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Woodland Park Middle

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Woodland Park Middle ranks 889 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 68% of California middle schools

Summary

Woodland Park Middle is a public middle school serving about 1,184 students in grades 6-8 within the San Marcos Unified district, positioned academically and socioeconomically between its two district counterparts.

The school's academic performance sits in the middle of its district, outperforming San Marcos Middle but lagging behind the higher-performing San Elijo Middle. While its test scores in English and Math are above the state average, its Science scores are a notable area for improvement, falling below both state and district averages. A concerning trend is the significant drop in performance for 8th graders compared to 6th and 7th graders, and recent sharp declines in how the school serves English learners and students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby options, schools like High Technical Middle North County (a charter school) achieve strong results with similar student demographics, suggesting different educational models can influence outcomes. Overall, Woodland Park Middle maintains above-average state performance but faces clear challenges, including a decade-long decline in its statewide ranking and chronic absenteeism that is higher than the district average.

1,184

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,436

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1270 Rock Springs Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92069-3220

(760) 290-2455

District: San Marcos Unified

Students who attend Woodland Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Mission Hills High

Feeder schools for Woodland Park Middle:

Elementary:	Knob Hill Elementary
	Richland Elementary
	Twin Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

White:

30.2%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg50%

California avg41%

889^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the San Marcos Unified

488^th of 1,543San Marcos Unified 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	60.6	889 of 2761	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	831 of 2783	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	686 of 2781	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	615 of 2740	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	639 of 2715	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	710 of 2480	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.2	619 of 2508	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	559 of 2497	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	515 of 2477	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.1	217 of 2379	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.2	226 of 2259	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	206 of 2236	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.2	233 of 2179	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.5	314 of 2063	84.8%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	504 of 2005	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.5	498 of 1999	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	64.5	553 of 1804	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.0	686 of 1777	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.7	666 of 1769	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	94.9	20 of 643	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	71.6	132 of 600	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	379 of 739	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.4	172 of 743	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	338 of 715	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	257 of 733	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	134 of 745	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	198 of 700	71.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	423 of 1531	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	434 of 1491	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	436 of 1369	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	1143 of 1478	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.1	355 of 1521	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	311 of 1540	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	522 of 1442	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	311 of 1364	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	773 of 2533	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	707 of 2551	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	567 of 2531	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	549 of 2509	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	617 of 2380	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	682 of 2262	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1056 of 2395	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	887 of 2388	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	661 of 2374	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	576 of 2359	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	610 of 2213	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	657 of 2072	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	170 of 477	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	242 of 394	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1403 of 2542	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	1123 of 2579	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	819 of 2531	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	777 of 2458	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	808 of 2369	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	669 of 2230	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	921 of 2534	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	896 of 2552	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	729 of 2538	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	615 of 2527	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	558 of 2407	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	636 of 2273	72.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	106 of 192	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.4	56 of 193	71.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	372 of 726	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	277 of 701	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	261 of 677	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	149 of 665	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1004 of 1566	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	624 of 1552	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	606 of 1531	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	636 of 1520	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	625 of 1537	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	461 of 1543	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	390 of 1555	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	421 of 1602	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	576 of 1496	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2019)97th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2024)45th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science29%-3 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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Rincon Middle	Public	6-8	925 Lehner Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2491	772	41	18.8	83.0%	85 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	605 (78.4%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	38.2	1540^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.2%		40.3	1450^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	90		31.3	31.3			29.6	38.3	46.9	38.6			20.2	25.4	28.7	24.9
Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	788	45	17.6	91.1%	49 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	685 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	25.3	1987^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%		23.5	2106^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.3%	119		17.3	17.3			29.2	30.4	30.9	30.2			23.0	23.7	20.1	22.3
Mission Middle	Public	6-8	939 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2452	855	43	19.9	95.9%	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	808 (94.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	22.9	2106^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%		26.9	1956^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.7%	150		14.6	14.6			25.6	37.2	31.7	31.5			15.0	19.6	19.5	18.1
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 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
Quantum Academy	Public	4-8	420 North Falconer Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2220	289	13	22.0	54.3%	76 (26.3%)	9 (3.1%)	163 (56.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	57.7	961^st of 2761 public middle schools	65.2%		70	686^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	275	48.4	29.3	39.2	53.1	58.1	45.2	59.7	50.0	53.1	46.9	38.7	32.3	49.1	32.8	39.6
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Reed Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2457	733	39	18.9	94.3%	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	655 (89.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	22.9	2104^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%		29.1	1852^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.5%	252		16.8	16.8			23.7	37.8	31.6	31.4			13.6	21.2	15.9	17.2
Bear Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3003 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-4060	923	51	17.9	68.4%	228 (24.7%)	8 (0.9%)	585 (63.4%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	49	1208^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.2%		42.5	1383^rd of 2783 public middle schools	50.3%	175		21.4	21.4			47.8	51.0	45.5	48.1			34.2	32.2	33.3	33.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Park Middle

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Park Middle?

Students at Woodland Park Middle are 52% Hispanic, 30% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Woodland Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Woodland Park Middle usually go on to attend Mission Hills High

What district is Woodland Park Middle in?

San Marcos Unified

How many students attend Woodland Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,184 students attended Woodland Park Middle.

Is Woodland Park Middle a good school?

Woodland Park Middle ranks 889^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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