Similar nearby schools
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Soquel High → Harbor High → Delta Charter → Costanoa Continuation High → Ark Independent Studies → Pacific Sands Academy → Scotts Valley High → Santa Cruz County ROP →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Merit Academy compares for families
What families should know about Merit Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Soquel High, Harbor High, Delta Charter and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 24 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soquel High Soquel |
Public | 1.9 | 1,074 | +5.1% |
| Harbor High Santa Cruz |
Public | 2.9 | 1,013 | -2.9% |
| Delta Charter Aptos |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 113 | +8.7% |
| Costanoa Continuation High Santa Cruz |
Public | 3.9 | 77 | -6.1% |
| Ark Independent Studies Santa Cruz |
Public | 3.9 | 56 | -28.2% |
| Pacific Sands Academy Scotts Valley |
Private | 4.2 | 21 | — |
| Scotts Valley High Scotts Valley |
Public | 4.5 | 611 | -16.8% |
| Santa Cruz County ROP Santa Cruz |
Public | 4.8 | — | — |