Kernan Middle has a selective program designed to challenge advanced learners with rigorous enriching coursework and real-world problem-solving.

Our Merit Academy offers cohort-based learning with expert teachers who hold gifted endorsements. Students engage in enrichment projects, interactive and international field trips, leadership opportunities, and inspirational guest speakers. Our objective is to deliver a superior education that caters to the unique requirements of your child.

Our curriculum is designed to equip students with the skills necessary to excel in the rigorous specialized high school programs offered at both our neighborhood and magnet high schools like Paxon, Wolfson, Stanton, or Darnell Cookman. Our gifted students are provided with the opportunity to participate in an accelerated math program, which upon successful completion, will grant them high school credit in Algebra I Honors and Geometry Honors. Additionally, we offer high school credit in Biology Honors.