Summary:
The 80741 zip code area is home to two schools - Merino Elementary School and Merino Junior Senior High School, both part of the School District No. Re-4 Buffalo. While the schools serve different grade levels, they share similar performance metrics and face common challenges in the area.
Merino Elementary School serves grades K-6 with an enrollment of 164 students, while Merino Junior Senior High School caters to grades 7-12 with 158 students. Both schools are ranked 44 out of 115 districts in Colorado and rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The high school boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate of 84.2%, but its math proficiency on the SAT lags behind the state average, suggesting a potential area for improvement. Conversely, the high school outperforms the state in reading and writing on the SAT.
A notable challenge faced by both schools is a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a significant portion of the student population at both schools comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 31.71% of elementary school students and 34.81% of high school students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the schools maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention to students.
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