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Schools in Merino

Merino’s public schools

Buffalo School District RE-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merino. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 42% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 0% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
314 students on the public path
In brief

Merino’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Merino’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Merino Junior Senior High School places highest (better than 64%); Merino Elementary School lowest (61%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Merino, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Merino Elementary SchoolBuffalo School District RE-4B
7–12Merino Junior Senior High SchoolBuffalo School District RE-4B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Buffalo School District RE-4.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Buffalo School District RE-4Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 314 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$15,842CO $15,889 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 44.9% · 65 students tested
Math22%
State average 31.8% · 67 students tested

Merino vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Merino’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Merino—Buffalo School District RE-4

Every school in Merino

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Merinoin other towns
Merino Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
159 students14:1Rate it →
Merino Junior Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
155 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Merino’s schools

Are Merino’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Merino. Buffalo School District RE-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merino. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Merino in?

Buffalo School District RE-4.

Where do Merino kids go to high school?

Merino Junior Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Merino families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.