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Merrill Middle School

Merrill Middle School school profile in Denver, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
77/100
strong current academics, upward momentum · high confidence
Enrollment
616
Enrollment has declined 1% over the available history.
FRL Share
42%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
754.0
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Merrill Middle School

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Academic Quality

88

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

53

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

74

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

66

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Denver and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 45 · Colorado 50
77 45
2 Academic average
Peer 728.1 · Colorado 735.5
754.0 728.1
3 ELA
Peer 735.3 · Colorado 741.7
762.7 735.3
4 Math
Peer 724.3 · Colorado 731.5
751.8 724.3
5 Science
Peer 724.8 · Colorado 733.2
747.5 724.8
6 Enrollment
Peer 429 · Colorado 469
616 429
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Denver 9.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
6.2 / 1k 9.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Denver $1,969 · Colorado $1,977
$2,092 $1,969
3 Home price
Denver $548,862 · Colorado $556,199
$828,688 $548,862
4 Poverty rate
Denver 11% · Colorado 10.1%
4.5% 11%
5 Median income
Denver $103,391 · Colorado $101,131
$154,958 $103,391
6 Renter share
Denver 42.3% · Colorado 32.6%
14.3% 42.3%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

Merrill Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 754.0, with ELA at 762.7, Math at 751.8, and Science at 747.5. Against Denver middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 88/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 1% over the available history. ELA has moved up 9.5 points over the available history. Math has moved up 9.9 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 53/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Merrill Middle School currently serves about 616 students. FRL share sits near 42%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 003902 carries violent crime around 6.2 / 1k, market rent near $2,092, median income near $154,958, and home-price context near $828,688. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80210 where rent context currently sits near $2,092 and home-price context near $828,688. Nearby violent crime has moved up 24% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Merrill Middle School currently reads as strong current academics, upward momentum. The total TractSignal school score is 77/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.