Is San Marcos Middle a good school?

San Marcos Middle ranks 1241 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Marcos Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 990 students attended San Marcos Middle.

What is the racial makeup of San Marcos Middle?

Students at San Marcos Middle are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

San Marcos Middle School in San Marcos CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details San Marcos Middle ranks better than 54.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details San Marcos Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the San Marcos Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.4%), White (16.7%), Asian (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Marcos Middle is 18.8, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare San Marcos Middle employs 52.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Marcos Middle is $7,737, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

San Marcos Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marcos Middle 1241^st of 2740 California public middle schools. (See San Marcos Middle in the ranking list.)

San Marcos Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marcos Unified 380^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Marcos Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	49.47	794^th	1769	55.1%
2005	32.82	1155^th	1777	35.0%
2006	35.96	1119^th	1804	38.0%
2007	34.33	1273^rd	1999	36.3%
2008	48.40	967^th	2005	51.8%
2009	54.34	875^th	2063	57.6%
2010	48.65	1073^rd	2179	50.8%
2011	57.66	890^th	2236	60.2%
2012	60.22	815^th	2259	63.9%
2013	53.63	1060^th	2379	55.4%
2015	43.69	1245^th	2477	49.7%
2016	42.75	1299^th	2497	48.0%
2017	50.43	1092^nd	2508	56.5%
2018	51.16	1063^rd	2480	57.1%
2019	49.40	1167^th	2715	57.0%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	47.54	1241^st	2740	54.7%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for San Marcos Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	670	8	45	209	1	n/a	n/a	933
1989	727	11	29	263	3	n/a	n/a	1033
1990	775	18	38	330	4	n/a	n/a	1165
1991	750	24	43	389	6	n/a	n/a	1212
1992	712	25	45	455	4	n/a	n/a	1241
1993	750	38	55	530	8	n/a	n/a	1381
1994	787	36	82	574	11	n/a	n/a	1490
1995	785	42	73	640	13	n/a	n/a	1553
1996	785	42	73	640	13	n/a	n/a	1553
1997	780	42	89	693	14	n/a	n/a	1618
1998	740	47	84	745	13	n/a	n/a	1629
1999	631	56	81	813	6	n/a	n/a	1587
2000	434	42	76	634	8	n/a	n/a	1194
2001	490	47	93	717	12	n/a	n/a	1359
2002	590	56	123	833	8	n/a	n/a	1610
2003	590	56	123	833	8	n/a	n/a	1610
2004	620	53	134	1012	8	n/a	n/a	1827
2005	262	53	106	1004	6	n/a	n/a	1431
2006	232	49	91	1035	9	n/a	n/a	1416
2007	203	45	93	970	6	n/a	n/a	1317
2008	215	49	82	891	5	n/a	n/a	1242
2009	193	37	69	922	4	2	2	1229
2010	165	37	64	918	3	5	0	1192
2011	173	45	76	992	3	5	1	1295
2012	193	46	86	1022	4	7	6	1364
2013	190	45	86	1013	2	7	10	1353
2014	196	35	92	978	0	7	15	1323
2015	182	26	76	1019	1	8	19	1331
2016	149	20	77	991	1	3	13	1254
2017	138	24	69	996	3	5	0	1235
2018	147	15	64	1006	1	6	0	1239
2019	126	17	73	909	3	4	0	1132
2020	149	10	53	836	0	5	22	1075
2021	149	0	48	722	9	2	39	969
2022	165	8	57	717	1	2	40	990

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at San Marcos Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	933	36.0	25.9	n/a
1989	1033	38.5	26.8	n/a
1990	1165	42.2	27.6	n/a
1991	1212	50.5	24.0	n/a
1992	1241	51.3	24.1	40.2
1993	1381	50.3	27.5	41.6
1994	1490	57.5	25.9	46
1995	1553	63.9	24.3	45.3
1996	1553	63.9	24.3	45.3
1997	1618	65.2	24.8	46.4
1998	1629	65.5	24.9	44.3
1999	1587	64.7	24.5	44.7
2000	1194	50.4	23.7	48.7
2001	1359	52.6	25.8	46.9
2002	1610	63.5	25.4	41.2
2003	1610	63.5	25.4	41.2
2004	1827	66.5	27.5	45
2005	1431	56.1	25.5	56.1
2006	1416	53.6	26.4	57.9
2007	1317	52.1	25.3	59.5
2008	1242	57.1	21.8	57.6
2009	1229	47.2	22.7	68
2010	1192	43.6	27.3	74.2
2011	1295	n/a	n/a	75.1
2012	1364	44.8	30.4	n/a
2013	1353	49.7	27.2	75.3
2014	1323	49.7	26.6	74
2015	1331	49.0	27.1	75.6
2016	1254	48.0	26.1	73.9
2017	1235	53.2	23.2	74.7
2018	1239	45.2	27.4	74.2
2019	1132	n/a	n/a	52.3
2020	1075	n/a	n/a	47.5
2021	969	46.5	20.8	48.9
2022	990	52.4	18.8	62.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio San Marcos Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	933	36.0	25.9	n/a
1989	1033	38.5	26.8	n/a
1990	1165	42.2	27.6	n/a
1991	1212	50.5	24.0	n/a
1992	1241	51.3	24.1	40.2
1993	1381	50.3	27.5	41.6
1994	1490	57.5	25.9	46
1995	1553	63.9	24.3	45.3
1996	1553	63.9	24.3	45.3
1997	1618	65.2	24.8	46.4
1998	1629	65.5	24.9	44.3
1999	1587	64.7	24.5	44.7
2000	1194	50.4	23.7	48.7
2001	1359	52.6	25.8	46.9
2002	1610	63.5	25.4	41.2
2003	1610	63.5	25.4	41.2
2004	1827	66.5	27.5	45
2005	1431	56.1	25.5	56.1
2006	1416	53.6	26.4	57.9
2007	1317	52.1	25.3	59.5
2008	1242	57.1	21.8	57.6
2009	1229	47.2	22.7	68
2010	1192	43.6	27.3	74.2
2011	1295	n/a	n/a	75.1
2012	1364	44.8	30.4	n/a
2013	1353	49.7	27.2	75.3
2014	1323	49.7	26.6	74
2015	1331	49.0	27.1	75.6
2016	1254	48.0	26.1	73.9
2017	1235	53.2	23.2	74.7
2018	1239	45.2	27.4	74.2
2019	1132	n/a	n/a	52.3
2020	1075	n/a	n/a	47.5
2021	969	46.5	20.8	48.9
2022	990	52.4	18.8	62.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for San Marcos Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$7,737

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Marcos Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 1167^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 1241^st of 2740 Middle schools	2.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Middle)	47.9	43.3	4.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)	62.6	59.2	3.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	45.1	3.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Middle)	33	31	2%
6th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)	47.9	41.3	6.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	32.5	6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Middle)	53.7	55.4	1.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)	65.2	64.7	0.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Middle)	33.5	38.4	4.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)	48.8	46.7	2%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Middle)	54.2	38.5	15.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)	69.1	56.4	12.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Middle)	27.9	19.1	8.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)	48	33.2	14.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (San Marcos Middle)	25.9	21.1	4.7%
8th Grade Science (San Marcos Unified)	42.2	34.2	8.1%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1132	969	14.4%
African American	17	0	100%
American Indian	3	9	200%
Asian	73	48	34.2%
Hispanic	909	722	20.6%
Pacific Islander	4	2	50%
White	126	149	18.3%
Two or More Races	0	39
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	52.3%	48.9%	3.4%

Elementary:	Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
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