The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in English language arts. The lowest is 11% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Monroe Elementary School
Monroe Elementary School is closed. It was a regular public school in Loveland, Colorado, serving a middle-school-only grade band, and it was part of the Thompson School District R-2J. Its official status is listed as closed, and no current enrollment or demographic data is available.
Because the school is no longer operating, this profile functions as a record of its past performance rather than a guide for current enrollment. The most recent state testing data comes from the 2022-23 school year. On the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, proficiency rates for students in tested grades were below state averages across the board. In math, roughly one in ten students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, the rate was roughly one in five. In science, the share of students reaching proficiency was also low. A parent considering what this data means for a closed school would note that these results reflect the school’s final years, not a current academic environment.
The school was part of the Thompson School District R-2J, a system that has seen significant recent investment. In November 2022, voters approved a bond and a mill levy override to fund facility improvements, safety upgrades, technology, and ongoing operating revenue for staffing and class-size reduction. In November 2024, another bond and mill levy override passed for further facility improvements and operational costs. These public investments signal the district’s broader orientation toward improving its physical and instructional infrastructure, though Monroe Elementary itself did not receive these benefits as an active school.
Monroe Elementary was located in Loveland, a city in Larimer County that blends older downtown character with active eastward commercial expansion. Loveland began as an agricultural town, with early crops of sugar beets and sour cherries, and later diversified with manufacturing by Hewlett-Packard, Teledyne, and Hach, as well as healthcare. The city serves as a bedroom community for commuters to Fort Collins, Denver, and other Front Range employment centers. Its historic downtown retains a small-town grid and civic buildings, while the area near the Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34 interchange, known as Centerra, has developed into a major commercial hub with shopping centers, a medical center, and the Blue Arena. The two main ZIP codes are separated by U.S. Highway 34, reflecting the split between older western and newer eastern parts of the city. The population grew steadily from the 2020 census to a 2024 estimate, and the city limits have expanded eastward toward the interstate, with development continuing at that interchange.
For the district overall, the combination of two recent voter-approved bonds means that schools across Thompson R-2J are seeing facility improvements and safety upgrades, as well as ongoing operational funding. A family looking at a closed school would instead turn to the district’s other active schools, which are distributed throughout Loveland and the surrounding area, to assess current options. Monroe Elementary’s testing data, while relevant to its own record, does not speak to the performance of the district’s other schools.
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