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High Technical Middle North County

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High Technical Middle North County ranks 568 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 79% of California middle schools

Summary

High Technical Middle North County is a public middle school serving 341 students in grades 6-8 in San Marcos, CA, operating within its own High Technical Middle North County District and consistently earning a 4-star rating with a statewide rank that has improved to the 79th percentile.

The school excels in several key areas that set it apart from nearby schools like San Elijo Middle and San Marcos Middle. It provides exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for this group, and maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.8%, which is less than half the rate of the next best nearby school. Academically, it outperforms state averages, especially in English Language Arts, and achieves these strong results while spending significantly less per student than many neighboring schools.

High Technical Middle North County shows positive trends, including improving school rankings and decreasing absenteeism. It serves a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it achieves academic outcomes comparable to schools with fewer economic needs. This combination of efficient resource use, strong support systems, and consistent academic performance makes it a standout choice for families in the area.

341

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,656

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1460 West San Marcos Blvd.
San Marcos, CA 92078-4017

(760) 759-2750

District: High Technical Middle North County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

White:

33.7%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

California avg41%

568^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From top 36% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 1,543High Technical Middle North County District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	568 of 2761	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	519 of 2783	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	647 of 2781	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	902 of 2740	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	972 of 2715	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.7	249 of 1531	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	238 of 1491	84.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	59.9	303 of 1442	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	542 of 2533	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	526 of 2551	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	714 of 2531	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	1055 of 2509	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	1071 of 2380	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	765 of 2395	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	544 of 2388	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	697 of 2374	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	1018 of 2359	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	952 of 2213	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	616 of 2542	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	518 of 2579	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	782 of 2531	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	912 of 2458	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1207 of 2369	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	583 of 2534	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	477 of 2552	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	546 of 2538	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	651 of 2527	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	764 of 2407	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.3	349 of 665	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	113 of 1566	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	151 of 1552	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	208 of 1531	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	268 of 1520	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	236 of 1537	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	518 of 1543	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	631 of 1555	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	643 of 1602	59.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)79th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)48th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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Schools Near High Technical Middle North County

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%		78.4	519^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	49									34.0	34.0	69.8	63.6	67.6	67.1	43.1	51.8	41.0	45.3	$12,656	$1,103	$11,553
San Marcos Middle	Public	6-8	650 West Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2500	968	40	24.1	58.7%	144 (14.9%)	13 (1.3%)	699 (72.2%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		43.2	1366^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.9%	74									23.0	23.0	44.9	46.1	44.6	45.2	36.8	31.1	28.9	32.2	$16,790	$1,289	$15,501
San Elijo Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2800	1,395	60	23.2	19.1%	791 (56.7%)	16 (1.1%)	334 (23.9%)	112 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (9.7%)	80.9	461^st of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		81.4	451^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.8%	10									42.4	42.4	68.2	67.5	65.7	67.1	52.5	48.3	47.8	49.4	$14,962	$833	$14,129
Woodland Park Middle	Public	6-8	1270 Rock Springs Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2455	1,184	52	22.8	42.3%	358 (30.2%)	12 (1.0%)	618 (52.2%)	79 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.3%)	60.6	889^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%		62.5	831^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.1%	58									29.4	29.4	55.6	56.8	48.6	53.6	41.7	40.2	34.8	38.9	$16,436	$1,133	$15,303
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6100	991	44	22.3	21.9%	572 (57.7%)	15 (1.5%)	207 (20.9%)	89 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (10.8%)	92.2	218^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.1%		94.3	176^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	42									62.5	62.5	74.4	73.7	67.5	71.8	67.9	61.3	63.4	64.2	$14,154	$341	$13,813
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%		71.9	655^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	140									37.6	37.6	48.7	52.9	49.8	50.5	40.4	48.0	44.2	44.3	$17,032	$2,116	$14,916
Diegueno Middle	Public	7-8	2150 Village Park Way	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-1892	737	31	24.1	16.0%	494 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.2%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	94.4	173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%		87.7	330^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	157									57.5	57.5		79.2	75.4	77.2		74.6	62.7	68.5	$15,425	$610	$14,815
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6400	655	31	20.8	33.1%	349 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	180 (27.5%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (12.1%)	77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%		82.2	439^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	98									65.0	65.0	55.1	63.3	69.0	62.2	47.6	38.1	47.3	44.4	$15,038	$343	$14,695
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		53.6	1052^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	188									24.3	24.3	43.3	48.0	41.1	44.3	34.3	34.8	34.9	34.7	$16,748	$2,205	$14,543

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical Middle North County

How many students attend High Technical Middle North County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended High Technical Middle North County.

Is High Technical Middle North County a good school?

High Technical Middle North County ranks 568^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is High Technical Middle North County in?

High Technical Middle North County District

What is the racial makeup of High Technical Middle North County?

Students at High Technical Middle North County are 50% Hispanic, 34% White, 9% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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