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New Meridian High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1200 South Sunset, Longmont, CO 80501 · (720) 494-3961 · Part of St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Longmont’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
95
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about New Meridian High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 South Sunset, Longmont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 105
Grade 1143
Grade 1247
Enrollment over time
111’20
98’21
99’22
99’23
95’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%White 40%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Meridian High School from Longmont families.

Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

The district →
Soaring Heights PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
B
1,211 students17:1
Thunder Valley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Frederick
C−
880 students16:1
Mead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mead
B
879 students19:1
Timberline PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Longmont
D−
762 students14:1
Flagstaff Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Longmont
B+
725 students13:1
Firestone Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Firestone
B
600 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Longmont’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.