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MERIT Academy

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Special Education School · La Mesa, CA

MERIT Academy is a special education school school in La Mesa, California, serving grades 09–12 with 68 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
68
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Missing

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 28 41%
White 28 41%
Black or African American 7 10%
Asian 2 3%
Two or more races 2 3%
Not Specified 1 1%
Total enrollment 68 37M / 30F

English Language Learners: 8 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <50% 33.9% 7
Reading Proficiency <50% 48.7% 8
Science Proficiency <50% — 7
4-Year Graduation Rate 21-39% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
79
116.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 68 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 1043

La Mesa, CA 91944

Phone: (619)956-0600

http://merit.guhsd.net

District

Grossmont Union High

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,789

District enrollment: 16,675

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

061623013711

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD