High school · Grossmont Union High School District
MERIT Academy
MERIT Academy serves grades 9–12 for 64 students in Grossmont Union High School District.
It is the 6th largest of the 9 Grossmont Union High School District high schools in El Cajon. Its 64 students per teacher compares with a median of 69 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 73 in 2019–20 to 64 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 29 students. 88% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (34 free, 22 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is East San Diego County Fairgrounds (0.8 mi).
MERIT Academy by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at MERIT Academy
Parks near MERIT Academy
Address, phone and official links
1600 North Cuyamaca St., El Cajon 92020
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State school ID 0128793 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061623013711
Other high schools in the district
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.