📍 1600 N. Cuyamaca St., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92020
MERIT Academy is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 79 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alicia Owens. It is part of the Grossmont Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
MERIT Academy enrolls 79 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 39 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
62 of the school's 79 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
MERIT Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
MERIT Academy is one of 15 schools in Grossmont Union High, based in El Cajon, California. The district serves 16,476 students district-wide and employs 741 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 79 students, MERIT Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,098 students per school.