits 35% below that benchmark.

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

On the student-mix side, Winona Elementary School records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 43% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Native American. By comparison, Larimer County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Larimer County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Winona Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Larimer County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,765, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Larimer County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), Winona Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

New Vision Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winona Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winona Elementary School has declined 30%, going from 349 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 56% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.