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Merit Academy

600 E KELLEY'S LANE, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863 · (720) 480-0939 · Teller County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Colorado public K-12 schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public K-12 schools

Enrollment
452
Combined
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 523
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
122 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K256%
Kindergarten4811%
Grade 1419%
Grade 2348%
Grade 34610%
Grade 44911%
Grade 54410%
Grade 6327%
Grade 7399%
Grade 8296%
Grade 9225%
Grade 10266%
Grade 11174%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is 66% larger than its 8th grade class (29).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
38084%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
399%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
276%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21848%
Female
23452%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
62.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.8%46.5%
2023-2464.1%43.6%
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254523313.7:127% (122)
2023-2436327.713.1:126% (96)
2022-2326623.911.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merit Academy.

About Merit Academy

Families in WOODLAND PARK, Colorado, are served by Merit Academy, a medium-sized combined-grade school. School enrollment was 452 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 12.

Merit Academy reports to Woodland Park School District No. Re-2, which has 6 schools and 1,951 students.

Merit Academy enrolls a student body that is 84% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share in Teller County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. By the diversity index, Merit Academy comes in at 28%.

The school reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.7 students per teacher. Combined schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 14.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment. Among public schools in Teller County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.

Measured against Colorado public K-12 schools, Merit Academy receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Merit Academy is 4.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.0% actual, 50.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.

Teller County census figures show that median household income is about $85,361, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 8 public schools operate in Teller County, serving about 2,249 students.

The closest public school to Merit Academy is Woodland Park Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Merit Academy, there are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 55.0% is above the 43.7% average for nearby schools.

The NCES locale for Merit Academy is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area. Merit Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

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Teller County at a glance

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Population
24,825
Census ACS
Median income
$85,361
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,249 students

Quick facts

School name
Merit Academy
District
Woodland Park School District No. Re-2
Address
600 E KELLEY'S LANE, WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863
Phone
(720) 480-0939
County
Teller County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
452
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
122 (27%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
080738006844
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Merit Academy. Merit Academy is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Merit Academy
What is the total enrollment at Merit Academy?
Merit Academy enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Merit Academy serve?
Merit Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Merit Academy?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Merit Academy.
What is the student diversity at Merit Academy?
Student demographics at Merit Academy are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Merit Academy in?
Merit Academy is part of Woodland Park School District No. Re-2.
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