Merit Academy has had tremendous support from the community and attention in our local newspapers. Below, you will find links to several of those articles, plus articles on choice schools in general.
                                             
 LATEST NEWS:

Merit Academy Mention in WPSD Press Release Highlighting Academic Excellence - September 22, 2025

Merit Academy Launches Hands-On Tiny Home Construction Program - September 2, 2025

WPSD Well Above Median in State Testing: Merit Leads the Way - August 31, 2025

Merit Academy Students Start Building a Tiny Home - August 31, 2025

Merit Academy Students Continue to Show Academic Excellence with CMAS Results - August 27, 2025

Merit Academy Students Chess and Rubik's Tournament - July 14, 2025

Merit Academy Choir Students Hit Airwaves - April 23, 2025 

Merit Academy Student and Dog Go Big - April 14, 2025

Merit Academy's 2024 Annual Report

Federalist: "No Politics" Classical School Opened by Conservatives Rock CO Tests

Headmaster, Dr. Pekron, talks Merit Academy on the Kim Monson Show
 
 
 


Fox News: "No Politics" school that faced battle to open in blue state boasts high test scores

Gazette: Woodland Park Schools' Test Scores Leaps and Bounds Over Last Year's
                                            
Merit Academy Announces Marksmanship Award Recipients

Rapidly Growing Merit Academy Providing Paths Toward Success

Living History: 106 year old WWII British Veteran visits Merit Academy

Merit Academy Takes 5th Place in Science Olympiad State Tournament

Merit Academy Grows in Enrollment

Merit Academy: A Story of Perseverance

Classical Education: Programs to Model

290 New Students added to WPSD Under New Board

Elk in a Box: Merit Academy receives $4,995 grant for biology-class project articulating big-game skeletons

The Federalist follow-up article about Merit Academy





The Federalist feature article about Merit Academy

Fox & Friends segment with Merit Academy

Merit Academy To Begin Offering Classes This Fall

Merit Academy Answers the Call

Polls Show Continued Surge in Support of School Choice
 
Colorado Charter Schools Stand Out During a Hard Year for Public Education

Merit Academy Bridges Gap in Woodland Park

Plans Unveiled for New Charter School

Merit Academy Founders Submit 475 Page Application for Charter