Best Public Schools in San Marcos, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 W. San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 243-5014	333	15	22.0	55.3%	113 (33.9%)	10 (3.0%)	159 (47.7%)	13 (3.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.9%)	57.1	972^nd of 2715 public middle schools	64.2%					(n/a)		30.5						63.9	51.9	62.0					30.6	30.5	36.2
Motivated Youth Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 E San Marcos Blvd. Ste 350	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	County Collaborative Charter District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 535-2222	102	4	18.7	72.5%	23 (22.5%)	4 (3.9%)	57 (55.9%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)								(n/a)			23.1	14.3							41.7							16.7
Pathways Academy Charter Adult Education	Public, Charter	9-12	100 E. San Marcos Blvd. Ste. 3	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	Pathways Academy Charter Adult Education District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(760) 456-5504	13	13	1.6	53.8%	6 (46.2%)	1 (7.7%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Pivot Charter School - San Diego II	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 La Bonita Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Pivot Charter School - San Diego II District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 591-0217	121	43	2.6	50.4%	46 (38.0%)	4 (3.3%)	64 (52.9%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								(n/a)				26.1							47.4							0.0
High Technical High North County	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical High North County District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 243-5014	403	22	18.0	44.7%	151 (37.5%)	7 (1.7%)	193 (47.9%)	18 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.5%)	80.9	347^th of 2133 public high schools	83.7%					(n/a)				26.7							84.0							44.0
Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego	Public, Charter	K-8	520 E. Carmel St.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(760) 203-4383	159	8	11.0	49.7%	54 (34.0%)	6 (3.8%)	70 (44.0%)	15 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)								(n/a)					47.1							41.2
High Technical Elementary North County	Public, Charter	K-5	1480 W. San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary North County District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 243-5014	421	18	22.0	58.4%	141 (33.5%)	10 (2.4%)	227 (53.9%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.0%)	55.4	2288^th of 5789 public elementary schools	60.5%					(n/a)	33.9				52.2	56.3	55.4					46.3	53.1	29.2					97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2
Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	100 E. San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 225-7227	29			86.2%	5 (17.2%)	4 (13.8%)	17 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)								(n/a)
La Mirada Academy	Public	K-8	3697 La Mirada Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2000	1,045			47.2%	67 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	916 (87.7%)	41 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	10 (1.0%)	32	3773^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	34.8%		30.3	3800^th of 5662 public elementary schools	32.9%	27	15.8				45.2	50.9	37.6	22.2	22.2			47.8	45.4	21.8	9.5	6.0			97.6		98.4		97.6		$9,248
Richland Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Borden Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2400	759			38.3%	320 (42.2%)	4 (0.5%)	342 (45.1%)	40 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	83.4	992^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	82.9%		77.9	1226^th of 5662 public elementary schools	78.3%	234	48.4				67.2	65.0	72.9					68.9	60.7	63.6					97.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$9,260
Twin Oaks High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2555	174			46.0%	31 (17.8%)	3 (1.7%)	130 (74.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.4%)	11.6	1937^th of 2133 public high schools	9.2%		11	1766^th of 2017 public high schools	12.4%	171			1.4	0.0							15.6							0.0							$18,522
San Marcos Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Tiger Way	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2430	708			71.0%	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	680 (96.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	28.4	4070^th of 5789 public elementary schools	29.7%		16	5000^th of 5662 public elementary schools	11.7%	930	11.9				31.4	38.9	39.9					36.4	35.2	31.0											$8,146
San Marcos High	Public	9-12	1615 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2200	3,556			30.9%	1,648 (46.3%)	79 (2.2%)	1,363 (38.3%)	304 (8.5%)	16 (0.4%)	20 (0.6%)	125 (3.5%)	85.2	272^nd of 2133 public high schools	87.2%		82.1	370^th of 2017 public high schools	81.7%	98			48.3								70.1							43.5							$6,970
San Marcos Middle	Public	6-8	650 W. Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2500	1,075			47.5%	149 (13.9%)	10 (0.9%)	836 (77.8%)	53 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	49.4	1167^th of 2715 public middle schools	57.0%		51.2	1063^rd of 2480 public middle schools	57.1%	104		25.9						47.9	53.7	54.2					33.0	33.5	27.9								$7,737
Woodland Park Middle	Public	6-8	1270 Rock Springs Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2455	1,321			45.0%	464 (35.1%)	26 (2.0%)	687 (52.0%)	88 (6.7%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	47 (3.6%)	72.6	639^th of 2715 public middle schools	76.5%		67.1	710^th of 2480 public middle schools	71.4%	71		42.2						58.9	66.0	63.8					42.9	45.9	44.7								$7,594
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Applewilde Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2077	590			22.7%	293 (49.7%)	2 (0.3%)	173 (29.3%)	72 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.6%)	89.2	690^th of 5789 public elementary schools	88.1%		88.2	729^th of 5662 public elementary schools	87.1%	39	50.5				76.6	83.7	80.0					72.3	68.6	57.9					97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$7,719
Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2588	663			50.8%	210 (31.7%)	2 (0.3%)	384 (57.9%)	32 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	57.5	2189^th of 5789 public elementary schools	62.2%		52	2453^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	56.7%	264	26.8				61.2	52.4	57.7					45.4	47.1	44.3					96.8	98.1		96.8	97.5	96.8	$10,839
Knob Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Knob Hill Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 290-2080	826			40.8%	303 (36.7%)	15 (1.8%)	378 (45.8%)	59 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (7.6%)	76.9	1302^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	77.5%		69.3	1601^st of 5662 public elementary schools	71.7%	299	35.6				77.0	68.8	66.1					64.9	60.9	44.9											$7,651
Foothills High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2544	122			41.8%	41 (33.6%)	2 (1.6%)	72 (59.0%)	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	37.3	1283^rd of 2133 public high schools	39.8%		22	1475^th of 2017 public high schools	26.9%	192			25.9	7.7							43.3							8.3
Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	660 Camino Magnifico	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2199	830			30.7%	291 (35.1%)	7 (0.8%)	331 (39.9%)	127 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	67 (8.1%)	91.6	546^th of 5789 public elementary schools	90.6%		86.5	825^th of 5662 public elementary schools	85.4%	279	54.2				87.7	75.6	76.7					82.2	71.1	61.4											$7,317
San Elijo Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Schhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2800	1,726			16.5%	1,102 (63.8%)	17 (1.0%)	362 (21.0%)	143 (8.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	93 (5.4%)	91.8	222^nd of 2715 public middle schools	91.8%		94.2	141^st of 2480 public middle schools	94.3%	81		51.7						77.7	76.4	78.7					63.6	65.2	62.4								$6,252
Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2700	2,717			42.8%	884 (32.5%)	65 (2.4%)	1,439 (53.0%)	240 (8.8%)	8 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	70 (2.6%)	77.7	406^th of 2133 public high schools	81.0%		69	615^th of 2017 public high schools	69.5%	209			43.4								64.4							35.8							$7,750
San Elijo Elementary	Public	K-5	1615 Schhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2600	1,020			12.9%	641 (62.8%)	4 (0.4%)	214 (21.0%)	78 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	77 (7.5%)	93.2	417^th of 5789 public elementary schools	92.8%		93.7	397^th of 5662 public elementary schools	93.0%	20	62.2				74.1	85.6	82.8					74.6	71.9	75.0					96.4		98.2	97.0		98.2	$7,420
Double Peak	Public	K-8	111 San Elijo Rd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2340	1,317			14.3%	744 (56.5%)	30 (2.3%)	261 (19.8%)	158 (12.0%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	113 (8.6%)	93.2	426^th of 5789 public elementary schools	92.6%					(n/a)	55.0	51.1			77.4	77.9	81.4	80.7	81.3	90.3		76.2	83.8	73.6	66.3	63.3	56.0		94.5	96.9	95.3	97.6	96.9	97.6	$7,400
North Coastal Consortium Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	255 Pico Ave. Rm. 220	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	No	No	No	(760) 761-5110	62	10	8.3	35.5%	20 (32.3%)	4 (6.5%)	32 (51.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)																									$45,181

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport Beach	0.82 mi	11	45^th
Redlands	0.82 mi	26	269^th
Vista	2.27 mi	34	518^th
Escondido	3.78 mi	47	475^th
Carlsbad	4.23 mi	23	75^th

Best Public Schools in San Marcos, CA

San Elijo Elementary

Double Peak

San Elijo Middle

Paloma Elementary

Discovery Elementary

San Marcos High

Richland Elementary

High Technical High North County

Mission Hills High

Knob Hill Elementary

Woodland Park Middle

Twin Oaks Elementary

High Technical Middle North County

High Technical Elementary North County

San Marcos Middle

Foothills High

La Mirada Academy

San Marcos Elementary

Twin Oaks High

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego

Motivated Youth Academy

North Coastal Consortium Schools

Pathways Academy Charter - Adult Education

Pathways Academy Charter Adult Education

Pivot Charter School - San Diego II

Cities Near San Marcos