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Merit Academy School

Serves grades KG - 9

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
266
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.3% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.0% of all U.S. schools.


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

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
54%
40%
30%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
38%
44%
44%
16%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
36%
42%
59%
48%
13%
37%
36%
42%
59%
48%
13%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
37%
32%
44%
28%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
37%
63%
45%
47%
28%
55%
37%
63%
45%
47%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
39%
55%
44%
28%
35%
    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
11
13
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 25 9.4%
Grade 1 31 11.7%
Grade 2 35 13.2%
Grade 3 39 14.7%
Grade 4 20 7.5%
Grade 5 24 9.0%
Grade 6 24 9.0%
Grade 7 24 9.0%
Grade 8 23 8.6%
Grade 9 21 7.9%
Total 266 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.3% 84.2% 53.6%
Black 0.8% 0.8% 4.9%
Hispanic 4.8% 13.5% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.1% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 33.1% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 24.0% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 9.1% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,956 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 68.7 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.9% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.9% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 22.9% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,740 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 3.5% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.8% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.4% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.2% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.2% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.9% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.5% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,924 $13,917,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,017 $2,044,000 7.7%
Staff $712 $1,431,000 5.4%
General Administration $478 $961,000 3.6%
School Administration $752 $1,512,000 5.7%
Operation $1,039 $2,088,000 7.8%
Transportation $584 $1,174,000 4.4%
Other $642 $1,290,000 4.8%
Total Support $5,224 $10,500,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,108 $2,227,000 8.4%
Total Expenditures $13,256 $26,644,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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