📍 4255 Buffalo Mountain Drive, Loveland, Larimer County, 80538
High Plains School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Loveland, Larimer County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thompson School District R-2J school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
High Plains School enrolls 473 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 473 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High Plains School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
High Plains School is one of 34 schools in Thompson School District R-2J, based in LOVELAND, Colorado. The district serves 14,580 students district-wide and employs 918 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, High Plains School is close to the district average of about 429 students per school.