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B+

High Plains School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, Loveland, CO 80538 · (970) 679-9800 · Part of Thompson School District R-2J

Loveland’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about High Plains School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Loveland kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Loveland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8High Plains SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, Loveland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten58
Grade 146
Grade 251
Grade 343
Grade 445
Grade 570
Grade 657
Grade 746
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
503’20
450’21
473’22
491’23
495’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about High Plains School from Loveland families.

Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J

The district →
Riverview PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Johnstown
757 students17:1
Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Loveland
C−
536 students14:1
Berthoud Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berthoud
A−
495 students17:1
Ponderosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveland
B
335 students16:1
Cottonwood Plains Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft Collins
C
330 students14:1
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loveland
A−
324 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Loveland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.