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Merit Academy School

Serves grades KG - 10

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
600 E Kelley's Lane
Woodland Park, CO 80863
Phone
(720) 480-0939
District
Woodland Park School District No. Re-2
County
TELLER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
363
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.0% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Merit Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
42%
59%
42%
54%
42%
57%
42%
59%
42%
54%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
58%
38%
72%
42%
44%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
46%
37%
61%
44%
31%
31%
46%
37%
61%
44%
31%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
58%
39%
67%
47%
48%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 34 9.4%
Grade 1 28 7.7%
Grade 2 40 11.0%
Grade 3 44 12.1%
Grade 4 38 10.5%
Grade 5 28 7.7%
Grade 6 47 12.9%
Grade 7 33 9.1%
Grade 8 25 6.9%
Grade 9 25 6.9%
Grade 10 21 5.8%
Total 363 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.9% 84.4% 52.8%
Black 0.9% 0.7% 4.9%
Hispanic 5.0% 13.3% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.4% 36.7% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 24.0% 32.9% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 3.7% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,991 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 68.9 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.0% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.1% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.6% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 22.7% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,885 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 3.5% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.6% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.7% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.9% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.0% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,156 $13,617,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,191 $2,267,000 8.2%
Staff $804 $1,530,000 5.5%
General Administration $554 $1,054,000 3.8%
School Administration $842 $1,603,000 5.8%
Operation $1,174 $2,234,000 8.1%
Transportation $656 $1,248,000 4.5%
Other $704 $1,340,000 4.8%
Total Support $5,925 $11,276,000 40.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,479 $2,814,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $14,560 $27,707,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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