It is considered an "options" high school, meaning that it houses several different scholarly magnet programs that differ from "traditional" high schools.

[1] In 2008, 33% of the seniors received a high school diploma.

[4][5] The Merlo Station Night School contains 75 students in grades 10-12.

[1] In 2008, 48% of the seniors received a high school diploma.

[4][5] At the end of 2015, SST moved out of Merlo Station High School to the Capital Center, a business park located at the southwest corner of NW 185th Avenue and Walker Road, already the site of BSD's Health & Science School.