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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paloma Elementary	0.0mi	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%)	87.8	755^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.0%		93.6	436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%	319									58.1		58.1	64.1	65.9	75.0				68.4	64.1	68.3	66.9				66.5	96%	0%	$16,367	$576	$15,791
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary	1.5mi	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%)	67.2	1728^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.3%		52.8	2444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%	716									39.6		39.6	55.8	50.0	56.4				54.3	55.2	49.4	50.5				51.8	98%	0%	$19,501	$1,062	$18,439
La Mirada Academy	1.5mi	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%)	30.4	3968^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.8%		26.7	4250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%	282									29.9	10.2	19.5	37.8	28.6	50.6	19.5	24.4	21.4	29.9	31.7	19.1	37.1	8.5	10.6	8.2	18.5	98%	0%	$18,473	$1,140	$17,333
San Marcos Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	18.3	4955^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.8%		15.9	5191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	236									10.8		10.8	34.3	16.5	31.4				27.3	23.3	14.1	24.8				20.9	92%	0%	$20,823	$1,197	$19,626
High Technical Elementary North County	2.0mi	Public, Charter	K-5	1480 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	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%)	28.4	4131^st of 5817 public elementary schools	29.0%		28.3	4114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%	17									25.7		25.7	34.3	28.8	40.5				34.6	35.1	28.8	14.9				26.2	≥ 98%		$16,292	$1,058	$15,234
Twin Oaks Elementary	2.1mi	Public	K-5	1 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2588	648	31	20.9	47.7%	204 (31.5%)	6 (0.9%)	380 (58.6%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.8%)	45.3	2888^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.4%		54	2367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%	521									36.0		36.0	33.0	32.9	44.9				36.9	55.7	31.7	39.3				42.9	98%	0%	$19,266	$897	$18,369
Dual Language Immersion North County	2.2mi	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%)	85.3	900^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.5%		89.7	676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%	224									46.7	35.3	42.6	57.1	65.2	80.0	75.0	66.7	58.8	67.6	71.4	65.2	66.7	50.0	58.3	35.3	59.9	96%	0%	$15,904	$619	$15,285
Hannalei Elementary	2.2mi	Public	K-5	120 Hannalei Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6248	480	22	21.8	73.5%	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	402 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.5%)	23.9	4475^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.1%		17.3	5069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	594	2.1	2.1	14.6	14.6	8.5	8.5	0.0	0.0	20.3		20.3	22.2	32.3	40.6				31.3	22.2	29.2	21.9				24.4	97%	0%	$20,513	$1,732	$18,781
Classical Academy Vista	2.2mi	Public, Charter	K-8	2022 University Dr	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Classical Academy Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 330-9800	651	28	23.2	28.0%	388 (59.6%)	9 (1.4%)	179 (27.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	75.5	1351^st of 5817 public elementary schools	76.8%		79.1	1189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%	162									54.6	41.1	46.0	50.8	61.4	63.6	63.6	72.6	53.7	61.4	50.8	57.1	50.9	48.5	55.8	50.5	52.2	67%	0%	$12,986	$177	$12,809
Discovery Elementary	2.2mi	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%)	94.8	345^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.8	251^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%	94									68.6		68.6	78.3	72.6	80.0				77.1	77.4	77.9	72.4				75.9	≥ 99%		$16,272	$576	$15,696

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