Merino Elementary School

Merino Elementary School is one of the intimate K-5 schools in MERINO, Colorado, operated by School District No. Re-4 Buffalo, with 159 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Merino Elementary School sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Merino Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by School District No. Re-4 Buffalo, a district that teaches 314 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Merino Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Merino Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Logan County's rate of about 45%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Logan County) logs that median household income runs about $51,829, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Logan County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,649 students), Merino Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Merino Junior Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Merino Elementary School has shrank 4%, going from 165 students in 2018 to 159 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 85% to 90%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Merino Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.