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High Technical Elementary North County

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High Technical Elementary North County ranks 4114 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

4114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

High Technical Elementary North County is a public K-5 school serving 438 students in San Marcos, operating as its own independent district.

The school is currently facing significant academic challenges, with its statewide ranking falling to the 30th percentile, meaning it performs better than only 30% of California elementary schools. Its proficiency rates in English (36%), math (24%), and science (19%) are notably lower than many nearby schools, such as top-performing Discovery Elementary (96th percentile) and Paloma Elementary (93rd percentile). This decline has been sharp over the past few years, with performance dropping most dramatically for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Despite these academic struggles, the school has a significant strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.1%, which is much better than the state average and comparable to schools like Carrillo Elementary. The school spends less per student than most schools in the larger San Marcos Unified district and has a higher student-teacher ratio. Parents may want to investigate the reasons behind the recent performance drops and the disconnect between good attendance and lower academic outcomes.

438

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,432

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 West San Marcos Blvd.
San Marcos, CA 92078-4017

(760) 759-2785

District: High Technical Elementary North County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

White:

25.6%

Asian:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

4,114^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 31 pts since 2019

From top 40% (2019) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1190^th of 1,543High Technical Elementary 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	28.3	4114 of 5857	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	3145 of 5869	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3322 of 5859	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	2648 of 5883	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	2288 of 5789	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	769 of 1203	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.6	498 of 2227	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	1304 of 2585	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	1824 of 3162	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	2412 of 3245	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2033 of 3311	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	498 of 3275	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4652 of 5597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2915 of 5612	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3358 of 5609	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	2425 of 5635	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	2580 of 5492	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	4801 of 5107	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4007 of 5107	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3218 of 5087	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2653 of 5084	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2665 of 4963	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	5168 of 5460	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3846 of 5517	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3290 of 5363	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3675 of 5264	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2954 of 5173	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3200 of 5628	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3156 of 5643	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	3043 of 5638	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2763 of 5663	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1877 of 5510	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	2474 of 2847	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	842 of 2420	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	2152 of 2598	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1789 of 2651	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1923 of 2661	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	2098 of 2726	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1530 of 2834	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Technical Elementary North County	Public, Charter	K-5	1480 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2785	438	18	24.3	50.2%	112 (25.6%)	10 (2.3%)	230 (52.5%)	65 (14.8%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	28.3	4114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		40.7	3145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	969	19.4		19.4	36.5	37.0	34.7				36.1	41.9	16.4	13.9				24.2	97.1		97.1				$14,432	$1,035	$13,397
La Mirada Academy	Public	K-8	3697 La Mirada Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2000	868	37	23.3	77.4%	37 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	785 (90.4%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	26.7	4250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		32.1	3777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	473	26.1	8.7	15.9	27.2	23.4	52.3	26.8	24.0	23.0	28.7	25.9	30.5	27.3	11.8	14.9	4.8	17.8							$17,841	$1,747	$16,094
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Applewilde Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2077	717	28	26.0	17.4%	321 (44.8%)	7 (1.0%)	175 (24.4%)	141 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.2%)	95.8	251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.8	443^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	192	69.1		69.1	72.4	82.0	85.5				80.1	77.1	81.1	76.4				78.2							$17,592	$1,032	$16,560
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary	Public	K-5	653 Poinsettia Ave.	Vista	92081	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2888	579	26	22.2	69.1%	100 (17.3%)	6 (1.0%)	424 (73.2%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	52.8	2444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%		59.3	2099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.2%	345	22.8		22.8	48.4	46.5	35.6				43.3	59.1	49.0	40.6				49.3							$18,029	$1,749	$16,280
San Marcos Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Tiger Way	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2430	546	24	22.7	87.2%	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (94.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	15.9	5191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		19.9	4880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	311	11.7		11.7	17.7	17.7	28.7				21.5	30.6	20.8	14.9				21.8							$18,507	$1,976	$16,531
Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	660 Camino Magnifico	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2199	758	34	22.3	31.4%	253 (33.4%)	13 (1.7%)	283 (37.3%)	128 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	77 (10.2%)	93.6	436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.5	470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	34	61.3		61.3	73.6	75.0	83.0				76.9	72.8	76.7	69.8				73.2	97.4				98.3		$15,481	$1,128	$14,353
Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Poinsettia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2900	725	29	25.0	22.6%	384 (53.0%)	6 (0.8%)	174 (24.0%)	77 (10.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.2%)	90.3	639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%		84.5	972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.4%	333	54.9		54.9	70.6	71.8	69.7				70.7	78.0	70.2	65.6				71.0	93.8	96.1	96.9	95.3	94.5	96.1	$16,375	$1,166	$15,209
San Elijo Elementary	Public	K-5	1615 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2600	834	38	22.1	15.9%	510 (61.2%)	7 (0.8%)	163 (19.5%)	64 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	91.2	596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%		92	572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	24	55.6		55.6	71.1	75.2	74.5				73.6	74.1	69.6	67.3				70.2	95.4	98.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	$16,921	$1,144	$15,777
Double Peak	Public	K-8	111 San Elijo Rd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2340	1,171	51	23.1	21.0%	576 (49.2%)	20 (1.7%)	280 (23.9%)	166 (14.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (10.7%)	93	471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		91.8	584^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.0%	113	66.4	43.0	53.4	69.6	74.1	79.0	73.2	72.6	66.0	72.2	72.0	72.5	73.1	68.0	70.3	55.4	68.1	97.1	97.8		97.8	97.8		$16,274	$933	$15,341
Dual Language Immersion North County	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 University Dr.	Vista	92803	San Diego County	Dual Language Immersion North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6200	276	16	17.4	44.9%	55 (19.9%)	5 (1.8%)	195 (70.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	89.7	676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		78.8	1206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	530	50.0	24.0	34.9	69.6	85.7	83.3	91.3	76.5	58.3	77.4	73.9	60.7	61.1	52.2	35.3	28.0	52.2	92.3			92.3			$15,763	$1,045	$14,718

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical Elementary North County

Is High Technical Elementary North County a good school?

High Technical Elementary North County ranks 4114^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

Students at High Technical Elementary North County are 53% Hispanic, 26% White, 15% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What district is High Technical Elementary North County in?

High Technical Elementary North County District

How many students attend High Technical Elementary North County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended High Technical Elementary North County.

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